New York Times article on Resveratrol

Near Term Prospects for Increased Longevity

NY Times: “In five or six or seven years,” said Christoph Westphal, Sirtris co-founder [Sirtis was bought by GlaxoSmithKline for $720 million], “there will be drugs that prolong longevity.” [H/T Michael Annisimov, Accelerating Future]
Why wait?
There’s 98% pure and natural Resveratrol available today. Pharmaceutical companies want you to wait until their drugs are [...]

Resveratrol and Myeloma Bone Marrow and Blood Cancer

Excellent article on Myeloma (bone marrow and blood) cancer. To read more on Cancer, Red Wine Grape extracts, and Resveratrol, CLICK HERE.
Red Wine, Resveratrol, And Multiple Myeloma: The Evidence Is Promising, But Needs Further Study
By Francie Diep Published: Sep 11, 2009 8:20 pm
The Myeloma Beacon
EXCERPT from ARTICLE:
The most recent research on cell lines, or myeloma cells bred and [...]

Dr. Smoliga Polyphenol and Resveratrol Study

Three Months Oral Supplementation of a Unique Polyphenol Mixture Improves Physical and Neurocognitive Performance Indicators in Sedentary Adults:
Bost, Jeffrey; Smoliga, James M.; Bost, Kathy M.; Maroon, Joseph C.

Author Information
1Xenomis LLC, Pittsburgh, PA. 2Marywood University, Scranton, PA.
Email: james_smoliga@yahoo.com
(J. Bost, Now have partial ownership in company which sponsored research, Ownership Interest.)
PURPOSE: To examine the effects of three [...]

Red Wine and Resveratrol Supplement Advice

So which type of Resveratrol product should you take? There are hundreds of Resveratrol and Red Wine Grape polyphenol supplements on the market today, but it should be remembered that they are not all created equal. Three (3) things are very important to consider when choosing a red wine grape, or Resveratrol-containing supplement.

Mixed-polyphenols. Resveratrol supplements [...]

Calorie Restriction, Resveratrol and Longevity

Researchers have known since the 1930s that organisms, animals, and even humans can live longer, healthier lives through calorie restriction, which activates “survival genes” later discovered to be sirtuin (SIRT) genes and enzymes. Unfortunately, in order to achieve these significant increases in lifespan, humans would need to eat a near-starvation diet, which is not only [...]

EGCG (epicatchetin) Polyphenol Regulates Blood Sugar

The following report and study was made by the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the Journal of Food Chemistry. It is yet another finding that red wine grape (and green tea) polyphenols — in this case Epicatchetin (EGCG) — provide significant health benefits, and that it is more than just Resveratrol that provide these benefits:
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Survival Genes and Resveratrol

Because of their properties of aiding in the prevention and alleviate of age-related diseases, sirtuin (SIRT) genes have been called “survival genes.”
These survival genes were discovered by Dr. Joseph Baur and Dr. David Sinclair at Harvard Medical School and reported in Nature Magazine in 2006. Through a variety of studies and experiments, these doctors/professors proved [...]

Resveratrol & Red Wine Polyphenols Learning Center

Check out the new Learning Center sponsored by Vinomis Laboratories, in it you’ll find:  Over 50 web pages, with more updated each week — and links to another 50+ pages.
CLICK HERE to visit the Learning Center
Among other topics:

Aging

Damage to DNA
Error Theories
Stress, Depression, etc.

Articles

All about Resveratrol

Calorie Restriction

Human Evidence

Competitive Products
Foods and Drinks

Balanced Diet
Cancer Causing Foods
Dark Chocolate
Dr. Maroon’s [...]

Purifying and Manufacturing Resveratrol

I just toured our Resveratrol manufacturing plant and saw the process used by Vinomis for Vindure 900. Here are the steps taking to get the concentration and purity in Resveratrol.
1. Take polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knot Weed) and de-leaf, de-stem, etc. This is done at the source.
2. Extract using Water and Ethanol by “soaking” the [...]

Resveratrol Bioavailability

Much has been written about bioavailability of Resveratrol and other polyphenols. Bioavailability is related to the absorption of Resveratrol in the blood stream, and the time it remains in the bloodstream. The more, and longer it remains in the bloodsteam, the better for absorption into the body’s cells. Vinomis carefully and scientifically considered bioavailability in its [...]