Its been medically proven by specialists from the Mayo Clinic and Harvard University that a miracle nutrient called resveratrol found in red wine could be the elixir to extend your life. Another compound found in the skin of red grapes and berries works synergistically with resveratrol to enhance and boost the health benefits of the cell-protecting nutrient.
An identical sister nutrient called pterostilbene (tare-oh-STILL-bean) can help block abnormal cell growth before it starts, according to the United States Department of Agricultures (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Agnes Rimando, Ph.D., of the ARS Natural Products Utilization Research Laboratory, and colleagues from the University of Medical Science in Poland, discovered a dangerous enzyme called P450 that turns carcinogens like cigarette smoke and pesticides into cancerous substances in your body. By working with resveratrol, pterostilbene inhibits the P450 enzyme and essentially turns off the abnormal cell growth.
But pterostilbene not only has cancer-fighting abilities, it may even help fight blood sugar diseases like diabetes. In the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, laboratory testing shows the compound pterostilbene lowered blood glucose levels by up to 42 percent.
Pterostilbene may also help lower cholesterol and triglycerides better than dangerous lipid-regulation prescription drugs on the market. According to the American Chemical Society, pterostilbene targets specific structures in your body responsible for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol levels and doesnt exhibit any of the side effects of statin drugs such as liver and kidney damage, muscle weakness, fatigue, digestive troubles and headaches.
The powerful duo of resveratrol and pterostilbene can provide you with antioxidant protection to help fight abnormal cell growth and reduce bad low-density LDL cholesterol levels, plus extend your cell life so you can expect to live longer and healthier.