permaculture

[jordan@riseup.net]

unfortunately, resveratrol just passes through at the levels contained in
wine or grape juice.

Fortunately, the dispersive Japanese Knotweed has the levels needed to
actually impact human health.

-j


>
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7432957.stm>
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> Study boosts wine chemical hopes
> Red wine
> There is evidence that wine can have beneficial effects
>
> A chemical derived from red wine could one day help keep the heart
> "genetically young", claim researchers.
>
> University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that resveratrol
> appeared to halt age-related changes in the function
> of heart genes.
>
> The effects, described in the PLOS One journal, appeared to mimic those
> produced by eating a very low calorie diet -
> known to prolong life.
>
> But an expert said drinking wine would not achieve the effect.
>
>
> In order to have any effect, you would have to drink literally gallons of
> wine, and that is not recommended
> Dr Louise Connelly
> Imperial College
>
> Resveratrol, a plant polyphenol found in red wine, grapes and
> pomegranates, has been suggested as one of the reasons for
> the so-called "French paradox" - the relative longevity of the French
> despite a diet rich in artery-clogging animal fats.
>
> It has been suggested that the traditional glass of red wine taken at
> mealtimes was helping beat heart disease.
>
> The Wisconsin researchers the chemical on "middle-aged" mice, looking at
> the effects on the workings of genes in the heart.
>
> The natural ageing process in animals and humans is marked by changes in
> the function, or expression, of thousands of
> genes in the organ, and even though the precise consequences of all these
> changes in gene expression is not fully
> understood, they are thought to contribute to its gradual overall
> weakening.
>
> The mice on resveratrol appeared to have fewer changes in gene expression
> over time compared with those who did not.
>
> The researchers suggested that this brought studies of the chemical closer
> to the "consumption reality" of middle-aged
> humans.
>
> They also noticed similarities between the gene expression changes linked
> to resveratrol and those noticed in mice given
> low calorie diets, prompting speculation that the chemical may have a
> similar effect.
>
> Many animals who undergo "calorific restriction" live longer, and Dr Tomas
> Prolla, one of the lead authors, suggested a
> similar process might be at work.
>
> "There must be a few master biochemical pathways activated in response to
> caloric restriction, which in turn activate
> many other pathways - and resveratrol seems to activate some of those
> master pathways as well."
>
> Hard to take
>
> However, none of this may be good news for lovers of red wine.
>
> Dr Louise Connelly, from Imperial College, who has looked at the effects
> of resveratrol on lung disease, said that the
> chemical did not stay in the body long enough to have any effects.
>
> "The resveratrol molecule is very quickly removed from the bloodstream
> metabolised by the liver.
>
> "In order to have any effect, you would have to drink literally gallons of
> wine, and that is not recommended."
>
> She said that the only way for humans to experience its effects would be
> the development of a form of the chemical which
> overcame this problem.
>
> SEE ALSO
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> 20 Mar 08 |  Devon
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> 09 Jan 08 |  Health
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> 19 Dec 06 |  Health
>
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> British Heart Foundation
> PLOS One
> University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"The seeds in our consciousness can function like anti-bodies.  What is
important is that you continue to plant new seeds, the kind of seeds that
are both refreshing and healing.  And if you just do that, by practicing
mindful living so that you can be in touch with the flower, with the
cypress tree, with the fresh air, with the beautiful eyes of the children,
then these seeds will be planted in yourself, and they will naturally take
care of the seeds of your suffering.  You don't even have to touch them. 
And that is something I think the practice of Buddhism can contribute to
psychotherapy in the west."         -   Thich Nhat Hahn