Researchers have studied and continue to study the potential beneficial effects of resveratrol on laboratory animals and how it may apply to humans. The resveratrol benefits studied include anti-aging capabilities, heart protective abilities and anti-cancer properties.

For the anti-aging potential, resveratrol has been shown to activate a cell’s survival mechanism. This activation allows a cell a longer time to repair its DNA and promotes longevity. As a strong antioxidant, resveratrol will neutralize free radicals running around in the bloodstream. Free radicals are very unstable molecules created that will damage healthy cells and DNA in the body. By eliminating free radicals, resveratrol will slow age progression in humans.

Resveratrol’s antioxidant properties also have the potential to protect the heart by lowering low-density lipoproteins or (LDL) in the body’s bloodstream.

Resveratrol has also been shown to prevent the growth of several types of tumors. In fact, resveratrol has been shown to selectively target cancerous cells, so that they can be killed more effectively during radiation therapy. The list of tumors that resveratrol may help include prostate cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, melanoma, colon cancer and more.