Resveratrol for Stress and Anxiety?
Razi Berry Like to unwind with a glass of red wine after a stressful day? Don’t give alcohol all the credit. New research has revealed that the plant compound resveratrol, which is found in red wine, displays anti-stress effects by blocking the expression of an enzyme related to the control of stress in the brain, […]
Compounds From Grapes May Be Next Antidepressants
Node Smith, ND Grapes for Depression A recent study conducted at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that 2 isolated compounds from grapes – dihydrocaffeic acid (DHCA) and malvidin-3′-O-glucoside (Mal-gluc) – may be the future of pharmacological treatment for depression.1 The research study also comments that a dietary polyphenol preparation also had an […]
Resveratrol could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s
A randomized, placebo controlled, double blind study explored the effects of high dose, long term use of resveratrol on amyloid-beta40 (Abeta40) which is a biomarker that decreases as the Alzheimer’s progresses in severity. Participants in the experimental group took 1g of oral resveratrol twice daily for 12 months. The experimental group showed little to no […]