Resveratrol is a famous plant extract that has been shown to extend life in yeast and lower animals because of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Moreover, it seems that resveratrol suppresses inflammation in human beings. This assumption has been made based on the results that have been obtained from the initial prospective human trial of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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There are many medical and health related myths circulating, some for many years now, and it is time those myths were corrected. In part one we discussed how important it would be to have a standardized method of controlling health data – an information bank of sorts that we could access for accurate information when it [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Sirtuins is becoming a trendy term in the sphere of skin care. Yet, in line with its popularity, some people do not really know what sirtuins are? It is, a class of proteins that exists in various organisms in humans, plants and even bacteria. There have been several studies conducted on the field of calorie-restricted [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 23, 2010
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Stuart Cracraft became a father four years ago at age forty five and as the moderator of the Resveratrol Users Group, he takes it with the hope it will buy him a few more precious years with his young daughters. He is concerned that as he ages, his mind and body will have a difficult [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Celebrating All Those Centenarians Their amazing numbers just keep rising, which is an indication we humans as a species are doing something right, at least in certain countries of the world. The rise in elders who are reaching 100 years old continues to increase in some countries as indicated below. Centenarian populations: Japan 2008: 36,000 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 21, 2009
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Susceptibility to cancer is not a typical theory on aging, yet it accounts for a high degree of age-related mortality. Vulnerability to cancer pathologies rises substantially as people get older. It is true that cancer is not a cause to aging but rather a cause of aging, thereby putting cancer amidst the major challenges that [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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Researchers have learned that the substance resveratrol will slow any deterioration that is age-related as well as any functionality reduction in mice that were eating a normal diet. However, they noted that there is no increase in longevity due to resveratrol consumption when it is commenced at middle age. The study was undertaken by the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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The man responsible for all the fuss about Resveratrol and its remarkable health benefits is Dr. David Sinclair from Harvard University. He discovered purely by accident that there was a protein molecule found in red wine that was beneficial for the heart of those who drank it. Oh, it also slowed down aging! Research proved [...]
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