The Wine of Longevity

Scientists are excited about the potential of Resveratrol.  Drug Companies are spending hundreds of millions quickly trying to find ways to patent it, although it is currently available through a few natural plants - most notably french red wine grapes. . All the excitement came from the "French Paradox" which discovered the French people who eat a diet high in fat and calories enjoyed one of the lowest incidences of cardio-vascular disease. Scientists who have studied the problem speculate it is due relatively high consumption of French Red Wines. They discovered certain French Red Wines are high in Resveratrol and this explains the "French Paradox." Since discovering the benefits to the heart health, scientist have now discovered some equally interesting potential benefits - and one is the extension of life span.

 Here's why everyone is so excited:   The only research that confirms life can be extended is calorie restriction but it has not been proven yet in actual human trails, only animal. Calorie restriction activates a certain gene called the mammalian SIRT1 gene that causes one to possibly live longer. Now, researchers are finding a link between resveratrol because it appears to mimick the same results as calorie restriction by also activating the mammalian SIRT1 gene.    

The Harvard Study: . In a landmark study, Harvard University scientists showed that resveratrol could prolong survival or life. They demonstrated that while middle-aged mice fed a high-calorie diet suffered the ravages of obesity—and all the bad effects thereof  — mice that were fed resveratrol in addition to the high-calorie diet actually exhibited beneficial changes in their physiology, resembling those of mice fed a standard diet.    

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