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Extending the healthy years. It’s a good reason to consider Resveratrol.

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

The older we get, the younger we want to feel. And even people who don’t want to live to be 120 would still like to extend the healthy middle years of their life. Fifty years ago, hitting 65 was a reason to buy slippers and give up on exercise. But today’s 65 year olds want to be buying golf, tennis and walking shoes … not putting their feet up in front of the TV. In the case of Dave Noble, a regular resveratrol consumer, it is the time to break world swimming records and beat swimmers half his age.

But what is aging? Apart from changes in the way we look, aging is characterized by simply having less energy. As your doctor might put it: “Aging is highlighted by a progressive deterioration of cellular functions and metabolic processes.”

So, what is Resveratrol?

Anyone who has been listening to the news around aging over the last few years will have heard about Resveratrol, the natural molecule that’s found in grape skins and many other plants.

Research studies continue to find more interesting benefits from this molecule, its role in protecting DNA, fighting malignancies and protecting us against other degenerative illnesses. As to its anti-aging potential, Resveratrol activates a cell’s mitochondria (the cell’s energy factories), which prolongs the time cells have to repair their damaged or corrupted DNA and telomeres.

Scientists around the world have found that Resveratrol appears to work as a powerful antioxidant, helping quench free radical damage in the body. But it also has a unique mechanism that may prove to have significant life extension properties.

Part of a healthy lifestyle.

James Betz, the founder of Biotivia and a pioneer of Resveratrol, is passionate about the molecule. “More good anti-aging news is that Resveratrol’s antioxidant action could be very important for heart health because it can reduce the blood pressure by increasing the elasticity of the arteries and raising the blood flow through them … almost like removing the blockage from a pipe.”

Betz continues: “Scientists believe it’s down to the fact that Resveratrol not only has anti-plaque building capabilities but also stimulates the production of Nitrus oxide NO, the compound that dilates blood vessels. Resveratrol is also a powerful anti-inflammatory which maybe a reason it can help alleviate the symptoms in auto-immune conditions. In a recent study, scientists in the UK showed that Resveratrol helped increase cerebral blood flow, which in turn can enhance mental agility.”

Worldwide research shows antioxidants like Resveratrol have other abilities: like minimizing cell damage and slowing down the progression of degenerative and other age related illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. It has also shown to improve organ, eye and skin health … All of these can extend the healthy years.

Resveratrol is 100% natural and vegetarian.

Resveratrol is found in a number of foods and berries, such as peanuts, blueberries and grapes such as Muscadine. It also found in abundance in the Japanese knotweed – polygonum cuspidatum.

This ‘miracle molecule’ maintains cell viability and exerts an anti-oxidative action by enhancing the intracellular free-radical scavenger glutathione. Resveratrol is an active polyphenol that has effects that are believed to fight tumor growth.

Maintaining a healthy heart.

Research also indicates that Resveratrol helps lower cholesterol, and is up to 20 times more potent than vitamin E in protecting against LDL oxidation, which has been connected with cardiovascular disease.

Resveratrol protects the circulation in the heart and other organs in several ways, including protection against ischemic transient global amnesia, improving circulation, reducing the hardening of the arteries, slowing down lipoprotein oxidation and the reduction of blood clotting.

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