Fountain of Youth: Resveratrol Might Be Close!

In recent months, we’ve heard a lot about the red wine ingredient resveratrol. It’s been mentioned as a treatment for everything from heart disease to osteoarthritis to cancer. In fact, in January 2009, the CBS TV News program 60 Minutes interviewed researchers who proclaimed a modern-day fountain of youth “ resveratrol.
The mythical fountain of youth [...]

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10 Things to Expect as You Age

Gray hair, sagging skin and wrinkles are only a few of the joys that accompany getting older. However, it doesn’t end there! The following are 10 things you may or may not have expected to escort you through your later years:

Shrinking. As we age, our bones reduce in size and [...]

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Weight Loss and Your Skin

Like many other major lifestyle changes, weight loss can affect all aspects of your life. Not only will your self-confidence soar as you slip on that little black dress, but when you look in the mirror, you’ll begin to notice a healthier, more radiant you “ especially when it comes to your skin.
When trying to [...]

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The Truth Behind Shape N Tone and How Not to Get Scammed

Do you want tighter, firmed abs, but don’t have the time to work out? It seems like infomercials everywhere are spouting such incredible claims, Sport-Elec being one of them. Sport-Elec claims to have created a breakthrough product called the Shape N Tone belt which will deliver toned abs without having to do a single exercise.
Too [...]

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Reversing Alzheimer’s Disease: Resveratrol Shows Promise

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive and fatal brain disorder, is presently the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States. As the population of older people worldwide continues to increase, Alzheimer’s has become an urgent healthcare problem, and the focus of a great deal of scientific research. Among recent discoveries that may have [...]

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Resveratrol and Quercetin: Are They Better Together?

Resveratrol seems to be everywhere in the news these days. But another plant-based chemical, quercetin, is beginning to attract attention from researchers as well. Recent studies suggest that resveratrol and quercetin might actually be more effective when taken together.
Both resveratrol and quercetin are polyphenols, a group of antioxidant chemicals found in many fruits and vegetables. [...]

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For Heart Disease, Resveratrol May Provide Antioxidant Protection

For almost two decades, the benefits of resveratrol and similar phytochemicals have been the focus of much attention from the scientific community. While dark-colored fruits like blueberries, strawberries, and pomegranates contain resveratrol, red- and purple-skinned grapes are especially rich in the chemical. In fact, the main biologically active and well-characterized constituent from (sic.) the grape [...]

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High Quality Resveratrol Supplements: How Can You Be Sure?

In the last couple of years, the red wine ingredient resveratrol has gained a great deal of attention. Clinical studies appear to show that resveratrol benefits the heart, helps control weight, increases energy, and may be effective against many of the so-called diseases of aging. In the wake of this wave of publicity, the number [...]

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New Tests on Resveratrol: Can It Slow Aging?

To slow the aging process and add years to human life has been a goal of many biological scientists. New tests on resveratrol, along with several similar chemicals, were recently announced in the Science Times section of The New York Times (August 17, 2009) . The article by Nicholas Wade stated that among a group [...]

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Reveratrol and Cancer

For more than a decade, medical scientists have been fascinated by studying the red wine ingredient, resveratrol. This phytochemical, or chemical found in plants, is a potent antioxidant that appears in the seeds and skins of grapes, as well as in other fruits with dark skin, like blueberries, strawberries, and pomegranates. Many studies have shown [...]

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