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July 4, 2011: by Bill Sardi
A scientific review reveals resveratrol (rez-vair-aw-troll), known as a red wine molecule, simultaneously removes fatty plaques from arteries and the brain via its ability to control copper.
In 2009 researchers demonstrated resveratrol’s ability to inhibit cholesterol plaque accumulation (atherosclerosis) in arteries by its ability to promote efflux (exit) of cholesterol from the liver rather than interfere with cholesterol production in the liver as statin drugs do. Via its ability to bind with copper, resveratrol negates unbound copper’s susceptibility to harden cholesterol and form arterial plaque.
In a lab dish, resveratrol’s ability to reduce oxidation (hardening) of cholesterol (LDL- low-density lipoproteins) “was found to be mainly due to its capacity to chelate copper.”
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