My Resveratrol Experience - Side Effects, Benefits, Dosage, and Research Information

Resveratrol Red Wine: The Best of Both Worlds!

Health from drinking? Red Wine (and Whites) provide resveratrol and a good time!

If you ask most people, "What is Resveratrol?," they will most likely look at you as if you were speaking a foreign language.  They will typically say back to you, "resvera-what?" Then you say to them, "you know, the stuff in wine that's good for you!"  "Oh yeah, I heard about that."

Since this is a common discussion I thought it would be best to dispel some myths regarding Resveratrol in Red Wine.  I may also drink a bottle of my favorite Pinot Noir while I type this!

Myth #1: Resveratrol is only found in red wine and not white wines.

Reality: While Red Wine "does" contain a greater percentage of resveratrol in it, white wines also have resveratrol in them.  The amounts in white wines such as Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio are much lower then in most reds.

Myth #2: Resveratrol supplements are made from extracting it from red wines.

Reality: While many resveratrol companies want you to think that is where the resv comes from, most quality products get their resveratrol from the Japanese Knotweed.  Knotweed is a much more cost effective and higher quality approach to making trans-resveratrol products.

Myth #3: Red wine has the highest concentrations of resveratrol compared to other foods.

New Resveratrol Study Results Announced

Here is the link to the new study regarding red wine, resveratrol, and its caloric restriction properties in mice which came out in the PLoS1 journal.  I will be reviewing and breaking the information down later this evening.  See you all then.

A Low Dose of Dietary Resveratrol Partially Mimics Caloric Restriction and Retards Aging Parameters in Mice

Live Longer,

Markus