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longevity
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By Rena Crappell feed YOUR SOUL
The latest anti-aging discovery is red wine,
a naturally fermented living food!
FIND ORGANIC WINE
Want to purchase organic wine but don’t
know where to start? OrganicWineFind.
com is dedicated to helping consumers discover
organic wines and where they can be purchased.
The site features 700 of the top organic and
biodynamic vineyards in the world, and more
than 3000 organic wines. According to the
website, “there’s thousands of organic wines
that don’t advertise themselves as organic,”
making it difficult for consumers to find.
The free resource offers two ways to search
for wine: sort by list of stores and the organic
options they currently sell, or sort by a list of
organic wine availability in your regional area,
then select the store you want to purchase at.
Wines can be narrowed down by price, variety,
wine type and country of origin.
Red wine has been shown to an effective way of extending the life span wiIn-nVeoflmtiaosiorred,tFserehornuceahltPbaeheinlosasdotmphbemor,ou1ed6n9dyt4-is.c17,i7n8e
protect against cardiovascular of lab animals. Studies with humans are
disease and cancer, lower more difficult to monitor, but there have Is there another way to activate these
cholesterol, strengthen bones, help control been some noteworthy reports that are longevity genes without restricting calories?
blood sugar levels, and increase energy consistent with the findings of the animal In 2003 David Sinclair, MD, at Harvard
production. Now, more than a decade of studies; calorie restriction increases life span Medical School, found a way to duplicate
research points to the possibility that red and reduces age-related diseases. the benefits of a calorie restricted diet
wine is also anti-aging. by using resveratrol found in red wine. By
Resveratrol, a polyphenolic compound The red wine connection lies in the producing the same effects as the calorie
found in red wine, has been in the spotlight mechanism by which calorie restriction restricted conditions that activate the
of the longevity studies. How did scientists affects cellular activity. Certain genes, called sirtuins, resveratrol could lead to greater
make the connection between longevity sirtuins, are activated when a person takes longevity and better health.
and resveratrol? in about 40 percent less calories than
Clive M. McCay, a nutritional scientist at generally recommended.These genes are With hundreds of studies showing
Cornell University in the 1930s, discovered responsible for the longevity factor of evidence that red wine in moderation
that a calorie restricted diet enabled calorie-restricted diets. is beneficial to our health and can add
animals to live longer. Other scientists years to our life, why not have a glass with
have confirmed that calorie restriction is dinner? Enjoy!
MAKE IT RED
When making sauces, try replacing sugar or
sweetener with red wine.You get the benefit of
an antioxidant plus sweet flavor. We recommend
“Your Daily Red,” a sulfite-free organic red wine.
38 INSPIRE HEALTH July § August 2015
...theRseEcrDet toWlivinIgNloEnger?
By Rena Crappell feed YOUR SOUL
The latest anti-aging discovery is red wine,
a naturally fermented living food!
FIND ORGANIC WINE
Want to purchase organic wine but don’t
know where to start? OrganicWineFind.
com is dedicated to helping consumers discover
organic wines and where they can be purchased.
The site features 700 of the top organic and
biodynamic vineyards in the world, and more
than 3000 organic wines. According to the
website, “there’s thousands of organic wines
that don’t advertise themselves as organic,”
making it difficult for consumers to find.
The free resource offers two ways to search
for wine: sort by list of stores and the organic
options they currently sell, or sort by a list of
organic wine availability in your regional area,
then select the store you want to purchase at.
Wines can be narrowed down by price, variety,
wine type and country of origin.
Red wine has been shown to an effective way of extending the life span wiIn-nVeoflmtiaosiorred,tFserehornuceahltPbaeheinlosasdotmphbemor,ou1ed6n9dyt4-is.c17,i7n8e
protect against cardiovascular of lab animals. Studies with humans are
disease and cancer, lower more difficult to monitor, but there have Is there another way to activate these
cholesterol, strengthen bones, help control been some noteworthy reports that are longevity genes without restricting calories?
blood sugar levels, and increase energy consistent with the findings of the animal In 2003 David Sinclair, MD, at Harvard
production. Now, more than a decade of studies; calorie restriction increases life span Medical School, found a way to duplicate
research points to the possibility that red and reduces age-related diseases. the benefits of a calorie restricted diet
wine is also anti-aging. by using resveratrol found in red wine. By
Resveratrol, a polyphenolic compound The red wine connection lies in the producing the same effects as the calorie
found in red wine, has been in the spotlight mechanism by which calorie restriction restricted conditions that activate the
of the longevity studies. How did scientists affects cellular activity. Certain genes, called sirtuins, resveratrol could lead to greater
make the connection between longevity sirtuins, are activated when a person takes longevity and better health.
and resveratrol? in about 40 percent less calories than
Clive M. McCay, a nutritional scientist at generally recommended.These genes are With hundreds of studies showing
Cornell University in the 1930s, discovered responsible for the longevity factor of evidence that red wine in moderation
that a calorie restricted diet enabled calorie-restricted diets. is beneficial to our health and can add
animals to live longer. Other scientists years to our life, why not have a glass with
have confirmed that calorie restriction is dinner? Enjoy!
MAKE IT RED
When making sauces, try replacing sugar or
sweetener with red wine.You get the benefit of
an antioxidant plus sweet flavor. We recommend
“Your Daily Red,” a sulfite-free organic red wine.
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