Red Wine Compound Activates Gene Needed for Healthy Cells – ‘Could Help Humans Live until they are 150′

New drug being developed using compound found in red wine ‘could help humans live until they are 150′

I found this very interesting. Imagine living that long, and being able to get all that you wanted accomplished while having good health along the path of longevity.

This is exciting research and many of us already take resveratrol and or have red wine in our daily diets. Read on so you can decide what you think. I’ve shared my view point at the end of the post, so feel free to share what you think after getting the facts.

Scientists at Harvard University believe that drugs containing resveratrol, found in red wine, can combat aging and prevent diseases including cancer and diabetes.

The new drugs are synthetic versions of resveratrol which is found in red wine and is believed to have an anti-aging effect as it boosts activity of a protein called SIRT1.

Drugs that could combat aging and help people to live to 150-years-old may be available within five years, following landmark research.

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has been testing the medications on patients suffering with medical conditions including cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

The work proves that a single anti-aging enzyme in the body can be targeted, with the potential to prevent age-related diseases and extend lifespans.

As each of the 117 drugs tested work on the single enzyme through a common mechanism is means that a whole new class of anti-aging drugs is now viable, which could ultimately prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes.

Genetics professor David Sinclair, based at Harvard University, said: ‘Ultimately, these drugs would treat one disease, but unlike drugs of today, they would prevent 20 others.

‘In effect, they would slow ageing.’

The target enzyme, SIRT1, is switched on naturally by calorie restriction and exercise, but it can also be enhanced through activators.

The most common naturally-occurring activator is resveratrol, which is found in small quantities in red wine, but synthetic activators with much stronger activity are already being developed.

Although research surrounding resveratrol has been going on for a decade, until now the basic science had been contested. Harvard scientists said they have settled a debate over whether a compound found in red wine activates a gene that keeps cells healthy.

Source: dailymail.com.uk

Red wine or Resveratrol supplements is a great way to help fight the diseases and keep  blood balanced as well as helping with cholesterol.  If you are not sure which supplements have the highest quality of resveratrol contact me so I may share with you what I know and works.

In my opinion, there is no need to put synthetics into the body, when nature has already provided that for us. The Resveratrol is found in grapes and of course red wine. So go ahead and enjoy that glass of wine!

Remember, to take care of yourself is not just about what you use on your face, but what you put into the body to fuel it properly so that it can continue in strength, health, and beauty. 

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