Resveratrol is naturally produced by at least 72 plant species, but nearly all commercial supplements are extracted from just two sources: Japanese knotweed root and grape skins. The two sources differ meaningfully – in resveratrol concentration, extraction difficulty, and a specific contamination risk unique to knotweed – which is why the source matters as much […]
Resveratrol and grape seed extract both come from grapes, but they’re different compounds with different mechanisms, different research bases, and different reasons people take them. Resveratrol is a polyphenol found mainly in grape skin, best known for activating sirtuins — proteins linked to cellular repair and longevity pathways. Grape seed extract is a concentrated source […]
In our previous blog post we discussed the many benefits of a daily supplement of Pure Trans Resveratrol; however you may be wondering if you personally should be taking Resveratrol. The simple answer to this question is ‘yes’, we would recommend that any adult aged 35 years or over should take Resveratrol. And as for the not so simple answer…
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If you are a health-conscious individual who exercises regularly, avoids foods that are terrible for you, and pays attention to the latest developments in the world of dietary supplements, you have almost certainly heard of resveratrol. Resveratrol, a natural antioxidant found in grapes (and thus wine), peanuts, dark chocolate, tea leaves, and certain berries, has […]
The arguments about the causes of heart attacks are still raging. Most doctors believe that prescribing statins — which carry terrible side effects — to patients with high cholesterol is the best way to prevent heart attacks. Unfortunately, there are many contributing factors to heart disease, and any method that predicts heart attacks based solely on cholesterol levels is dangerously inaccurate and imprecise, and leaves much to be desired. Were such methods effective, the rise in statin prescriptions should have lowered the instances of heart attack dramatically. In fact, the opposite is true; the number of heart attacks in the U.S. is on the rise. […]
