Resveratrol

Species Name: Vitis vinifera

Also known as: Grapeseed extract, red wine extract, trans-resveratrol, japanese knotweed

What is Resveratrol?

Resveratrol is naturally occurring in pine trees, peanuts, and grapes. Years ago, research began into resveratrol due to the “French paradox.”(The paradox is that French people have healthier hearts although they eat lot of fat.)

One of the benefits of resveratrol is that it allows blood vessels to relax. It improves circulation and strengthens the blood vessels.

Benefits of Resveratrol

Resveratrol Extract is useful for a variety of health problems. It is considered to be one of the most powerful antioxidants available.

That means that it has tremendous ability to fight free radicals. It also has an anti-aging effect on the body.

The antioxidants in resveratrol are flavonoids and nonflavonoids. The nonflavonoids can keep arteries from being clogged. It also can raise HDL or good cholesterol levels while lowering LDL or bad cholesterol levels.

It makes sure that all capillaries are in good shape. The Mayo Clinic recently wrote about resveratrol and its heart healthy benefits.

Resveratrol extract has also reversed the inflammatory response in people with spinal cord injuries.

Resveratrol is also helpful for those with Alzheimer’s disease, as it looks to protect the brain from oxidative stress that can cause Alzheimer’s. Resveratrol Extract is also renowned for its ability to both prevent and treat cancer.

Amazingly, it can distinguish healthy cells and leaves them alone. This ability is far superior to chemotherapy treatments, which kill healthy cells right along with the unhealthy ones.

Its list of benfits show how powerful it can be.

  • Fights Alzheimer’s disease
  • Improves brain function
  • Raises good cholesterol levels
  • Keeps blood clots from forming
  • Helps to prevent artery damage
  • Reduce chance of a arteriosclerosis
  • May prevent Stroke
  • Anti-aging

Home Remedies using Resveratrol:

One home remedy for rheumatoid arthritis that makes some sense is to eat raisins soaked in gin. Place yellow raisins in a bowl and add gin to cover the raisins.

Let the extra gin evaporate. Apparently eating 9 raisins a day helps with this ailment. While this home remedy sounds unusual, many people attest to its power

There is always the simple fact that drinking a glass of red wine with a meal can produce resveratrol in small dosages.

Side Effects of Resveratrol Extract

Resveratrol Extract is a blood thinner. Therefore, it should not be combined with other blood thinning medications. Too high of a dose of resveratrol can cause insomnia, joint aches, diarrhea, stomach pain, and flu symptoms.