What Is Resveratrol And What Are Its Best Sources?

August 15, 2009 No comments yet

by Jack Peter
Resveratrol is an antioxidant that is found in the skin of certain plants such as red grapes, raspberries, mulberries, blueberries, cranberries and red wine. Resveratrol was firstly discovered in the roots of the Japanese Knotweed back in 1940. Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxystilbene) is an isomeric polyphenolic phytolexin. It is actually a stillbenoid produced as [...]

Red Wine – Good For You?

July 16, 2009 No comments yet

Many experts have debated over the issue of wine drinking – whether moderate drinking will benefit the drinker’s health. When discussing the benefits of drinking wine, it is the amount of Resveratrol that is in question, not the amount of alcohol.
Resveratrol can be found in many plants like mulberries and cocoa, but is most highly [...]

Feeling Tired? Resveratrol To The Rescue

July 10, 2009 No comments yet

If you are feeling a bit sluggish perhaps you should be taking Resveratrol. A team of researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology discovered that it had a huge effect on the energy and endurance levels of the mice they tested.
Dr. Auwerx and his colleagues observed that the mice that they [...]