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Today I want to share with you a paper I recently came across which documents the benefits of Resveratol supplementation.

Resveratrol is a key ingredient in our Integra Nutrition Longevity Sciences GenZogenol-R formulation which was designed to target the aging process at the DNA level.

You can find out more about the GenZogenol-R formulation on the Integra Nutrition website – or contact me directly:

Phone: 778-227-4952

Email: Rob@RobLamberton.com

In addition to Resveratrol we have included in the GeZogenol formulation Pterostilbene which is often described as a “Methylated Resveratrol”.

Resveratrol and Pterostilbene work synergistically when taken together however there are some significant differences between them:

“Pterostilbene is described as a methylated resveratrol which has a much longer half life vs. resveratrol: 14 minutes for resveratrol vs. 105 minutes for pterostilbene, pterostilbene is also more bioavailable – 80% vs. resveratrol – 20%. better metabolic activity vs. resveratrol, it is also a (PPARа) agonist.”

This paper describes how Resveratrol “Prolongs Lifespan And Delays Onset Of Aging-related Traits”.

Following is an article from Science Daily on this paper as well as a link to the paper.

From the paper:

“Resveratrol appears to be the first molecule to consistently cause life extension across very different animal groups such as worms, insects, and fish, and it could become the starting molecule for the design drugs for the prevention of human aging-related diseases”.

Regards,

Rob

Natural Compound Prolongs Lifespan And Delays Onset Of Aging-related Traits In A Short-lived Vertebrate

Summary: By studying a particularly short-lived fish species, researchers have been able to show that a natural compound previously shown to extend lifespan in non-vertebrate organisms can also do so in at least one vertebrate species. The findings, reported by Alessandro Cellerino of the Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, and colleagues, support the potential utility of the compound in human aging research.

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By studying a particularly short-lived fish species, researchers have been able to show that a natural compound previously shown to extend lifespan in non-vertebrate organisms can also do so in at least one vertebrate species. The findings, reported by Alessandro Cellerino of the Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, and colleagues, support the potential utility of the compound in human aging research.

The development of drugs able to retard the onset of aging-related diseases and improve quality of life in the elderly is a growing focus of aging research and public health in modern society. But the successful development of drugs aimed at aging-related diseases needs to face the challenge posed by the lifespan of the available animal models–mammalian models for aging are relatively long-lived and aren’t as easily studied as shorter-lived species.

Resveratrol is an organic compound naturally present in grapes–and particularly enriched in red wine–and was previously shown to prolong lifespan in non-vertebrate model organisms such as yeast, the worm C. elegans, and the fruit fly Drosophila. However, until now, life-long pharmacological trials were performed in the worm or fly model organisms because of their very small size, very short natural lifespan, and affordable cultivation costs. Laboratory mice, on the other hand, live more than two years and are relatively expensive to maintain, making large-scale, life-long pharmacological trials in mice unaffordable.

Recently, a small fish species with a captive lifespan of only three months was described by Cellerino and colleagues. In the new work, the researchers used this short-lived fish to test the effects of resveratrol on aging-related physiological decay. The researchers added resveratrol to daily fish food and found that this treatment increased longevity and also retarded the onset of aging-related decays in memory and muscular performance.

Resveratrol appears to be the first molecule to consistently cause life extension across very different animal groups such as worms, insects, and fish, and it could become the starting molecule for the design drugs for the prevention of human aging-related diseases.

The researchers include Dario R. Valenzano of Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy; Alessandro Cellerino of Scuola Normale Superiore and Istituto di Neuroscienze del CNR in Pisa Italy; Eva Terzibasi and Tyrone Genade of Istituto di Neuroscienze del CNR in Pisa Italy; Antonino Cattaneo of European Brain Research Institute and Lay Line Genomics S.p.A. in Rome, Italy; Luciano Domenici of Istituto di Neuroscienze del CNR in Pisa, Italy and Universita dell’Aquila in L’Aquila, Italy. This work was financed by Lay Line Genomics S.p.A., which holds the rights for commercial exploitation of the model.

Valenzano et al.: “Resveratrol Prolongs Lifespan and Retards the Onset of Age-Related Markers in a Short-Lived Vertebrate.” Publishing in Current Biology 16, 296-300, February 7, 2006. DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2005.12.038. www.current-biology.com


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Today I want to share with you an article which appeared today in the weekly Fight Aging newsletter.

The Fight Aging newsletter is free and is published and sent out weekly on Sundays.

It is the best source I know of as a summary of current developments in the area of aging research.

This article discusses the concept that age-related degeneration of joints – specifically cartilage is associated with inflammation, which I am sure for most of you is a well known basic concept.

It mentions two key concepts: the Inflammasome as well as Cellular Senescence.

If you are not familiar with the concept of the Inflammasome I have included a link and abstract from a paper published in Nature at the end of this article.

Regarding cellular senescence, I have previously written an article on this topic in October of last year –

Here is a link to the article if you want to review it.

Cellular senescence has been identified as a key factor contributing to the aging process, and it is a key target for both big Pharma as well as Biotech companies to develop compounds which target and destroy senescent cells – referred to as “Senolytics”.

There are currently human drug trials being conducted with senolytic compounds to target senesecent cells (sometimes referred to as “zombie cells” in the common literature) and  I am of the opinion that awareness of this concept will be well established within the general population within probably 12 – 24 months – and I don’t think there is any doubt that health care practitioners across the spectrum will be utilizing senolytic compounds in their practice to target age related degenerative conditions.

Our Activity Relating to Senolytics

I have been extensively researching this topic of cellular senescence and senolytic compounds for approximately two years now and our company is in the final stages of application preparation for an NPN for a natural source senolytic formulation,
so hopefully within about six months or so we will have our formulation approved such that we can bring it to the market:

I will provide you with further information on this topic as we progress towards our product launch.

To my knowledge, at this stage there are no specific natural compound formulations which target cellular senescence – anywhere in the world.

Following is the article: one key takeaway from this article and additional reading I have done on this topic is that senolytic compounds may provide a key approach to arthritic conditions.

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Image from the HeartMath Institute Website

In this posting, we discuss Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and its potential profound effects on general health – and specific health issues.

Overview

Here is an overview of the concept of HRV from the Tropos Therapeutic Center in Wichita, Kansas:

What is Heart Rate Variability and Why is it important?

Prior to the early 70’s, researchers believed that the brain was the control center for all organs in the body. Then some new research began to show that the heart has its own nervous system, its own intelligence, and that the brain and heart are in a two way communication link, influencing each other in a synchronized dance.

Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to the beat-to-beat alterations in heart rate or pulse. HRV is now understood to be reflective of inner emotional states and level of stress.

Research on HRV has shown that disturbed emotional states lead to increased disorder in the heart’s rhythms and in the autonomic nervous system, thereby adversely affecting the rest of the body. Alternately, positive emotions create increased harmony and coherence in heart rhythms. Increased coherence improves balance in the nervous system and the whole body’s functioning.

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In this edition of my newsletter, we highlight an article from Ben Greenfield’s website: Ben Greenfield Fitness.

If you are not familiar with Ben’s website, it is definitely worth checking out: it is one of our favourite podcast sources.

This article highlights even more dramatic evidence regarding the profound health benefits of ketones, the ketogenic state and the Ketogenic diet.

Included is reference to recent published research from Reggie Veech, PhD who is one of the top ketosis researchers which suggests that being in a ketogenic state may influence longevity (in addition to quality of life).

In my opinion and based upon my clinical experience nothing works better to bring a patient’s metabolism back into balance from what I would refer to as “Diabesity Spectrum Metabolic Dysregulation”.

Following is Ben’s article.

From the article:

But I recently learned something about ketones that I never before fully realized, something that inspired me to begin knocking back a daily dose of beta-hydroxy-butyrate (BHB) ketone salts prior to my afternoon/early evening workouts -workouts that I’d normally, up until the recent past, enter into in a completely fasted state having not eaten lunch for the previous 4-6 hours.

The reason is because ketone bodies have now been proven to have some pretty potent anti-aging, longevity enhancing properties.

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