Buck Rizvi discusses breakthrough Harvard Medical School research report on resveratrol.
He also reveals which type of red wine has the highest concentrations of resveratrol PLUS which region it should come from for best quality and anti-aging benefits.
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Please address the issue of acid vs alkaline, and the whole scam of
pharmacies selling anti-acids for billions of $….also the issue of
digestive enzymes, which often work better than antacids. Speak
to the lifestyle shifts which can change our well-being…..ie, we
can only get sick with an acid internal environment. Also that lemon
in drinking water will create alkalinity. Or cider vinegar. And which
foods make us acidic….sugar, meat, alcohol.
Buck – interesting broadcast on Resveratrol, thanks. How authentic is the information in The Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements and is the variation on quality of product as extreme as the guide suggests?
Please address the issue of acid vs alkaline
Also, I’ve taken Resveratrol in capsule form for years, please comment…….Thanks Emily
Buck,
Are there any sources high in resveratrol that do not contain alcohol?
How about grapes or grape juice? I’ve never seen a pinot variety.
Hi John,
Grape juice made from dark purple Concord grapes contains resveratrol plus antioxidants called flavonoids, which are especially heart-healthy. Make sure there’s no added sugar, though.
Buck
Interesting subject,
1. Are there alternatives to people who do not want to drink wine.
2. Did your tester bother to test which was the best French wine. I appreciate your American, but lots of us live in Asia, and Europe. Therefore tests on French or ther European wines might be interesting for us outsiders.
3. Keep up the good work.
Rgds,
Daniel.
Thanks, Daniel!
1. Resveratrol is also found in peanuts, blueberries, bilberries and cranberries. Unfortunately, the amount of resveratrol in these sources is fairly low.
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) contains higher concentrations of resveratrol and is often used in resvertrol supplements.
2. There’s “competing” research out there that states ” No region can be said to produce wines with significantly higher level of trans-resveratrol than all other regions.”It also states that Pinot Noir and St. Laurent varieties showed the highest levels of trans-resveratrol. I’ll keep researching this and share my findings in a future post.
3. Thank you!
Buck
what are dietary changes one could make to address acid reflux?
Also, what are dietary changes that men who suffer from erectile dysfunction can make?
Great stuff Buck! Thanks for the info… fyi… most people in and around the Willamette valley pronounce it Wil-LAM-IT. Keep up the good work
Jeremy Morgan
I had a feeling I was pronouncing that incorrectly
Thanks, Jeremy!
Buck
Buck what is the benifits of have the proper levels of glutathione in the body and the relationship with building amunity.
I second the motion on alkaline verses acid. The web has really confused me on what is and isn’t alkaline. There is an agreement that lemon is alkaline and this does help in acid reflux, but you have to leave the sugar out. More on this topic would be awesome for me.
Thanks for all the help!
How does one handle acid reflux and what are the foods that one must have to avoid this problem?
Thanks
From what I have read on these rat studies, the amount of wine a human would have to drink to equal the equivalent amounts of Resveretrol given to the mice would be about 1000 bottles per day. Am I incorrect? From what I have concluded, the supplements on the market also have the same issue. (not enough active ingredients to give any of the health benifits). Again, please correct me if I am wrong.
Hi Rick,
The Harvard study used 22 milligrams of resveratrol per kilogram of body weight. For a 160 pound person, that’s equivalent to about 1,600 milligrams of resveratrol.
It’s safe to say you’d need to consume over 100 bottles of red wine with high levels of resveratrol to match that dosage.
The French drink about a glass of wine a day (4 mg or less of resveratrol) and enjoy a lower incidence of heart disease than Americans, so clearly more study is needed to find the optimal dosage for humans.
High quality resveratrol supplements (lab tested for potency ) are available.
Buck