Resveratrol is believed by many scientists to be the new “fountain of youth” that is found naturally in grapes. Resveratrol made headlines in 2005 when study results were published in a paper in the scientific journal Nature, detailing how mice on a high-fat diet were fed massive doses of Resveratrol. The mice stayed as healthy as mice on a regular diet.
Resveratrol also sharply extended lifespan, produced positive changes in insulin sensitivity and other diabetes-preventing mechanisms, and increased energy production in cells.
Resveratrol is available as a dietary supplement in today’s markets; this substance is derived from the skin of red grapes and is one of the primary ingredients in red wine.
The antioxidants found in Resveratrol are particularly exciting to scientists because of all the benefits that they offer to the heart. Red wine helps reduce cardiovascular disease in these ways:

• Reducing the production of LDL (the “bad”) cholesterol in the body
• Increasing levels of HDL (the “good”) cholesterol
• Reducing the amount of blood clotting in the arteries

Resveratrol may also offset the effects of obesity. Research shows that although the substance has little impact on your actual weight, it can help to lower glucose levels, strengthen your liver, and improve your heart. In a Harvard Medical School study on obese rats, the rats that were given diets enriched with Resveratrol became considerably healthier than their counterparts who were fed normal diets.
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