Resveratrol Benefits When Taken In A Supplement Form.

By Casandra James

Many feel that fighting back the hands of time has become a reality? Can we really extend the quality and length of our time here on earth by simply supplementing our daily diets with a new wonder pill?

It was in fact discovered in the'40's and the roots of the plant it was first discovered in is not where we get are main sources of it. Resveratrol occurs to fight off bacteria and fungi from attacking the plant and it is this ability to fight off disease that scientists have been looking at.

The Truth Behind Resveratrol's Anti-Aging Benefits

One of the first famous studies, that took place with Resveratrol about 20 years ago and that really piqued the interest of the scientists, was with regard to the protection that the southern French people seemed to have against getting heart disease whilst they were still eating a high fat diet. This anomaly didn't exist anywhere else in the western world as both in the USA and England the incidences of heart disease were raising sharply.

In all the studies cancer cure Resveratrol was shown to work in conjunction with other therapies. Its antioxidant properties were basically able to do this by attacking the malignant cells directly and protecting the surrounding healthy cells.

Resveratrol was shown to have the ability of stopping cancer in all its three stages of growth. In order for cells to grow they need a constant supply of energy and the mitochondria, in each cell is its power house.

Resveratrol can actually stop the mitochondria form working properly thus arresting the growth of any new cells which then leaves the failing cell open to be killed off by radiation or chemo therapy.

Particularly the studies on pancreatic cancer cells were very encouraging as due to its other actions Resveratrol was able to ensure that the chemo therapy had a higher success rate than normal in treating this difficult form of cancer. - 30246

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