Imagine a single substance that could virtually stop aging… a substance that plays a key role in reducing complications like enlarged liver, inflammation and diabetes, even if you’re overweight… a substance that may double your endurance, increase your bone mass and improve your motor skills… or restore your heart’s "biological age" to one-half your current chronological age.
It may be difficult to believe that such a compound even exists, let alone that it’s actually abundant in nature. But such is the case with trans-resveratrol-a potent phytonutrient you’ll find in red wine, grape skin, and plants like Japanese knotweed.
Research on trans-resveratrol has been picking up steam in recent years, leaving the world to wonder if there’s anything this incredible natural antioxidant can’t do. And amazingly, the news just keeps getting better.
In a new study, researchers examined the effects of trans-resveratrol on rats with colon cancer. The rats were divided into four groups according to treatment-one that received a chemical to induce cancer (called 1,2-dimethylhydrazine, or DHM for short), one that received DHM and trans-resveratrol, one that received only trans-resveratrol, and finally, one that received no treatment to serve as a control.
Over the course of this 30-week study, researchers had two major goals: to evaluate the short-term effect that this powerful compound would have on DNA damage and to evaluate the long-term effect it would have on membrane lipid peroxidation (the process by which free radicals cause damage to cell membranes). In addition, the researchers measured the levels of circulating antioxidants.
The results? Rats supplemented with trans-resveratrol showed significantly less white blood cell damage than those that received DHM alone. What’s more, those that received trans-resveratrol for the full 30 weeks also showed a marked increase in several key antioxidant enzymes-including superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione reductase-along with other antioxidant factors like vitamin C, vitamin E and beta-carotene. Finally, this group of rats also showed a noticeable decrease in markers of dangerous lipid peroxidation.1
In the end, the study authors’ conclusion couldn’t be more clear-or promising, for that matter-stating "results indicate that DMH-induced DNA damage and oxidative stress were suppressed/prevented effectively by chronic resveratrol supplementation."
So does that mean getting your daily dose of trans-resveratrol can keep your colon safe? Without a human study, there’s no way to say for sure. But with all of the other proven benefits provided by trans-resveratrol, one thing is certain: adding it to your daily supplement program today is one of the smartest moves you can make.
Even better, try VRP’s Extension Resveratrol formula that combines the most clinically effective form of this natural compound (trans-resveratrol) with the antioxidant powerhouses quercetin and red wine polyphenols to provide maximum antioxidant synergy and bioavailability of trans-resveratrol.
Reference:
1. Sengottuvelan M, Deeptha K, Nalini N. Resveratrol ameliorates DNA damage, prooxidant and antioxidant imbalance in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine induced rat colon carcinogenesis. Chem Biol Interact. 2009 Jun 10. Published Online Ahead of Print.