Resveratrol

Resveratrol is a compound produced by many plant species and is thought to be helpful in reducing serum lipids and may have favorable cardiovascular implications. It is produced by Vitis vinifera and labrusca grapes and is found in grape products including red and white wines.

Resveratrol belongs to the phytoalexin class of phytochemicals and functions as a moderate antioxidant. Resveratrol also demonstrates anti-inflammatory properties. Combined with Quercetin, another powerful anti-inflammatory, and Grape Seed Extract, another potent antioxidant, Resveratrol can work wonders to get your body operating at maximum health.

In humans, studies are underway to determine health benefits of resveratrol in cancer and heart disease. Preliminary research results demonstrate that resveratrol may have anti-infective, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. According to studies involving cancer-prone mice, resveratrol seems to reduce the occurrence of skin tumors.

Researchers believe that resveratrol is partially responsible for the cholesterol-lowering effects of red wine. Epidemiologic and clinical studies suggest that high consumption of resveratrol-rich foods may result in reduced cardiovascular disease risk, lowered total cholesterol, and lowered LDL cholesterol. Resveratrol's antioxidant properties may again be the mechanism at work in reducing the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. Currently, scientists are exploring additional potential health benefits of resveratrol.

You would have to drink 2000 glasses of red wine to achieve the same amount of resveratrol available in one dose of Supplement Spot's Resvert Plus™.

Grape Seed Extract

Grape Seed Extract comes from the tiny seeds of the red grape. It is rich in bioflavonoids, which are plant substances that help protect cells from free radical damage.

Grape Seed Extract contains procyandolic oligomers (PCOs), also known as proanthocyanidins. While often considered a recent discovery, proanthocyanidins have been extensively studied since the late 1960's for their powerful vascular wall strengthening properties and free radical scavenging activity. Consequently, PCOs are a key ingredient in pharmaceuticals used in Western Europe for vascular disorders.

Proanthocyanidins are one of the most potent free radical scavengers known, possessing an antioxidant effect up to 50 times more potent then vitamin E and up to 20 times more powerful then vitamin C. Proanthocyanidins also have an affinity for cell membranes, providing nutritional support to reduce capillary permeability and fragility.

In the vascular system the anthocyanidin extract supports the integrity of vascular walls by increasing vitamin C levels within cells, decreasing the permeabilizing effect of certain proteolytic/lysosomal enzymes, stabilizing cell membranes, and stimulating the synthesis of collagen and connective ground substance tissue.

Although bioflavonoids are widespread in nature, the powerful proanthocyanidin compound is most abundant and available from the bark of the maritime pine and in grape seeds, or pips. Grape seeds are a potent source of proanthocyanidins. Jacques Masquelier, Ph.D., who pioneered proanthocyanidin research, used the grape seed extract in his second phase of proanthocyanidin investigation.

Grape Seed Extract is both water and fat soluble and may therefore penetrate all types of cell membranes delivering powerful antioxidant protection. It is also one of the few antioxidants that can cross the blood brain barrier, potentially helping to protect brain cells from free radical damage.

Quercetin

Quercetin is another potent bioflavonoid and anti-oxidant that has been shown to reduce the risks associated with high cholesterol levels.

Quercetin may be the strongest of nature's anti-inflammatories. Numerous studies have shown it to be effective in treating a wide range of prostate-related problems. A recently published study demonstrates that Quercetin provides long-term symptomatic relief with few side effects to men that are afflicted with nonbacterial prostatitis.

Bioflavonoids are the compounds that give color to vegetables. Quercetin gives red and rose wines its distinctive color and may the reason men who drink red and rose wines appear to have a lower incidence of prostate problems.

Quercetin’s anti-inflammatory properties inhibit inflammatory responses by helping reduce the amount of histamine to be released. Histamine is the chemical that initiates the itching, sneezing, and swelling of a sudden reaction. Primarily found in apples and onions, Quercetin is also found in red wine, green tea, and leafy vegetables.

Suggested Use: Take one capsule, one to two times per day. Take consistently each day for best results.