| Resveratrol research is starting to show evidence | | | | treated successfully with resveratrol. |
| that inflammation may be overcome with | | | | The degenerative disease, diabetes, has been |
| resveratrol, a natural compound found in red | | | | found to be associated with inflammation. This |
| grape skins, Japanese Goat Weed, and a number | | | | brings on a condition where the body's insulin is |
| of other natural plant sources. This is important | | | | not effective or is not produced in the proper |
| because resveratrol exerts, as shown in research | | | | amounts as needed by the body. Diabetes is a |
| data, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects | | | | degenerative disease commonly thought to cause |
| in vitro and also in animal studies. It has also been | | | | an increase in stroke, blindness, kidney disease |
| found that resveratrol's actions are thought to be | | | | and heart attack. |
| controlled by increasing sirtuin-1, a gene involved | | | | A study was conducted by Kaleida Health's |
| with longevity. | | | | Diabetes Endocrinology Center of Western New |
| The importance of the resveratrol research was | | | | York. The study was designed to use ten |
| brought out when an article was published in the | | | | subjects and have them ingest nutritional |
| Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. | | | | supplements. Each supplement contained 40mg of |
| The article linked some major diseases with the | | | | resveratrol or a placebo; both the resveratrol and |
| danger of inflammation. | | | | placebo were identical in appearance. Each subject |
| A form of heart disease, Ischemic heart disease, | | | | ingested their capsule once per day. To track |
| has been found to be connected to inflammation | | | | progress in the study, fasting blood samples were |
| of the inner lining of the coronary arteries. This | | | | collected in the beginning of the study as well as in |
| form of inflammation can cause a heart attack | | | | weeks three and six. Data collected from the |
| and is associated with the plaque found in the | | | | blood samples showed that resveratrol reduced |
| arterial lining. When resveratrol is ingested as a | | | | the creation of free radicals. This was important |
| supplement, it has been found to clean the artery | | | | because free radicals are unstable molecules that |
| walls of the plaque. | | | | cause oxidative stress, releasing conditions causing |
| Retina cell degeneration has been found to be | | | | inflammation in the blood stream. Free radicals are |
| related to inflammation. This is a condition normally | | | | also considered to be the cause of damage to |
| referred to as age-related macular degeneration. | | | | blood vessels and also act to promote the |
| Data generated by a number of research studies | | | | development of angiogenesis (formation of new |
| has brought attention to abnormalities in the | | | | blood vessels for tumors). |
| complement cascade which creates a situation | | | | More research is needed to fully understand how |
| promoting an inflammatory condition. It has been | | | | resveratrol can overcome inflammation. This will |
| found that if a patient has new visual distortion of | | | | lead to subduing the degenerative diseases and |
| a central black spot, the patient should receive | | | | improve our health as we age. |
| immediate attention as this indicates a condition | | | | DISCLAIMER: I am not a Doctor and do not give |
| often referred to as wet type of macular | | | | medical advice; this is a news report and cannot |
| degeneration. This is where unnatural blood | | | | substitute for the advice of a medical professional. |
| vessels have formed in the retina and have been | | | | |