Healthy Cooking 101

Please Join Dr. Kim & Nola Daniel CNC for Workshop on Health Cooking 101 July 26, 2008 2 PM to 5 PM. Cost is $ 50 per person.

Contact dcarey@welljourney.com or call 678.814.1333 x 1. Space limited to 6 people.

Red Wine May Slow Aging

NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/health/research/04aging.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogi ) article cites a drug company sponsored start up firm performing research on creating a medication that mimics resveratrol, a compound found in wine.

Resveratrol is a natural compound found in grapes, mulberries, peanuts, and other plants or food products, especially red wine, that may protect against cancer and cardiovascular disease by acting as an antioxidant, antimutagen, and anti-inflammatory. (American Heritage Dictionary)

The article points out that the original research dose on mice was equivalent to 35 bottles a day of red wine. Resveratrol can also be obtained in the form of capsules marketed by several companies. It is postulated by the researchers resveratrol can mimic many of the effects of a caloric-restricted diet “at doses that can readily be achieved in humans.”

My teacher Dr. Andrew Weil states that we can obtain resveratrol simply by eating more fruits with deep red and purple color, such as grapes, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and cranberries.