Healthy Supplements

Wednesday February 16th
The Resveratrol Side Effects
With increasing demand for this super antioxidant, more people are asking about anyresveratrol side effects. There are some mild ones to be aware of and which can normally be eliminated by taking the optimum daily dose from a quality source.

Some volunteers taking very high doses have noted some negative resveratrol side effects, including diarrhoea, some thinning of the blood, headaches, insomnia and anxiety. These side effects are reversible, but it's recommended to increase dosages gradually, taking into consideration your body size and current health.

As all the research shows how this antioxidant can help to fight cancer in all stages, potentially prevent serious degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, give you powerful anti aging benefits and much more, some companies offer high unproven doses.

These can be around 500mg a day in powder form or in supplements without a special enteric coating. High doses that are released into your stomach can cause some of the mild resveratrol side effects mentioned earlier.

To avoid these side effects, you actually only need around 10mg a day from a combined supplement, as the other synergistic ingredients help to increase resveratrol's power and more importantly, its absorption.

Despite the rumours and the infamous CBS programme which implies you can get all the benefits by drinking red wine (if only it were true!), this is simply not the case. For a start, the negative effects of the alcohol would cancel out many of the benefits, especially as you would need to drink several litres a day.

In addition, studies showed that very little reaches the bloodstream from most sources, including red wine. You need additional ingredients like piperine from black pepper for example, to significantly increase the amount that gets into your bloodstream.

Another vital aspect and one which helps to reduce or eliminate any resveratrol side effects, is an enteric coating.

This prevents it being released into your stomach, causing upsets and destroying most of the benefits. Instead, the supplement is released in the upper intestine for the maximum health rewards.

Check the label or website to see if this coating is used and although it is more expensive, it will pay dividends for your health in the long run.

Now you know how to avoid the resveratrol side effects, you can get the maximum health benefits from it without any of the risks and improve your present and future health considerably.

If you want to find out more about the nutritional supplements that contain resveratrol my family and I use on a daily basis, you can learn more by clicking here.

To your good health,

Ric Hawkins