Grape Seed Extract, Resveratrol Cause Cancer Cells To Die

By Author: Dr. Victor Marchione
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You might have heard about the health benefits of
resveratrol. It has been in the news for the past couple of
years. Resveratrol comes from the skin of grapes and has
been touted as an amazing cholesterol-buster and
antioxidant.

It's not surprising, then, that researchers at Colorado State
University just completed a new study examining the
health
benefits of grape seed extract and resveratrol together.

The U.S. researchers found that grape seed extract could
inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells in the laboratory.
Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in
men and women.

It seems that grape seed extract starts something called
"apoptosis." Apoptosis is a process in which cells are
programmed to die. Unlike cell death due to injury, for
example, apoptosis is a beneficial process. When the fetus
is growing in the womb, apoptosis causes cell death in the
fingers and toes, so that they can separate into individual
digits. There ...
... are many, many other examples of beneficial
cell death.

In this particular study, apoptosis appeared to kill off colon
cancer cells before they could divide and multiply. In
addition, grape seed extract and resveratrol together
seemed
to have an even more potent effect when it came to killing
off the cancer cells. Researchers hope that this combined
attack might work through different stages of colon cancer
tumor growth and, in particular, that it will stop tumor
growth at very early stages of the disease.

You can boost your resistance to disease simply by adding
grapes to your diet. Grapes are rich in something called
"anthocyanins." Anthocyanins have strong antioxidant
properties and have shown anti-tumor effects in previous
clinical studies.

Try adding grape products, including grape juice and grape
wine, to your weekly diet. Many people find they can have

a glass of red wine with dinner and benefit from the
resveratrol without having to worry about any side effects
the alcohol may cause.

Grape seed extract can be found at natural pharmacies and
at your local health food store.

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