The All-Natural Supplement that May Prevent Killer Diseases

All About Resveratrol

By Mark Juliano

Thanks to stories on 60 Minutes, Oprah, Dr. Oz, and Barbara Walters, supplements based on Resveratrol now top the “hot list.”  Multiple studies conducted on laboratory animals have demonstrated the highly beneficial effects of this polyphenol (a class of plant chemicals) which is found in the skins of grapes and in red wine.

KEY ANIMAL FINDINGS

Resveratrol has been shown to enhance muscle strength, reduce fatigue, and help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.  It can help clear away the toxic proteins that cause Alzheimer’s disease, and even increase animals’ life span by 25-50%.  But can this substance do the same for humans?

AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY

Resveratrol’s emergence as an anti-aging powerhouse began in the 1930s with the finding that calorie restriction – 30% less than a normal diet – could extend lifespan by 20-50% in both animals and humans.  In the 1990s, researchers at Harvard Medical School discovered that near starvation triggers an activation of “survival” or SIRT genes which produce enzymes that slow cellular aging.  The scientists also found that Resveratrol is the most powerful SIRT activator, especially in combination with other grape polyphenols, such as Quercetin.

CURRENT EVIDENCE

The most startling research result was found in 2003 at Harvard.  When given Resveratrol, obese mice lived as long as normal weight mice, and did not fall prey to diabetes, heart disease and other conditions.  Resveratrol appears to achieve these results through a number of mechanisms including a reduction in the inflammation which contributes to cardiovascular disease.

BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH

A recent human study showed that drinking one and a half glasses of red wine per day reduced levels of lipid peroxide, a by-product of inflammation that damages arteries, by 40%.  At the same time, Resveratrol was shown to spark the production of the beneficial gas, nitric oxide, which increases blood vessel flexibility.  Resveratrol also thins the blood, reducing the risk for clots.

Cancer: Eighteen different types of cancer have been markedly inhibited in laboratory studies of human and animal cells.

Diabetes: Resveratrol helps normalize blood sugar levels by moving glucose out of the bloodstream and into cells, and stimulating natural insulin production.

Alzheimer’s: Resveratrol helps remove the amyloid-beta protein that causes brain damage associated with Alzheimers’s.

New Findings: In a study of 90 healthy adults, researchers at Marywood University found that a blend of 400mg of Resveratrol plus other polyphenols improved memory and sped up reaction time.

BEST SOURCES

To achieve an optimum dosage of 400mg of Resveratrol, one could consume massive quantities of grapes, red wine, or chocolate.  However, unhealthful quantities of calories, sugar, or alcohol would come along for the ride.  Look for a supplement blend with 98% pure Resveratrol extracted from the roots of polygonum cuspidatum – the Japanese Knotweed.  Ideally, Resveratrol is most effective when blended with the broad spectrum of polyphenols found in red wine grapes, and Quercetin, another powerful SIRT gene activator.

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‘Stressed Plant’ Technology Comes to Fruition

 

Vindure 900 is billed to contain the highest dosage of Resveratrol on the market.

 

By Joanna Cosgrove 
Online Editor

 

Last November, Nutraceuticals World detailed how Pittsburgh, PA-based Xenomis LLC had licensed Harvard Medical School’s “Stressed Plant” technology with the goal of developing cutting edge resveratrol supplement applications. Flash forward to the present and there is a new supplement that boasts the highest resveratrol content of any product currently on the market. 

The product evolved out of the phenomenon known as “The French Paradox,” whereby the French live longer and healthier than Americans, despite a high saturated fat, high calorie diet, thanks apparently to the consumption of red wine. In 2003, a team of researchers at Harvard Medical School “broke the code” and discovered that 19 polyphenols activate the “SIRT” genes, and 17 of these are found in red grapes and red wine. SIRT genes produce the Sirtuin enzymes which play a key role in the aging process, and prevent many of the diseases related to aging such as diabetes, cancers, heart disease, Alzheimer’s and others.

The Harvard Medical School researchers concluded that two of the most powerful SIRT activators were Resveratrol and Quercetin. Together with an advisory board of distinguished physicians and researchers, Sewickley, PA-based Vinomis Laboratories, a spinoff company of Xenomis LLC, developed an ideal combination of these ingredients, a product called Vindure 900.

Launched in mid-June, the product is a powerful antioxidant cocktail containing 400 mg of 98% pure Resveratrol, 400 mg of red wine grape extract from Bordeaux, France, and 100 mg of high-purity Quercetin which, in addition to its own benefits, enhances the bio-availability of the Resveratrol, keeping it in the bloodstream longer. The formulation provides more than 900 mg of active ingredients in a one-per-day coated tablet.

The company said the product is “the equivalent of 100 bottles of red wine,” sans the alcohol or calories.

“[It] is the combination of Resveratrol, Quercetin and Red Wine grape polyphenols that provide the health benefits and increase the bioavailability,” explained Mark Juliano, president, Vinomis Laboratories. He added that the source of the pure resveratrol is 98% pure Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed), as well as that contained in the Red Wine grape extract. “This is a very expensive ingredient at over $700 per kg. Most resveratrol is either synthetic, or is only 50% pure (of course it’s the ‘other’ 50% that’s the impurities),” he said.

Independent tests conducted by Brunswick Laboratories of Norton, MA, measured the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) of Vindure at 19,638, which is more thansix times times over the USDA recommended daily consumption of at least 3000 ORAC units—roughly equal to eight times the amount of antioxidants in a glass of pomegranate juice.

Clinical Support

One of the most exciting aspects of the product, according to Mr. Juliano, is the breadth of support it has received from human clinical trials. Most notably, in 2006 Dr. James Smoliga, professor of Exercise Physiology, College of Health and Human Services at Marywood University, studied the product’s exact combination of ingredients on human subjects. He reported that the subjects showed “dramatic increases in strength, endurance and memory/cognition.”

The Vinomis team is also eagerly awaiting the results from two current studies. Dr. Smoliga is presently testing Naturex Powergrape (which Mr. Juliano characterized as a key part of Vinomis’ grape extract), but plans a “follow on study” with Vindure 900 as it relates to endurance in human athletes. Strength, endurance, memory plus sirtuin levels, sugar levels and other biomarkers will all be examined.

Dr. Bryan Donohue, chief of cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and Dr. Joseph Baur of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine’s Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Department of Physiology, are also studying pre- and post-Vindure 900 sugar, cholesterol, Sirtuin and Resveratrol levels in human blood.

Regarding Vindure 900 patient results, Mr. Juliano said the company has been collecting patient results through a select group of doctors for several months. “We all know the long-term benefits of Resveratrol, Quercetin and Red Wine grape extracts, but we’re also getting a number of short-term results,” he said. The company’s study is ongoing, however the results so far confirm that more than 50% of patients report that after taking Vindure 2-4 weeks they’ve experienced “increased energy level (80%+), improved mental clarity, improved mood level (elimination of depression in some cases), lower appetite and weight loss.”

He added that there have also been reports of “moderation and/or lowering of blood sugar levels, lowering of cholesterol levels, [and] increased urination on patient with prostrate issues.” The only side effects noted are less sleep, though the patients attributed it to increased energy levels. “This effect is eliminated if patients take Vindure 900 in the morning,” said Mr. Juliano, and he added that the product should be taken with food.

Vindure 900 is being marketed primarily toward consumers (especially athletes and Baby Boomers) seeking to alleviate “age-related diseases” while benefitting from “increased energy” and “improved cognition.” The product is also targeting high-risk patients with elevated cholesterol, lipid and blood sugar levels via physician recommendations.

Vindure 900 is sold on Vinomis’ website, through doctors and in select pharmacies. A 30-day supply of the product (30 tablets) retails for $39.95. Mr. Juliano said there are also “deals in the works” with major nutritional supplement chains.

Vindure 900 is manufacturerd in the U.S. for Vinomis by Nutra Manufacturing of Greenville, SC, a subsidiary of General Nutrition Centers (GNC). The facility is certified by FDA, Australian TGA, USP and NSF, and complies with the latest GMPs.

Mr. Juliano and his partners—Bill Watts, formerly the CEO of GNC, David Sculley, formerly the CEO of Heinz, Dr. Brian Donohue and Dr. Joseph Maroon, Chief of Neurosurgery, UPMC—are keenly aware that consumers prefer proof over empty promises when it comes to nutritional supplements and are eager to see how the public receives their flagship Vindure 900 product. For more information about the science supporting the product, logon to Vinomis Laboratories’ website.

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We recently posed this question of Resveratrol Dosage to 2 world-renowned Professors at Marywood University and the University of Pennsylvania who have been doing research on Resveratrol for over 7 years. In this Blog Post (below), I’ll refer to them Dr. S and Dr. B, as they do not wish to be seen as endorsing any products. Here are their email responses to me.

Dr. S:

“I beleve there are one or two articles examining the pharmacokinetics of it [dosage] (combined with safety) which found it to be safe in up to 5g [5,000 mg] doses, I believe.  It appears that with dosages in the 400 mg range, it reaches a peak and then subsides, whereas in the 1g (1,000 mg) or more range, higher blood concentrations are maintained.  However, I believe it is not yet certain whether which would be more advantageous – to have a rise in fall in resveratrol concentration or a steady level of resveratrol.  Based on some of the physiology, I would think a rise and fall mechanism would actuallly be more beneficial, and if this is the case the 400mg dosage should work quite nicely.”

[Note that Vindure 900 contains 400 mg of trans-Resveratrol, and 400 mg of Red Wine Grape extract]

Dr. B:

“I have attached one of the clinical trials Dr. S mentioned.  Sirtris also went up to 5g [5,000 mg] of their “SRT501″ formulation without any ill effects:”

http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/sirtris-announces-positive-results-proprietary-version-resveratrol-srt501-phase-1b-type-2-diabetes-3127.html

“We used ~5-30 mg/kg in our mice, and Johan Auwerx used 200-400 mg/kg.  If you subscribe to the “allometric scaling” by body surface area method, you divide by 12 to go from mouse to human, yielding ~150 mg or ~2g [2,000 mg] as the respective human-equivalent doses.  But since other polyphenols may have an additive or synergistic effect, I think it’s quite likely that Vindure is delivering the effect of a 2g [2,000 mg] dose of pure resveratrol – I would love to see pharmacokinetic data comparing Vindure to the resveratrol alone.”

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VINOMIS LABORATORIES INTRODUCES VINDURE 900

The Resveratrol-equivalent of over 100 bottles of red wine in a one-per-day tablet, with a 900mg combination of pure Resveratrol, Quercetin, and Bordeaux whole-grape extract

Pittsburgh, PA – July 9, 2009 – Vinomis Laboratories today introduced a new super-concentrated dietary supplement based on three widely acclaimed ingredients: Pure Resveratrol, Red Wine Grape Extract, and Quercetin.

This is the first product to be based on proprietary science developed at Harvard Medical School, and licensed to Vinomis.  In addition to the long-term health benefits, over 90% of customers are reporting increased energy, improved endurance, improved mental acuity, improved blood sugar, or weight loss.

 “I have nearly doubled my endurance.  In March, I rode a 48-mile bike race, and experienced severe cramping with three days of recovery time.  After 4 weeks on Vindure, I completed an 88-mile race with little cramping and one day of recovery.  While racing, my heart rate was significantly lower than previous races,” reports Brian D. of Waynesburg, PA.

For nearly 200 years, scientists have been aware of a phenomenon known as “The French Paradox.”  Despite a high saturated fat, high calorie diet, the French live longer and healthier than Americans.  High consumption of red wine has long been suspected as the cause, but in 2003, a team of researchers at Harvard Medical School “broke the code” and discovered that 19 polyphenols activate the “SIRT” genes, and 17 of these are found in red grapes and red wine.  These genes produce the Sirtuin enzymes which play a key role in the aging process, and prevent many of the diseases related to aging such as diabetes, cancers, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and others.

Two of the most powerful SIRT activators were found to be Resveratrol and Quercetin.  Together with an advisory board of distinguished physicians and researchers, Vinomis has developed an ideal combination of these ingredients, including 400mg of 98% pure Resveratrol, 400mg of red wine grape extract from Bordeaux, France, and 100mg of high-purity Quercetin which, in addition to its own benefits, enhances the bio-availability of the Resveratrol, keeping it in the bloodstream longer.  Together, these ingredients provide over 900mg of active ingredients in a one-per-day coated tablet. 

According to Bryan Donohue, Chief of Cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – UPMC and Vinomis Chief Medical Advisor, “This is the most interesting and compelling story of our adult lives,” he said, commenting on the breakthroughs in anti-aging technology.

Powerful Antioxidant

Independent tests by Brunswick Laboratories measured the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) of Vindure at 19,638, more than eight times the antioxidants in a glass of pomegranate juice.  Antioxidants are important because “free oxygen radicals” in the body can cause cellular damage, one of the recognized causes of aging and age related diseases.

Dr. Joseph Maroon, author of “The Longevity Factor,” Vice Chairman and Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and chief neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers, assisted Vinomis in the formulation of Vindure.  “Vindure is packed full of powerful polyphenols and antioxidants including Resveratrol, that appear to have profoundly positive effects on human health, exercise endurance, and exercise recovery.  Vindure 900 meets my standards of excellence,” says Dr. Maroon.

Human Clinical Trials

A number of researchers, including Dr. James Smoliga of Marywood University, a leading center in sports medicine, have run human clinical trials using the Vindure combination, and have additional trials in progress.  These trials have confirmed the positive results observed in the laboratory, including measurable increases in endurance, better memory, and reductions in the factors that can result in age-related conditions.  Vinomis is also participating in new trials in the areas of cardiovascular health, strength, and endurance.  The detailed results of completed trials can be found on our website at http://www.vinomis.com/vindure/HumanClinicalTrials.do.

Vindure is made in the USA for Vinomis by Nutra Manufacturing of Greenville, SC, a subsidiary of General Nutrition Centers (GNC).  The production facility is one of the most advanced in the world, producing billions of doses per year to the highest nutraceutical standards.  The facility is certified by the FDA, Australian TGA, USP, and NSF, and complies with the latest GMP (good manufacturing practices).

Vindure is available directly from Vinomis at 877-4-Vinomis (877-484-6664) or at www.vinomis.com, and through a network of medical professionals who are recommending Vindure to patients.

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One such study was performed in 2006 by Dr. James Smoliga of Marywood University. His 90 target subjects were given a polyphenol blend of 400 mg Resveratrol dosage, 400 mg Red Wine Grape extract, and 100 mg Quercetin. [This is the identical blend as in Vindure 900 from Vinomis]

The link below is to a medical presentation given by Dr. Smoliga at the American Association of Anti Aging Conference, Orlando, FL. April 25-27, 2008: Smoliga J. M. Evaluation of Resveratrol and Other Grape Skin Polyphenols in Human Clinical Trails. 16th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine.  

http://roth-communications.com/MP3/Orlando1539/1539-GS07c.pdf

Dr. Smoliga’s results show an increase in human endurance, performance, strength and verbal memory in the subject patients.

Dr. Smoliga is conducting ongoing research at Marywood University on Resveratrol and Red Wine Grape extracts.