Resveratrol

Resveratrol, as the main active ingredient of the Activcell and Activresveratrol products, is mainly found in the skins and seeds of blue grapes, the skins and seeds of black currants, grapefruit and red wine.

Resveratrol has a very beneficial effect on:

1. lipid metabolism
2. protects the cardiovascular system, prevents excessive blood clotting
3. reduces blood vessel tension, prevents cholesterol oxidation
4. has a positive effect on the prevention of prostate cancer
5. significant effect against a number of types of malignant tumor diseases (blocks all gradual processes during which a healthy cell turns into a cancerous cell)
6. enhances the effect of some antiretroviral drugs
7. has the ability to slow down the process of brain degeneration in some neurological diseases, for example Alzheimer's disease
8. is 20 times stronger than vitamin C
9. is 5 times stronger than beta-carotene
10. has 50 times higher antioxidant effect than vitamin E
11. has the ability to prevent the aging of cells and the entire organism
12. significantly strengthens the body's antioxidant system, thereby prolonging life and having a beneficial effect on human health
13. it is extremely safe, no side effects have been demonstrated during use

Resveratrol - more detailed information, interesting facts, facts:

In 1981, Japanese scientists identified resveratrol, and subsequently, research into the effects of resveratrol on the human body became the subject of expert studies by scientists from many countries around the world and continues to this day.
The work of David Sinclair, PhD, at Harvard University showed that resveratrol affects the activity of genes that produce sirtuins (a group of seven genes associated with the aging process, also called "longevity genes". The key to prolonging life is increasing the activity of the gene, SIR1. These genes are responsible for regulate numerous biological processes and repair damaged DNA). Sirtuins are considered molecules with a beneficial effect on health and with a miraculous effect on extending life. It seems to make hereditary information more resistant to damage and this has a direct beneficial effect on life expectancy. Sirtuin therefore protects against DNA damage and thus prevents the damage caused to our cells by, for example, free radicals as we age.
The scientists focused on the search for substances that increase the activity of the SIRT1 gene in human cells, and of all the compared agents, resveratrol turned out to be the most effective, increasing the activity 13 times.

It is in the effects of resveratrol that Sinclair sees the explanation for the so-called French paradox. Behind this label is the fact that the French suffer from about 40% lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases than what would correspond to the amount of fat they consume in food. Unlike other fat drinkers, the French drink more red wine, and Sinclair believes that resveratrol from wine activates sirtuin genes in French red wine drinkers. Thanks to sirtuins, cells that would otherwise be seriously damaged by an unhealthy lifestyle have a chance to "heal" and survive. Thanks to this, stressed tissues such as heart muscle or brain neurons can withstand more.

A team of Italian scientists led by neurologist Allessandre Cellerino from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa also tested resveratrol on vertebrates. He chose a particularly tropical fish, Nothobranchius furzeri, which is considered the shortest-lived vertebrate. It usually dies of old age at the age of only three months. Cellerino described the life of this fish in 2003 and even then proposed it as an excellent laboratory model for aging research (for example, mice live to around 2 years in laboratory conditions, and research on their longevity is a long way off). He fed a total of 150 fish with food variously enriched with resveratrol and observed not only an extension of their life, but also an improvement in their health and greater vitality. High doses of resveratrol extended the life of fish by up to 50%. The fish were not so sclerotic, they remembered more. An autopsy showed they had more neurons in their brains.

So far, research has shown that resveratrol effectively and multifacetedly protects the cardiovascular system by reducing blood vessel tension, preventing the oxidation of "bad" cholesterol, preventing excessive blood clotting and significantly strengthening the body's antioxidant system, it can truly be said that it extends life. The impact of resveratrol on cancer is also extremely significant, which consists in the fact that resveratrol blocks all the successive processes during which a healthy cell turns into a cancer cell.

According to the mutual agreement of experts, resveratrol is a proven active substance for centuries, only until recently it could not be discovered because its effects were indistinct, on the contrary, due to the negative effects of large amounts of alcohol in heavy wine drinkers.

You can find resveratrol extract in the products Activcell and Activresveratrol.