The following article has been published by Mark Juliano, President of Vinomis Laboratories in Ezine @rticles:

Resveratrol and Red Wine Grape Polyphenols – Nature’s Healing Compounds

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“Researchers have known since the 1930s that organisms, animals, and even humans can live a longer, healthier lives through calorie restriction, which activates “survival genes” later discovered to be sirtuin (SIRT) genes and enzymes. Most recently, discoveries by Dr. Joseph Baur and Dr. David Sinclair at Harvard Medical School in 2006, coupled with many follow on studies, have shown that there are natural plant extracts that can activate sirtuins and mimic calorie restriction, without having to dramatically restrict calorie intake.

These natural plant extracts were discovered after investigating over 20,000 compounds. Nineteen (19) of these compounds (all polyphenols with strong antioxidant properties) were identified, and 17 are found in red wine grapes, including Resveratrol and Quercetin.

Studies on fish, mice, and worms and flies have shown that lifespan, and healthy lifespan, can be prolonged by 60%, 25%, and 30% respectively using Resveratrol and a normal calorie diet.”

“Medical science has grown exponentially over the last century. During that period, the average lifespan of humans has increased an average of 3 months each year, or 30 years total. Current advancements in nutrition, such as the discovery of Resveratrol, Quercetin, and red wine grape polyphenols may be a key ingredient to continued advancements in longevity research leading to longer, healthier lives.”

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