PITTSBURGH STEELERS neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Maroon, author of The Longevity Factor, discusses living a longer and healthier life. It’s not about simply living to an older age, it is about fighting the diseases of aging and keeping our bodies younger.
Don’t we all want to have great quality of life? Live healthy and even longer if we can feel good and stay active?
Scientists have been studying many years a group of natural substances – including resveratrol – that can help activate specific genes in the human body that promote living longer and healthier.
This past month I did a little test on a product called VIVIX, a liquid resveratrol product that I have been taking daily for almost two years now. I stopped taking Vivix for about three weeks.
Resveratrol is made from red wine and its purpose is to help you live longer by making your cells healthier to fight the diseases of aging. Right now it is available in a natural supplement form, though there is aggressive research being done to make a pharmaceutical resveratrol form.
The serving size of Vivix (the brand I use) is only 1 teaspoon per day and it is equal to the resveratrol in 100 glasses of red wine. That’s because Shaklee combines resveratrol with polyphenols from the ‘super’ muscadine grape and the combination is 10 times more powerful than resveratrol alone.
Update: November, 2011. More proof about the value of resveratrol. Learn why this doctor is going to start taking a resveratrol supplement right away. (See special offer of FREE VIVIX at the bottom of this article.)
I don’t know about you but for me there are things that happen in terms of the way you feel or something hurting that you tend to ‘put up with’ instead of addressing right away. These are things that affect your quality of life.
Three things that I re-discovered last week when I started taking Vivix again were the same 3 things that I liked about it when I first started using it. Now I have a new appreciation for these things that I don’t have to live without. We don’t have to ‘put up’ with anything less than feeling great everyday! Continue reading Liquid Resveratrol: Vivix for My All Day Alertness and Better Sleep
I read a statement today that makes a lot of sense. It talked about how prevention is the best answer we have for the health crisis that we face in the United States. It goes on to say that it is getting to be impossible to continue to pay to treat disease.
We hear in the news every day about how our government leaders are trying to pass a new health care plan. While that is a priority, the illness and disease in this country is the crisis. What is most frustrating to me is that science has given us a lot of choices in the way of prevention. We have learned how to build health and what is good for us and what is not. The problem is that many of us continue to ignore the research and studies that can keep us well.
Many people don’t eat right or take the supplements needed for optimal nutrition, don’t get enough rest, don’t exercise enough, and don’t manage stress. This can make us sick. We have answers and yet we don’t use them to build health.
The World Bank has stated that the single greatest investment to eliminate poverty would be an investment in nutrition. They are also advocating plant based protein sources as the most sustainable.
Prevention can make all the difference in terms of health care in our country. Health care costs could be drastically reduced if people focused more on prevention and healthy lifestyles. We now have access to clinical studies that can verify proven results and help us make the right choices that will help us be healthier.
Shaklee recently raised the amount of Vitamin D3 in their multi-vitamin products and daily nutrition foundation programs. The company’s research was so impressive to the scientific community that it was accepted for publication by a very prestigious, peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Clinical Lipidology without any revisions. Shaklee determined the amount required in supplement form in order for the body to have optimal levels of activated vitamin D in the blood. Optimal Vitamin D3 levels also have an effect on HDL levels by raising them and also decreasing the risk of metabolic syndrome which is a precursor to diabetes and a risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
Other exciting news is the Vivix Study that was done at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The complete results are pending publication and can’t be released until after that time, but the list of health-building cellular activities with our brand of resveratrol + polyphenols includes heart and brain health, cardiovascular function, enhanced immunity, and joint health. We do know that the key regulator of cellular defense and survival of cells is able to successfully do its work with the polyphenol blend.
How’s this for a combo? We have one part to help us repair cells and eliminate ‘gunk’ from our bodies, and then we have the supplement ‘food’ that goes right to our cells to build health. A win-win combination in my eyes.
Science continues to give us valuable information in terms of health and wellness. It is still our individual choice to make the daily decision to take care of our bodies and build great health both for now and for a longer, better quality life ahead.
Are you searching for a way to live longer, feel younger, and have better quality of life as you grow older? We are now familiar with what has been termed the French Paradox, that refers to the low rate of heart disease given the dietary lifestyle in that part of the world. Eating more cheese, butter, eggs, and other fatty foods that would normally be associated with increased heart disease does not hold true there. Is the difference related to the amount of wine that is consumed?
In America we eat the same fatty foods and possibly worse. Most of us don’t drink wine with every meal, and we have a high rate of heart disease. We also have some new choices that may help. Scientists have discovered that the active ingredient in wine that is good for you, has all kinds of benefits, prolongs life, helps diabetes, and lowers cholesterol, is a substance called resveratrol.
American antiaging research found that this resveratrol molecule affects proteins in the body that have to do with longevity, and a way to isolate it in natural supplement form. There is also ongoing research for a resveratrol medication but that is still years away.
Scientists have been studying the aging process, and how to impact it, for many years. Billions of dollars are spent to try and bring the Fountain of Youth to all of us. We want to slow down the aging process, and have better quality of life while we live longer. It’s not enough to simply grow older, we want to feel great and enjoy those years!
Resveratrol and polyphenols from the grapes that make our wine have been found to benefit our cells in a positive way. In fact, all four key mechanisms of cellular aging can be impacted: protect and repair cellular DNA, positively impact genetic regulators, promote mitochondrial biogenesis, and slow AGE protein formation. Most of us do not understand those scientific terms, but just understand that this all happens at the cellular level. Our cells are what determines our health. If they get sick, we are sick.
Heart health, brain health, cardiovascular health, joint health, and immune health are all supported by this seemingly wonder supplement called resveratrol.
Scientists have learned through the study of animals, specifically certain cold water fish, that they do not age as other creatures do. Something in their genes controls the pace of aging, and researchers believe that humans have it as well. What is exciting about resveratrol research is that we seem to have found a trigger in the human body that can help prevent aging.
It is the sirtuin 2 gene that appears to be the master regulatory for human aging. It was discovered in the laboratory, with yeast, that when calories were restricted, the sirtuin 2 gene was switched on and extended life. This gene is present in animals and humans as well. Scientists believe that it is responsible for the health benefits of calorie restriction.
Researchers have been focused on a way to create the effect in humans without an actual calorie restriction diet. That’s because most people can not stay on a diet that cuts 30 to 35% of calories on a daily basis. We are just too hungry. However, if we can trick the body into thinking it is on a calorie restricted diet, in order to get the anti-aging benefits, it may provide the longevity benefits that have been studied so long.
A longer life that is filled with vitality, good health, and the opportunity to stay active as we age, is something desirable for the majority of us. Resveratrol and polyphenols have some amazing attributes: can keep our cells from aging, may prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimers and Parkinson’s, kills cancer cells, protects against and helps symptoms of arthritis and AIDS, suppresses inflammation, has antibacterial and antiviral effects, promotes vitality and prolongs life.
When science tells us that we can reduce life-shortening diseases like cancer, Diabetes, and Alzheimers, it is very exciting. The ability to put enough active ingredient into a natural supplement that has no sided effects – only side benefits – is truly breakthrough in the health and wellness industry. We don’t have to wait for a medication because we have potent resveratrol supplements available now.
The challenge is that all resveratrol products are not created equal. It is important that the formulation be pure, or it can produce unwanted digestive side effects. It is important that the correct amount be included in a daily serving dose so that results can be realized. It is important that the ingredients be of high quality or you may not get the full benefit. The company behind the resveratrol should do its own research and science on the products so that the formulation they produce is safe and able to be absorbed by the body.
Science gives us the answers. It is up to us to take action and be in control of our own good health and successful in our quest for longevity.
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Grapeseed supplement, or grape seed extract, is an antioxidant that fights free radicals and aging.
Research continues to bring us ingredients that help us fight aging. The video below talks about resveratrol, an ingredient that comes from the skins of red grapes, and how current research shows such promise for it to help us in our quest to stay young.
Calorie restriction can help us live longer by turning on the sirtuin gene in our body that is associated with aging. The problem is that most of us can’t cut our calories by 30% as an ongoing practice. When scientists discovered that resveratrol will also turn on that same sirtuin gene.. it became a passion to discover how to bring resveratrol to people right now.
Scientists are working on a prescription resveratrol product, but it is still years a way from market. For now, we have resveratrol in supplement form. It is important to find a high quality, pure, pharmaceutical brand that will safely give you the results you seek without side effects.
The benefits of grape seed extract are associated with the diseases of aging the same as a substance called resveratrol, and they appear to be very plentiful. Resveratrol is found in the skins of red grapes. Recent research has exploded with the potential of resveratrol impacting your aging process in dramatic ways. While doing my own research about how resveratrol is extracted from the skin of grapes, I located the following from Wikipedia.
“Resveratrol (trans-resveratrol) is a phytoalexin produced naturally by several plants when under attack by pathogens such as bacteria or fungi. Resveratrol has also been produced by chemical synthesis[1] and is sold as a nutritional supplement derived primarily from Japanese knotweed. In mouse and rat experiments, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, blood-sugar-lowering and other beneficial cardiovascular effects of resveratrol have been reported…”
The benefits of grape seed extract are associated with the aging process and preventing disease. Research tells us that resveratrol can go even further by impacting all four key ways that our bodies age and get diseased. DNA, genetics, cell damage and AGE proteins can all be positively affected by resveratrol.
DNA can be protected and repaired. Genetic regulators that help fight aging in our cells can be turned on to work better. A process called mitochondrial biogenesis, that helps increase our cells’ power production, can be enhanced. Another way our cells age is by accumulating Advanced Glycation End Products, or AGE proteins. You may relate to them building up in your cells by thinking of how plaque builds up on your teeth or in your arteries. When they build up inside your cells, they interfere with the healthy function of the cell and the life of the cell. Reducing the formation of these AGE proteins is a benefit of a quality resveratrol product.
Heart health, brain health, improved cardiovascular system, better functioning immune system, and joint health are all targeted as benefits of grape seed extract and resveratrol. Promoting healthy cell life and increased energy in the cell are part of the exciting link between anti-aging and resveratrol. Scientists have been studying free radicals and the aging process for many years. The breakthrough discovery of resveratrol from the skin of red grapes promotes new a way to fight free radicals and help deliver better health and overall well being.
Extraction is the next challenge because the resulting product after extraction can vary tremendously from brand to brand. The process, the materials used during extraction, and the efficiency of the process all combine to result in very different quality products. This is another area of homework the consumer must do to insure you get an effective product that will give you the results you desire.
It is important to look at the specific amount of active ingredient per serving, whether you are considering the benefits of grape seed extract or a resveratrol supplement. This is another area that varies greatly brand to brand. There are different thoughts about just how much is enough. My feeling on this is that if you choose a reputable brand, with a pharmaceutical grade supplement, it will have the amount that science and research has found beneficial.
Purity is a consideration worth discussion. It is reported that the majority of resveratrol sources available today are not pure enough. This can result in tolerance problems, with digestive issues. Folks do not want to be presented with a side effect as they target anti-aging solutions. Pure and natural resveratrol is available, without side effects, but you must secure a source that can veryify it is pure.
Another ingredient that is associated with resveratrol, and that takes the benefits of grape seed extract to a new level, is vitis rotundifolio, or a super grape with an extra chromosome not found in other grapes. The addition of the super grape helps us fight aging at the cellular level, inside our cells, where the whole process of aging is controlled.
There has been an increase of searches for resveratrol scam since the highly advertised ingredient was found to be a potent anti-aging nutrition supplement. The reason for the questions is that so many companies have put a resveratrol product on the market after scientific research was announced through national media sources. I don’t know about you but I prefer a resveratrol product with a satisfaction guarantee over one with a scam potential attached to it.
The problem with almost two hundred resveratrol products for sale is that many of them are not potent enough to provide significant results, and that is creating concern about the efficacy of resveratrol in the fight against aging. This is not an issue with resveratrol, but with the difference in potency, quality, and formulation since they all combine to make a worthy product.
Resveratrol is currently in research for drug development, possible in pill form. While that is years out, we do have resveratrol available in supplement form. When I did my own personal research of other brands, I was shocked to find that many of them have very little resveratrol in the products. The clinical research that has suggested measurable anti-aging benefits with resveratrol is based upon a much higher dose than what many products on the market contain. The bottom line is that people are going to be disappointed when they don’t get the results they expect, and this puts a black cloud over the industry.
Natural nutrition supplements, including vitamins and herbs, are not regulated by any governing body. This means that you have to do your homework and find a brand that you trust will put the amount of ingredient that has been studied to help build health inside the product. It is also important to insure that the amounts that are listed on the label are actually inside the product so that they will perform as they are intended (remember that nobody is in place to oversee this on our behalf). Last, the ingredients need to be high quality and in a formula that your body will absorb.
When I evaluate a nutrition brand, several requirements are present: science, safety, quality, and efficacy. Does the company have a reputable, in-house science team that conducts research and clinical testing on their own products, and not simply make a product that is either new or popular? Are high quality ingredients demanded by the brand and do they require ongoing testing of those ingredients for quality assurance? Do the products have a track record of performance and integrity?
Resveratrol scam is a legitimate search because when it comes to nutrition that we are putting in to the body, we must demand quality and that includes potency and performance. Value is another consideration. If one is to compare a product with a price tag of $2.83 per serving of the recommended amount of resveratrol that can fight aging, with another product that may cost $.99 per serving but you need 10 servings to get that same potent amount, well there really is not a comparison.
Science and research has brought us revolutionary new ways to fight aging, and to get the desired results we need specific amounts. I encourage everyone who would like to use resveratrol to help live a longer, healthier life to take the time and do their own research for a brand that will deliver the intended benefits, not a resveratrol scam.
The health benefits of resveratrol have only just begun to be discovered. It has been called the Fountain of Youth. It has been called the key to longevity. I have heard the terms healthy old age, beat the clock, rejuvenation drug, quest to put death on hold – all exciting in terms of living longer and being healthier. Resveratrol is found in high concentrations in the skin of grapes. It has been studied for years and a pharmaceutical drug is currently in development. Right now, we have natural supplements available with resveratrol.
So what health benefits can we expect from resveratrol? First, when we look at aging, we know that as the body ages we can develop diseases of aging like arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimers. There is a longevity gene in our body that can effectively fight aging, and specifically these diseases of aging. Scientists have known about it for years. The problem is that it is only turned on during extreme dieting, or calorie restriction. Most people can not maintain that kind of daily diet because it involves cutting calories 30 to 35% and is very hard to do without being hungry all of the time. When we eat a lot of food, and many of us eat more food than our body needs each day, this gene is turned off.
What resveratrol can do, in the right amounts, is to trick the body into thinking it is on a calorie restriction diet so that the longevity gene can be turned on. In this way, the body can maintain healthy blood levels and healthy cells that fight the diseases of aging. Another scientific discovery that can partner with resveratrol in the fight against aging are polyphenols, powerful phytochemicals found in fruits and vegetables.
There are four mechanisms of aging in our bodies. First, DNA damage occurs daily when the cells in your body are attacked and not able to function optimally. Next, we have genetic regulators that help build and repair cells. Third is the declining energy in our cells that occurs when free radicals damage cells. Last, there are AGE proteins that are formed when our cells are not functioning properly, and can cause cell death.
Current science has brought us natural supplements that include both resveratrol and polyphenols that can impact all four mechanisms of aging. It is up to the anti-aging consumer to do his or her homework and find a brand with the significant amount of resveratrol that is needed to turn on the longevity gene that prolongs life and vitality, and has the polyphenols to fight aging.
What are some healthy considerations you should know about resveratrol and polyphenols? Some resveratrol-only supplements have Emodin (a chemical laxative) that can be hard to tolerate in the digestive system. Others have very small amounts of resveratrol so that many doses would be needed daily to get the kind of effect that science has shown to work. The highest concentration of polyphenols can be found in the muscadine (super) grape which contains an extra chromosome (that no other grape has) and ellagic acid (also not found in ordinary grapes) that is associated with anti-aging.
There are challenges in the preparations of supplements like resveratrol and polyphenols. It is a fact that not all companies that produce one or the other have the science or the research to develop extraction methods that can preserve the full potency, complex formulations that get absorbed, and high quality ingredients that can provide results you can measure.
The CBS 60 Minutes show aired a special about anti-aging resveratrol back in January, 2009. This evening they updated the story. The laboratory research that began with mice and monkeys have moved to humans. First, there was a pre-diabetic group participating in resveratrol studies, and results were very positive. Right now there is a group of people with cancer that are participating in clinical trials.
As the doctors who lead resveratrol research discussed, the goal is for humans to live longer, healthier lives. While we might not be able to turn the clock back 30 years, scientists have found a way to slow down aging. There is a gene in all human bodies that is not an active gene. By finding a way to turn on the gene, it enables the body to fight aging including diseases like diabetes, arthritis, cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimers.
The scientists discussed the studies with the monkeys in the lab. Even the ‘fat’ monkeys – those that were not on calorie restricted diets – who were given resveratrol were healthier and lived longer. Their organs that were inspected after their deaths appeared very healthy and youthful.
This is great news for humans because, until now, the only option we have for effective anti-aging is what’s called calorie restriction. Restricting our daily diets by 30 to 35% of calories consumes will keep the human body younger, leaner, and healthier. The problem is that most humans can not sustain this kind of diet. The food is not desirable and most people are hungry all of the time.
The show featured a group called ‘The Skinnys’ who are part of a study of people who commit to staying on a calorie restricted diet. The food that they showed was not exactly appealing. The people were very skinny and looked healthy but it is doubtful that the majority of people could live that kind of lifestyle.
The option to be able to take a pill and know that we can have better health while living the same kind of lifestyle we are accustomed is exciting to most of us. This resveratrol pill may help people who are already aging to fight disease and let them be more active and have more energy and better quality of life.
It was stated in the show that this fountain of youth pill may be still 5 years from market, if it passes as a pharmaceutical at all. What we have now is resveratrol in supplement form. You have to do your homework on the amount of resveratrol you find in a particular brand. This is going to vary in a big way. Many companies have jumped on resveratrol like it is a fad and put together products that are not high quality or highly concentrated.
There are safe and effective pharmaceutical grade resveratrol supplements that have 10X more resveratrol than other brands. You will need higher concentrations in order to see results. It is also important to choose a reputable brand with their own science behind the product to insure that a formula is available that will actually get absorbed in your body in an amount that can impact aging in a measurable way.
To learn more about Shaklee Independent Distributor anti-aging resveratrol plus polyphenols from a super (muscadine) grape that takes resveratrol to a new level with 10X more power than resveratrol only supplements, visit http://revolutionarynutrition4you.com.
(To see the buzz about resveratrol.. watch the videos on the Healthy Audios and Videos link above.)
Golfers face a variety of health challenges, including golf-related injuries such as golfers elbow, lower back pain and ACL knee issues, that can keep them from enjoying the game.Joint pain, arthritis, and inflammation can have golfers looking for help so that they can play every day or even once per week.
Pain of any kind can be life changing.It keeps us from doing the things we like, or at least from enjoying them the best that we can.People have different levels of pain tolerance, and most of us search for ways to get rid of any pain that we have.It slows us down, and wears us down.
When you have pain, there is something wrong in the body.Inflammation is like a swelling at the site of the pain, and results naturally because your body is protecting itself from whatever is wrong.Inflammation is what actually causes the pain that we feel, and it is present to help you recognize that something is wrong and help prevent further damage.
Not only do we get inflammation from injuries, there are many illnesses associated with inflammation.In fact, many scientists believe that it is inflammation that slowly kills us.Many factors in our lives can cause a build-up of inflammation including:pain and injuries that do not heal, chemicals and toxins in our environment, stress, allergy conditions, poor nutrition through our daily diets, viral and bacterial infections, and how are bodies respond to prescription meds.
What happens is that inflammation affects our body’s tissues and organs which in turncauses disease and illness, in some people at a much younger age than others.Arthritis, joint pain, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, Alzheimers, chronic fatigue, and cancer, are all ailments that we face as we age.
Doctors prescribe pain relievers for ongoing pain and inflammation, and many people rely on over-the-counter pain relief such as ibuprofen in the form of Advil, or Aleve, aspirin, etc.The problem with these is that there are side effects like bleeding ulcers and other stomach conditions because the meds can eat away your stomach lining.
Science and research have brought new solutions for relief from the pain and inflammation of arthritis and aging.Doctors have been recommending fish oil for some time now, and people that take a good quality, pharmaceutical-grade fish oil brand seem to get the best results.Recently, the discovery of another natural food supplement, resveratrol, that in some ways works in the body the same as fish oil, has provided a powerful addition to naturally fight pain and inflammation
Dr. David Maroon, distinguished surgeon, and noted professor of Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center wrote a book that I am currently reading called, The Longevity Factor. It gives a thorough background of the science and research behind resveratrol and the benefits of fish oil.He states in the book that some resveratrol products contain polyphenols from the muscadine grape to further enhance resveratrol to help with inflammation.Dr. Maroon recommends the combination of pharmaceutical grade fish oil and resveratrol almost exclusively to his patients with pain and inflammation.
Pharmaceutical grade fish oil and resveratrol can help golfers move easier, have less joint pain, and feel healthier because, together, they reduce inflammation, and natural resveratrol can trigger the gene in our body associated with our aging.Golfers do have healthy choices to help pain and inflammation so that they can enjoy more time on the course.
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