Another popular promoter of resveratrol is Dr. Sinclair, who is partly responsible for the discovery. Dr. Westphl and David Sinclair are two biochemist at Harvard have studied genetic components related to aging for the past years. When they discovered resveratrol, it was a break-through.
At the moment they focus all their efforts on a certain gene, the sirtuin gene, which can be found in human, animals and even plants. Under normal circumstances the sirtuin gene is inactive. But when it is activated it could trigger everything we need to live a longer life. Longevity is one step closer!
Sinclair has run so many tests that he also found many compounds that could help to prevent heart-diseases. His discovery has the chance to change the aging process completely.
The company GlaxoSmithKline purchased Dr. Sinclair’s and Dr. Westphl’s start-up for nearly $750 million. I believe this number reflects how important this discovery is.
If you haven’t seen the news entry on 60 minutes, where Dr. Sinclair is talking about resveratrol on tv, then you can watch it here:
Dr. Oz explains to Oprah how a calorie-restricted diet could be key to anti-aging
Resveratrol has been featured on CBS News. Sinclair, a Harvard scientist who specializes in the genetic compounds of aging explained Resveratrol. He stated that an active sirtuin gene is able to increase the lifespan. It’s also activated on a calorie restrictive (CR) diet.
Calorie restricted resveratrol has been proven to be very effective and even Dr Oz recommends a calorie-restricted diet.
A study on monkey for nearly 2 decades really showed how effective it can be and CBS reports the results to date have been simply amazing. Monkeys consuming 30% less calories not only look younger, but also have a healthier appearance and a lower rate of arthritis. Monkey’s that were fed a normal calorie diet had more cases of cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
However, according to CBS calorie restriction for the general population is unthinkable and therefore success from CR is most likely out of reach for most. The sirtuin gene might be the key to everything and scientists like Sinclair try to determine how else we can trigger this gene to aid in the longevity process.
Sinclair has high hopes that sooner or later a 90 year old will be able to play a game of tennis or attend their great grandchildren’s graduations. He thinks it’s our best hope yet for a longer healther life.
