Red Wine Makes You Live Longer

The idea of gifting something to improve one's longevity until very recently would have been snake oil or crockery, but its time to revolutionize the choices. According to a recent study published in the Nov. 16 issue of journal Cell, it is the Red Wine which alone can actually do wonders to fight the aging factor.

According to the Cell article, the research was initiated on mice, which is giving excellent results to conclude over the notion, that Red Wine is substantially important for endurance.

"This is the first example of a drug that can apparently affect the whole aging process, not just this disease or that disease, but the mechanisms that allow these diseases to occur," said Felipe Sierra of the National Institute on Aging.

The conclusions drawn on the Cell article was actually a joint effort of Sirtris Pharmaceuticals and the University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, which is a significant work because it shows that a SIRT-1 activator can actually protect against metabolic disease, highlighting the therapeutic potential of sirtuins.

"The idea of giving someone anything to improve their longevity until very recently would have been considered snake oil or crockery," said Stephen Helfand of Brown University. "But here we are possibly being able to move out of the laboratory from extending the lives of flies, worms and mice to humans a lot sooner than we thought."

"In the elderly, many of the disorders that occur with aging occur because of muscle weakness," Helfand said. "This makes you wonder what would happen if you took an older individual and revved up their mitochondria with resveratrol. You could imagine that it could have a profound positive effect on their health."

The thing responsible for this is Resveratrol, which is found in red wine along with grapes and other foods, including peanuts.

Researchers recently demonstrated resveratrol did the same thing for mammals in a study involving laboratory mice. High doses of the compound neutralized the ill effects of a high-fat, high-calorie diet, extending the animals' life spans and preventing adverse effects on their livers and hearts.

The team found that resveratrol activated the SIRT1 gene, which actually triggers the activity of mitochondria which are the so-called tiny energy factories of the cellular system. By activating mitochondria, resveratrol causes the cells to burn more energy than they normally could.

Thus it comes out finally that, Red Wine is an essential part of our diet which has not been noticed for a long time. But now its time to act smart and get closer to the Red Wine.