The following article confirms previous studies relating to the antioxidant potential of resveratrol and also as to it CANCER fighting capacity, which thankfully includes PROSTATE CANCER.
It is one of the benefits to be had from taking KAKADU JUICE. As I have described elsewhere in this blog, KAKADU JUICE contains 100 times more Resveratrol than Cabernet Sauvignon. What that means is that with every 30ml of Kakadu Juice you would need to drink 3 litres of Cabernet Sauvignon to get the equivalent amount of resveratrol.

Recent laboratory studies indicate that resveratrol has promising therapeutic activity in various cancers, including breast, prostate, and neuroblastoma.
Coral Lamartiniere, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, gave male mice resveratrol, the equivalent of that found in a bottle of red wine in humans, and discovered that the mice were significantly less likely to develop prostate cancer. Mice which were fed resveratrol, but still got cancer, developed less serious tumors. Last year this same team found that female mice given resveratrol had a significantly reduced risk of developing breast cancer. ref: http://www.raysahelian.com/resveratrol.html
As to its anti-aging potential, resveratrol activates a cell’s survival defense enzyme, which prolongs the time cells have to repair their broken DNA.
Studies have also indicate that resveratrol may also have a beneficial affect on Alzheimer’s disease
Red wine antioxidant may kill cancer cells
Article from NutraIngredients.com
By Laura Crowley
27/03/2008- The antioxidant resveratrol, found in grape skins and red wine, can cripple the function of pancreatic cancer cells while sensitising them to chemotherapy, says new research.
Resveratrol is known for its ability to protect plants from bacteria and fungi, while previous research has also found it helps prevent the negative effects of high-calorie diets and has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer potential.
While this study, published this month in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, looked at the way the antioxidant may aid pancreatic cancer treatment, it also contributes to the growing knowledge on the health benefits arising from ingredients of red wine.
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