Jul 20, 2009

What You Have to Understand Concerning Resveratrol Supplements

By Jason Z. Thomas

With all the media attention that resveratrol has garnered, you'd think that it wouldn't live up to the hype. On the contrary! Resveratrol can make you less likely to get cancer or heart disease.

Resveratrol is known as a potent antioxidant, and resveratrol may also help prevent heart disease, cancer, and a host of other ailments.

Why do the French get heart disease less often than we do, even though they eat a lot of fat, and smoke cigarettes? It could be because of the resveratrol in the red wine they drink.

Studies show that the French habit of drinking a glass or two of red wine per day can protect a person from developing certain chronic diseases.

You may wonder how alcohol consumption could benefit your health, especially knowing that alcohol keeps your body from absorbing nutrients, and that alcohol can cause a lot of problems.

Resveratrol may also help to lower cholesterol, and it is about ten times more powerful in this respect than Vitamin E. Those at risk for colon cancer should try resveratrol because it keeps the Cox-2 enzyme from doing its damage.

Resveratrol is more potent than Vitamin E in protecting against the oxidation of LDL, which has been linked to the onset of heart disease. Those at risk for colon cancer should try resveratrol because it keeps the Cox-2 enzyme from doing its damage. There is a lot of promising research that shows that resveratrol may be a potent cancer fighter/preventative.

Resveratrol is also found in the leaves and skins of red grapes. If you don't drink, there are non-alcoholic wine drinks that are high in resveratrol, too.

Resveratrol can also be found in purple grape juice, the grapes themselves, and in peanuts. However, red wine contains more resveratrol than other sources- about three times as much as grape juice.

Resveratrol can also be found in purple grape juice, the grapes themselves, and in peanuts. However, red wine contains more resveratrol than other sources- about three times as much as grape juice.

There are a lot of resveratrol supplements on the market, and they are usually mixed with grape extracts. Check with your local health food store to see what's available.

With all the benefits of resveratrol, and the fact that using it carries no risk for you, there's really no reason not to try it- but you should discuss it with your doctor first.

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