Resveratrol

Resveratrol, as the main active ingredient of Activcell and Activresveratrol, is mainly found in the peels and pips of blue grape vines, the peels and pips of blackcurrants, grapefruit and red wine.

Resveratrol has a very beneficial effect on:

1. lipid metabolism
2. protects the cardiovascular system, prevents excessive blood clotting
3. reduces vascular tension, prevents cholesterol oxidation
4. has a positive effect on the prevention of prostate cancer
5. significant effect against a number of types of malignant tumours (blocks all the gradual processes during which a healthy cell turns into a cancerous cell)
6. potentiates the effect of some antiretroviral drugs
7. has the ability to slow down the process of brain degeneration in some neurological diseases, e.g. Alzheimer's disease
8. is 20 times more potent than vitamin C
9. is 5 times more potent than betacarotene
10. has 50 times the antioxidant effect of vitamin E
11. has the ability to prevent ageing of cells and the whole body
12. significantly strengthens the body's antioxidant system, thereby prolonging life and having beneficial effects on human health
13. it is extremely safe, with no proven side effects

Resveratrol - more detailed information, interesting facts:

In 1981, Japanese scientists identified resveratrol, and subsequently thereafter, the investigation of the effects of resveratrol on the human body became the subject of professional studies by scientists from many countries of the world and continues to this day. The work of David Sinclair, PhD, at Harvard University showed that resveratrol affects the activity of sirtuin-producing genes (a group of seven genes associated with the aging process, also called "longevity genes". The key to prolonging life is to increase the activity of the gene, SIR1.These genes are responsible for regulating numerous biological processes and repairing damaged DNA). Sirtuins are considered to be molecules with beneficial effects on health and with a miraculous effect on life extension. It appears to make hereditary information more resistant to damage and this has a direct beneficial effect on lifespan. Sirtuin thus protects against DNA damage and thus prevents the damage that free radicals, for example, do to our cells as we age. Scientists have focused on finding substances that increase the activity of the SIRT1 gene in human cells, and of all the agents compared, resveratrol came out as the most effective, increasing activity 13 times...

It is in the effects of resveratrol that Sinclair sees an explanation for the so-called French paradox. Behind this designation lies the fact that the French suffer about 40% lower incidence of cardiovascular disease than would correspond to the amount of fat they consume in their diet. Unlike other fat-lovers, the French drink red wine to an increased extent, and Sinclair believes that the resveratrol from the wine activates the genes for sirtuins in the bodies of French red wine drinkers. Cells that would otherwise be severely damaged by an unhealthy lifestyle have a chance to "heal" and survive thanks to sirtuins. Stressed tissues such as heart muscle or brain neurons will endure more as a result.

A team of Italian scientists led by neuroscientist Allessandro Cellerino from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa has also tested resveratrol on vertebrates. For this, he chose a special tropical fish, Nothobranchius furzeri, which is considered to be the vertebrate with the shortest life span. It usually dies of old age at just three months old. Cellerino described the life of this fish in 2003, and even then he was already proposing it as an excellent laboratory model for ageing research (for example, mice live to be around 2 years old in laboratory conditions, and research into their longevity is a long haul). He fed a total of 150 fish a diet variously enriched with resveratrol and observed not only an increase in lifespan, but also improved health and greater vitality. High doses of resveratrol extended the fish's life by up to 50%. The fish were not as sclerotic, they remembered more. Autopsies showed they had more neurons in their brains.

Thus, research to date has shown that resveratrol effectively and multifacetedly protects the cardiovascular system by reducing blood vessel tension, preventing oxidation of "bad" cholesterol, preventing excessive blood clotting, and significantly boosting the body's antioxidant system; indeed, it can be said to prolong life. The effect of resveratrol on cancer is also extremely significant, as resveratrol blocks all the gradual processes that turn a healthy cell into a cancerous one.

Resveratrol is, according to the consensus of experts, a centuries-tested active substance, only until recently undetected because its effects were indiscernible, in contrast to the negative effects of large amounts of alcohol by heavy wine drinkers.

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