Red Wine Pill the Next Big Thing
The main attraction of the health benefits of red wine is... well,
you get to drink red wine.
So why, then, would you want to skip the drinking step to get the
health benefits? It’s beyond me, but scientists in Europe are
beavering away to create a pill from cabernet sauvignon that will
help prevent cancer.
| Work at the University of Leicester and the
Pavese Pharma Biochemical Institute in Italy is aimed at
producing a pill containing the red wine compounds
resveratrol and anthocyanins to combat cancer. The pill
could be on sale as early as 2010. Scientists at the
London School of Medicine say that the best grape for health
purposes is cabernet sauvignon which has high levels of
resveratrol and polyphenols. |
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Polyphenols are found in cabernet sauvignon grapes and these
compounds decrease the production of ET-1 in artery walls. In the
tests, there was a strong correlation between the inhibited
production of ET-1 and the amount of polyphenols within the wine,
with cabernet having the highest levels.
The pill would contain these healthy ingredients. The New
Scientist magazine reports: "Freeze-drying and compacting the
mix leaves a tablet with all the benefits of a glass of wine, say
the inventors."
The benefits of red wine were discovered in the Seventies after
researchers noticed the French ate large amounts of fatty food but
suffered lower levels of heart disease than Britain and the US.
The research has caused excitement, and where there is
excitement, people are sure to cash in. Here is the blurb
from the new book, “The Red Wine Pill”:
“Is the 125-year life span about to become common?
Scientists find the genetic switch for longevity and a
natural molecule that turns it on.
There is a genetic mechanism in all living cells
that is far more powerful than any medicine or vitamin
that can prolong the life of living cells.
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Now scientists discover a small molecule, found in nature,
that turns on the longevity switch.
Learn why there is a tremendous upsurge in the number of
centenarians around the world, and why millions of people will
live beyond the age of 120 years.
Learn why people on two islands, Okinawa and Sardinia,
live beyond the age of 100, but for different reasons.
Learn why aging researchers recently began talking about
the possibility of an anti-aging pill.
Learn how new discoveries shed light on an environmental
phenomenon that has puzzled health researchers for over 70
years.
Learn why Methuselah experienced such unusual longevity.
Learn why the French experience such unusual health and
longevity despite a diet rich in fat and calories.
Learn how a pill can now mimic the healthy properties of
calorie restriction and red wine consumption.”
I don’t know how scientific a book is if it claims that a
biblical character that may or may not have existed is evidence for
its propositions, but if you believe the hype, you can download the
resveratrol e-book from
http://www.naturalhealthlibrarian.com/ebook.asp?page=Resveratrol
Wine Pill
Ben Killerby |
