Resveratrol has been the subject of some of the most exciting anti-aging research in decades.  In a new study, Harvard researchers may have found a way to counter the negative effects of a high-calorie diet loaded with trans fats. And it's done using one of natures finest products - grapes.  This flavonoid (resveratrol) found in red grape skins, may soon become one of the most prized molecules on earth. It is so tiny that it penetrates the wall of almost any cell in an organism. It continues into the cell nucleus, to the cell's genetic machinery. There, resveratrol selectively switches on genes that aid the survival of an organism. It switches off genes involved in the initial and progression of disease, blocking replication of bacteria, virtues, fungi, and tumor cells.

New studies show it slows the onset of virtually all of the aging diseases: heart, arthritis, cancers, and Alzheimer' s. Other new discoveries show it does still more - repairs alcohol damaged livers, slows bone loss (osteoporosis), boosts endurance, promotes hair growth, and re-energizes cells.

Now an authoritative gene array study, conducted by researchers at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital and Lifegen Technologies, shows that a dose of resveratrol produces a gene activation profile similar to a calorie restricted diet. (Weight loss occurs naturally with a calorie-restricted diet. Therefore, since the gene activation profile is similar to a calorie-restricted diet, weight loss should occur)

HOW IT WORKS: Mitochondria are the little furnaces inside the nucleus of your cells that burn nutrients and fats into energy. The more energy your body produces, the faster your metabolism. And a faster metabolism helps you burn unnecessary fats before they get stored in your body and affect your health and weight. Unfortunately, as we age, our mitochondria begin to deteriorate and our metabolism begins to slow. The good news is that resveratrol increases mitochondria production.

Resveratrol has also proven to be a highly effective antioxidant in regenerating skin cells and slows down or stops the free-radical induced aging of the skin.

Amazing what Mother Nature puts in a tiny grape, isn't it?