Resveratrol’s On A Roll with Hu Zhang
by Jennifer Savedge, Healthy Living Article

Need another good reason to try Zyflamend? It contains an herb called Hu Zhang that is one of nature’s richest sources of Resveratrol, a compound considered one of the most promising biomedical advancements of the past year. Recent studies have linked Resveratrol consumption to a range of beneficial health effects, including enhanced vitality of the mind and body. If it is not already, this nutrient should be part of your daily regimen. Here’s why…

Clinical studies provide convincing evidence that Resveratrol can stall the aging process and reduce the incidence of many of the diseases linked to aging. Indeed, Resveratrol has been proven to extend the life span of every species that it has been administered to, from fruit flies, to worms, to fish. A recent study, published in November of last year, found that this powerful ingredient has the same life-extending effect on warm-blooded mammals.

This exciting study, published in the journal Nature, followed three groups of middle-aged mice that were fed three distinctly different diets. The first group was fed a standard diet, the second group was fed a high-calorie, high-fat diet, and the third group was given a high-calorie, high-fat diet as well as a supplemental dose of Resveratrol. As could be expected, the mice fed the high-calorie, high-fat diet died at a younger age and had a much greater incidence of weight gain, fatty livers, diabetes, and inflammation in heart tissue than the mice that were fed the standard diet. However, the third group of mice; those fed a high calorie, high-fat diet along with Resveratrol developed none of the medical problems associated with the second group. In fact, they maintained a physiology comparable to lean mice. Resveratrol-fed mice also outperformed both the first and second groups of mice on tests of physical performance, and their risk of death was reduced by 30 percent!

The results of this study were collaborated by a concurrent study, led by Johan Auwerx, a scientist at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cell Biology in Illkirch, France. This study found that mice that were treated with Resveratrol were leaner and developed more efficient muscles than those who were not given the supplement. In an interview with the New York Times, Dr. Auwerx said “Resveratrol makes you look like a trained athlete without the training.”

These results were exciting enough, but additional studies published over the last few years show that Resveratrol may also protect against many of the diseases that often go along with old age, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's; diseases that can significantly reduce the quality of a person’s life.

Resveratrol is a natural molecule commonly found in foods such as raspberries, peanuts, cranberries, and grapes. Red wine contains trace amounts of this nutrient, which is why its consumption is often linked with numerous health benefits. However, there really is not enough Resveratrol in red wine to make it an ideal dietary source. Nature’s richest source of Resveratrol can be found in the roots and stalks of the Japanese knotweed herb, also known as Hu Zhang (Polygonum cuspidatum), a primary component of Zyflamend by New Chapter.

In a recent study performed at Yangtze University in China, researchers found that Resveratrol has “less toxicity and higher efficiency in Polygonum cuspidate,” than in other sources . Each daily serving of Zyflamend gives you as much Resveratrol as drinking six glasses of red wine but without the headache!

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