"I have always had slightly elevated blood pressure, but after taking Abeeco's Resveratrol my blood pressure has lowered and is now at a healthy level. I have noticed that my energy levels have also increased which really helps me in my busy life teaching and playing golf."Pam Greenhalgh, Golf Professional
"Being a Professional Tennis Coach requires a great deal of energy on a daily basis, as you get older it is sometimes difficult to find the energy to keep up with the fit young kids. But since taking Abeeco's Resveratrol I've felt more energetic and healthy than I have in years and am now giving those kids a run for their money! My cholesterol and blood pressure readings has even brought a smile to my doctors face. Thanks Abeeco! Game on!"John Salisbury, Professional Tennis Coach, Palmerston North
Trying to defy old age is an age old desire. But what if you could live a long healthy life with a lot less effort?
While it’s impossible to stop the aging process completely, it is possible to slow it down and decrease its impact on the way you look and feel.
Not only does Resveratrol seem to slow down aging by activating the body's natural defenses, it appears to therapeutically intervene in people who are already experiencing signs of aging, including age related diseases. In other words, while it was originally thought to prevent the onset of disease, it may also help in cases where disease has already set in.
You may have heard about Resveratrol on the TV show 60 minutes in January last year……………
What the scientists didn’t mention on 60 minutes was, that while drug companies are now trying to come up with a synthetic version of Resveratrol, it is already available in New Zealand in its purely natural form!
Numerous animal studies and other research results have revealed that Resveratrol holds promise against an array of age-associated diseases/concerns, including;
Breast and Prostate Cancer,
Heart Disease
Diabetes,
Cardiovascular diseases,
Weight Management
Boosts the level of brain function,
Works to protect collagen and elastin in the skin, hence reducing wrinkles and keeping skin looking younger,
Assists with joint mobility,
Prevents damage to blood vessels, lowers bad cholesterol, improves good cholesterol, prevents blood clots,
Promotes rejuvenation of cells, glands and organs of the body,
Boosts the levels of energy, strength and stamina,
Promotes circulatory and pulmonary functions to more youthful level of efficiency,
Enhanced immunity against the causes of premature aging and poor health,
Fortifies muscular and skeletal systems for optimum performance.
A potent antioxidant, Resveratrol is a compound found in red wine, red grape skin, peanuts, some berries and in it’s most concentrated form in Japanese Knotweed – a traditional herb used in Japanese and Chinese medicine. Abeeco's Resveratrol is sourced from Japanese Knotweed (otherwise known as Polygonum cuspidatum).
Aside from being a potent antioxidant, Resveratrol, in combination with bioflavonoids and the polyphenols from red wine, activate a family of genes called siruins (“silent information regulator proteins”) which are known as ‘longevity genes’ – protecting and repairing cells and enhancing cellular survival.
These ‘longevity genes’ are very rarely activated and only usually kick in under conditions of severe stress (calorie restriction). Once kicked in they then slow the processes that lead to cell death, thereby buying your body more time to wait out the famine until things improve.
Most experiments/studies on Resveratrol use quantities of Resveratrol well beyond what you’d be able to get from drinking a lot of wine. This is were supplements come in. Abeeco’s Super Strength Resveratrol has 4 times the amount of Resveratrol of many leading New Zealand brands which is important to know when comparing suggested quantities and price. Why settle for a supplement or blend that contains only a modest amount of resveratrol when you can get faster, earlier results with one that safely delivers up to four times more resveratrol per dose?
Each of Abeeco's Super Strength tablets contain the equivalent Resveratrol content of approx 100 bottles of red wine – without all the nasty side affects! Abeeco's resveratrol contains no added, non-essential ingredients to weaken the effectiveness of the key compound.
Many scientists believe Resveratrol is responsible for the ‘French paradox’. The French paradox is the observation that the French suffer a relatively low incidence of coronary heart disease, despite having a diet relatively rich in saturated fats. We all know the French consume a moderate amount of red wine. Red wine is a source of Resveratrol.
October 2011 - Resveratrol in Red Wine Boosts Metabolism
Red wine benefits come from a natural compound, Resveratrol, that may improve metabolic health, researchers in the Netherlands suggest.
The study found that, similar to calorie restriction, Resveratrol supplements improve measures of metabolism and overall health, including a lower metabolic rate, less fat in the liver, lower blood-sugar levels and a drop in blood pressure.
Participants of the study also experienced changes in the way their muscles burned fat, the study said.
The study, found that men taking 150 milligrams of resveratrol daily for 30 days looked for all the world as if they were either dieting successfully or were engaged in endurance training. Without changing their diet or exercise habits, the mens' metabolic function improved, evidence of inflammation declined, fat deposits in their livers decreased and circulating triglyceride levels fell.
The study was published in the journal Cell Metabolism.
October 2011 - Red Wine Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
The resveratrol in red wine can block the effect of estrogen and help to prevent the malignant growth of breast cancer.
In a study published in the October, 2011 edition of the FASEB Journal, researchers report resveratrol stops hormone resistant breast cancer cells from proliferating. "Resveratrol is a potential pharmacological tool to be exploited when breast cancer become resistant to the hormonal therapy," said Sebastiano Andò, a researcher involved in the work from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Calabria in Italy.
The finding is important for women whose breast cancer becomes resistant to hormonal therapy.
July 2011 - Resveratrol is "exercise in a bottle," study suggests
Resveratrol, a magical ingredient in red wine that serves as a powerful antioxidant, may also provide benefits of exercise without moving a muscle, according to a new study.
“Resveratrol may not be a substitute for exercise, but it could slow deterioration until someone could get moving again,” said Gerald Weissmann, editor of the journal that published the latest research.
To study whether resveratrol has similar effects on the body to exercise, French researchers devised an experiment in which rats experienced the weightlessness more usually associated with astronauts in space. The ‘astronaut’ rats given a daily dose of resveratrol stayed in good health, but in those kept in weightless conditions and not given resveratrol, bones became brittle and muscles wasted and weakened.
Source: FASEB journal.
June 2011 - A comprehensive review of human clinical research on resveratrol has found it has “anti-aging, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties,” says a researcher during a University of Floridia reveiw of resveratrol.
June 2011 - Resveratrol shows promise in melanoma research
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has stated that resveratrol can reduce the malignancy of melanoma cells by de-activating a protein that plays a major role in many cellular processes called Akt.
Source: Melanoma Research
May 2011 - Resveratrol may reduce body fat levels suggests study
Lab animals fed a high-fat diet but supplemented with resveratrol had significantly less body fat than non-supplemented animals, despite both groups having similar body weights, report researches from the University of Pais Vasco in Valencia. A reduction in the activity of enzymes linked to fat production was also observed in the resveratrol-fed animals.
Source: Nutrition & Metabolism
March 2011 - Resveratrol shows anti-diabetes potential: Study
Daily supplements of resveratrol was associated with reductions in insulin resistance in type-2 diabetics reported Hungarian researchers. The researches recruted 19 type-2 diabetics and randomly assigned them to receive resveratrol supplements or placebo for four weeks. Results showewd that after four weeks of resveratrol supplementation, the participants showed a significant decrease in insulin resistance, compared to the placebo group.
Source: British Journal of Nutrition
March 2011 - Resveratrol may help lower cholesterol and limit the accumulation of body fat: Study
After studying the effects of resveratrol both in mice and in human fat tissue, it was found that the substance activates a process called lipolysis, in which triglycerides are broken down into smaller units that can be processed by the body more easily. One of the leading causes of heart attack and stroke is buildups of cholesterol molecules that were too big for the body to handle. These accumulations can restrict the flow of blood, preventing oxygenated molecules from reaching vital areas of the body, such as the brain.
Aside from limiting the buildup of cholesterol molecules, the study also found that resveratrol can be useful in reducing fat stores in the body.
University of the Basque Country, Spain
Jan 2011 - Resveratrol might help up us manage our weight: Study
University of Texas researchers think that resveratrol helps with weight management because it stimulates a substance called adiponectin, a hormone found in the cells that make and store fat. Adiponectin helps us manage our weight by fighting insulin resistance, a syndrome that can lead not only to extra pounds but also to diabetes. The study was published in the January 7 Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Oct 2010 - Resveratrol shows metabolic benefits for obese: Study
Daily intakes of resveratrol may improve the metabolic profile of people with obesity, according to a new study from Denmark. Writing in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers from Aarhus University report that resveratrol changed the production of certain compounds called adipokines from human fat cells, and produced an anti-inflammatory effect.
“Small interfering molecules such as resveratrol are in this matter hypothesized to possess beneficial effects and might improve the metabolic profile in human obesity,” wrote the researchers, before adding that the results need to be replicated in vivo.
July 2010 - Resveratrol may suppress Inflammation
New research from the University at Buffalo suggests that resveratrol may suppress inflammation, reducing the development of type 2 diabetes, ageing, heart disease and strokes.
Researchers gave half of their 20 participants a natural supplement that had 40 milligrams of resveratrol in it. The other participants were given placebos instead. The subjects took the pills once a day for six weeks and their blood was tested at intervals during this time period. Those who had taken resveratrol showed signs of suppression of molecules that cause inflammation. Those on placebo saw no such change.
Researches concluded that consuming resveratrol could help reduce the development of type 2 diabetes, ageing, heart disease and strokes. As published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
June 2010 - Resveratrol may prevent blindness: Study
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine say that resveratrol may prove useful in preventing the vision loss associated with diabetes and old age. The study, conducted on mice, showed that resveratrol helps block the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the eye, such as that associated with macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over 50.
May 2010 - Resveratrol may boost brain function on demand: Study
A study by the University of Northumbria in the UK has confirmed what many scientists already believe to be the case - that Resveratrol could have a significant impact on the cognitive processes of the human brain. The double-blind, peer-reviewed study concluded that a relatively small dose of the compound can actually increase blood flow to the brain during task performance. Remarkably, the supplement appears to be able to respond to increased demand from the brain within a relatively short space of time from ingestion. As published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
May 2010 - Resveratrol shows promise in the prevention of Alzheimer’s: Study
The study's findings suggest that resveratrol may help offset the toxic effects of a protein linked to Alzheimer's. Known as the Aβ1-42 peptide, the Alzheimer's-associated protein is thought to build up and form plaques that harm brain health. In their research, scientists found that "resveratrol picks out the clumps of peptides that are bad and leaves alone the ones that are benign," author Peter M. Tessier notes. As published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
May 2010 - Chronic colitis patients could benefit from resveratrol, says Spanish study.
Dietary supplementation of resveratrol can have a significant beneficial effect in chronic DSS-induced colitis, according to a new study from Spain. As published in the European Journal of Pharmacology.
Feb 2010 - Resveratrol limits damage caused by a heart attack, prevents sudden cardiac death in animals, and is "the best yet devised method of cardioprotection
reported University of Connecticut researches presentating at a National Institutes of Health symposium in Washington DC in February. Dr. Lebowitz says resveratrol appears to exhibit broader action than aspirin. Resveratrol is documented to reduce clotting that may block blood circulation in coronary arteries, reduce homocysteine, an undesirable blood protein associated with cardiovascular disease, reduce markers of inflammation like C-reactive protein, regenerate vitamin E, as well as release adenosine, the molecule responsible for the "pre-conditioning" effect seen in animal experiments. This news release was reported in PRNewswire.
Jan 2010 - Resveratrol induces weight loss: study
A recent study undertaken in France and published in the BMC Physiology journal has shown resveratrol has the ability to rev up metabolism and spark weight loss in primates. The study showed that after four weeks of resveratrol supplementation there was a significant decrease in the animals' food intake along with a reduction in the body-mass gain normally experienced in winter. The researchers noted that resveratrol appears to reduce weight by increasing satiety (the feeling of being full) and also by increasing the resting metabolic rate (the amount of energy expended while at rest).
"We've found that lemurs eating a diet supplemented with the compound [resveratrol] decreased their energy intake by 13 percent and increased their resting metabolic rate by 29 percent," Dr. Aujard said in a statement to the press.
Each tablet contains: Resveratrol 100mg*
-fresh herb equivalent 20,000mg
(Japanese Knotweed)
Grape seed 5,000mg
-providing Proanthocyanidins 47.5mg*
Red wine 4,000mg
-providing Polyphenols 30mg*
*Active mg's
Yeast, starch and gluten free.
Adults take 1-2 tablets daily or as professionally recommended.
Precautions / Contra-indications
Always seek professional advice if pregnant, lactating, suffering from a medical condition or taking medication before supplementing.
There is a possible interaction with blood thining medications. Patients receiving prescribed medications such as Warfarin (Coumarin) should advise their doctor they are taking this product. Patients with platelet deficiencies or bleeding tendencies should be monitored by a physician while taking this product.
People undergoing surgery should discontinue this product 2 weeks before their operation and 2 weeks after to reduce the risk of bleeding.
_thumb.1.jpg)
