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:

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