A chemical found in Japanese Knotweed roots, peanuts, red wine (so I'm assuming grapes?), less found in white wines, as well as green tea. That's all I can remember now.
This chemical is supposed to activate a longevity gene? Not sure how true that is, but people with diets high in red wine alone have been shown to live longer even while being smokers.

My question for you all is how does heat affect this chemical? I'm wondering in regards to green tea's effectiveness, as well as what happens to it when peanuts are roasted.

Green tea doesn't have resveratrol, it has something that acts similarly though called epigallocatechin gallate.

The best way to get resveratrol is in supplement form, standard foods don't really have that much in comparison.

http://www.nanoliposomal...posomal_RESVERATROL.html

This is a real interesting product that I just came across a week ago. It utilizes liposomal (also known as lypo-spheric) technology where, in this case the resveratrol, is inserted into phospholipid spheres. You ingest the liquid or gel and the phospholipids travel through the body and heal damaged cell membranes, especially in the liver. As they heal the cell membranes, they deliver the supplement (in this case, resveratrol) inside the cell, so there's anywhere from 93%-100% absorption.

It's really an incredible delivery system, they've only recently been using it for supplements, but they've been using it for pharmaceuticals for a couple decades.

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JM

very interesting.

Thank you for the clarification, 1992.

Is there any possibility that resveratrol would have an effect on dreams?
I'm thinking so, somehow.

It's boiling point is supposedly pretty high, like above boiling water high(if I remember correctly). As for how heat effects it, I can't say for sure.

I use this stuff, you really need about 1000mg a day. I'm already mostly healthy, so i don't notice much of differnce useing it or not, i'm just trying to plan for my 50s!

House you should know! i accidentally posted in a thread you were respondidng too once!



for the clueless, here is a grand into to the chemical:

http://www.cbsnews.com/s...inutes/main4752082.shtml

There isn't a single published clinical trial administering resveratol in human beings to treat or prevent any condition.

http://www.quackwatch.or...ics/DSH/resveratrol.html

This was done in healthy volunteers to make sure nothing bad happens if people take a gram or so a day. Nothing bad did but this wasn't a long term study. Even in animals studies have only gone on for a week or a month (I am unaware if any have gone on longer).

http://cebp.aacrjournals...g/content/16/6/1246.full

Finally I want to say that the vast majority of in vitro studies concerning the effects of this substance are contradictory meaning they give opposite results. Furthermore the doses given to rats and mice are insanely high. Many studies are publishing results with doses of g/kg a day! In a human that would be 60 grams a day which is just absurd to consume.

All I am trying to say is there is a LOT of hype about this substance and not a lot of in human being evidence for its value. Maybe it will lead to new ideas for new drugs or maybe it really is beneficial but it doesn't seem to be any more beneficial then eating a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables.

Thanks for the insight, burnt!