A red wine resveratrol ( pronounced rex-vair-ah-trawl) pill is making its mark as the new anti-aging pill. Researchers at LifeGen Technologies in Madison, Wisconsin were recently interviewed on CBS-TV's 60 Minutes last week. They reported last September that Longevinex ®, a patent –applied –for nutriceutical matrix, activates 9-fold longevity genes. That's more than plain resveratrol at a far lower dose than previously reported.
Resveratrol is a molecule found in red wine. It's been touted that it works the same way a calorie restricted diet works, extending life. Most people won't deprive themselves of food, even though it may mean living longer. They will, however, take a pill to live longer.
Because it would require over 90 years proving that this intervention prolongs life in humans, researchers believe gene studies in mice demonstrate an accurate method. The mouse has about the same number of genes as humans (about 30,000) and many of its genes show the same functions.
Those who have reservations about the findings report that a person would have to take a mega-dose of resveratrol and the research with animals showed that animals fed mega-dose resveratrol didn't live as long as animals on a normal calorie diet. Many of the resveratrol pills sold online and in stores also suggest mega dose yet the lower doses, like those found in a 3 or 5 ounce class of red wine appear to work better.
The bottom line – the approval of a pharmaceutical version of a red wine anti-aging pill may be years away if it ever does gain approval.
Would you take the pill if it were available as a nutritional supplement?
To Your Successful Aging
Ruthan Brodsky