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Thursday, June 18, 2009

How to Get The Best Out of The Popular Health Supplement, Resveratrol

By Jason Z. Thomas

With all the media attention that resveratrol has garnered, you'd think that it wouldn't live up to the hype. On the contrary! Resveratrol can make you less likely to get cancer or heart disease.

Resveratrol is known as a potent antioxidant, and resveratrol may also help prevent heart disease, cancer, and a host of other ailments.

Studies show that the French habit of drinking a glass or two of red wine per day can protect a person from developing certain chronic diseases.

But, how can drinking wine improve your health, when you are probably aware that alcohol prevents your body from absorbing vitamins, and also that alcohol use can lead to liver damage and other diseases.

You may wonder how alcohol consumption could benefit your health, especially knowing that alcohol keeps your body from absorbing nutrients, and that alcohol can cause a lot of problems.

Resveratrol may also help to lower cholesterol, and it is about ten times more powerful in this respect than Vitamin E. Those at risk for colon cancer should try resveratrol because it keeps the Cox-2 enzyme from doing its damage.

Resveratrol is more potent than Vitamin E in protecting against the oxidation of LDL, which has been linked to the onset of heart disease. Those at risk for colon cancer should try resveratrol because it keeps the Cox-2 enzyme from doing its damage. There is a lot of promising research that shows that resveratrol may be a potent cancer fighter/preventative.

There is a lot of promising research that shows that resveratrol may be a potent cancer fighter/preventative, and new discoveries are being made almost daily.

Resveratrol can also be found in purple grape juice, the grapes themselves, and in peanuts. However, red wine contains more resveratrol than other sources- about three times as much as grape juice.

Resveratrol supplements are now widely sold, and they are usually in combination with grape seed extracts and other antioxidants.

Resveratrol does not have a recommended daily intake set forth by the FDA, but that's because it's new. It's safe, with no risk of side effects or drug interaction.

Although there is no real RDA for resveratrol, it is safe with no side effects or risk of drug interaction. Talk to your doctor to see if resveratrol can help you! - 17273

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