| Researchers are still seeing whether or not the | | | | Wrinkle Cure. |
| supplements are the proverbial Fountain of Youth, | | | | It's quotes like these that have everyone talking |
| but the same chemical has been proven to be | | | | about Resveratrol supplements. But does |
| very healthy, even at a fraction of the dosage. | | | | Resveratrol work? |
| Resveratrol is in red wine, at least in small | | | | Now researchers say that by condensing the |
| amounts, and research done a decade ago | | | | chemical into supplements and Resveratrol |
| proved that the red wine benefits. Scientists | | | | vitamins, diseases of old age could come much |
| looked into so called "French Diet" and found that | | | | later in life. |
| the antioxidants in red wine helped cells live longer | | | | "Our goal is to prevent is to prevent and forestall |
| -- prolonging life and cutting down on disease. | | | | many of the diseases that strike us when we |
| "Forget dieting, forget the sweaty business of | | | | reach 50, 60, 70," said Dr. Christoph Westfall, of |
| working out -- just pop a pill and you're in guilt | | | | the biotechnology startup Sirtris. "If the promise |
| free, couch potato paradise," said 60 Minutes | | | | holds true, I think this has the chance to change |
| correspondent Morley Safer. | | | | healthcare." |
| "Resveratrol seeks out the aging gene and shuts | | | | And though human studies haven't started on |
| it off," said Dr. David Sinclare. | | | | Resveratrol benefits, it's shown great promise in |
| "If the promise holds true, I think this has the | | | | mice. A popular study shows two mice running on |
| chance to change healthcare," said researcher Dr. | | | | mini treadmills, the mouse that received |
| Kristoff Westfall. | | | | Resveratrol can keep up pace far longer, even |
| "Resveratrol could be one of the genetic keys | | | | though it's obese. The study had some calling |
| that could reset our biological clock," said Barabara | | | | Resveratrol an exercise pill. Which spread like |
| Walters. | | | | wildfire on the news and the internet. |
| "Antioxidants can impede and even repair the | | | | So time will tell if Resveratrol is really as good as |
| damage to skin cells that come with aging... Soft, | | | | they are saying, but research has proven that the |
| radiant, younger-looking skin is the gratifying | | | | same antioxidants in red wine are extremely |
| result," said Dr. Nicholas Perricone, author of the | | | | healthy -- even at 1,000th the dosage. |