Resveratrol – From Weed to Lifesaver
Japanese Knotweed is the bane of a gardener’s life. This perennial presents as a terrible, invasive predator in the average garden. Capable of sticking into and probing through concrete, the weed is particularly aggressive and tenacious. Appearing in the early spring, the plant manifests as stubby, fat, greenish stalks that [...]
Resveratrol Side effects
Resveratrol has become a very famous substance in recent years. Found quite easily, and famously in red wine, it has been said to increase resistance against illness and even old age. But what are the side effects, if any?
When any substance is taken into the body, whether eaten or drank, there is always [...]
How Resveratrol works
It was found recently that Resveratrol, an antioxidant that is found in red wine and some berries, as well as in peanuts, has a very dynamic effect on one’s metabolism.
Resveratrol is a natural substance, found in plants. But the medical world has been falling over themselves in recent years to capitalise on the [...]
Resveratrol – an introduction
Resveratrol is a chemical substance that is taken from plants. It is not found in all plants, there are a limited number of plants that contain Resveratrol. It is a substance that plants actually use in the fight against disease, which links quite neatly into its uses when it comes to human [...]
Information about Resveratrol
Worldwide interest in Resveratrol really took off when something called ‘The French Paradox’ became a talking point. This paradox, simply put, asks why the French nation can have a diet with one of the highest fat content bases on the world, and still not have the high levels of heart disease encountered in [...]
Resveratrol for Anti Aging
Hailed as a miracle cure for the effects of aging, Resveratrol is an antibiotic agent produced by plants when they are attacked by various bacteria and fungi. Its action is not limited to plants however, scientists have discovered that this compound can have a profoundly positive effect on other organisms as well. [...]
Resveratrol As a Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease
One of Resveratrol’s many beneficial mechanisms is the ’scavenging’ of free radicals. Free radicals are atoms, ions or molecules which are missing an electron needed for stability. Free radicals seek to strip electrons from other atoms, ions and molecules in order to become stable. In biological organisms, these [...]