Thursday June 5 / 2008

Thursday June 5 / 2008

12:10: The Health Roundup with Jay McQueen.


12:13: Beach season is getting close! Time to whip it into shape!
Guest: Ernie Schramayr over at All Canadian Fitness.

12:20: Our favourite local chiropractors are back in the house.
Guests: Dr. Kathryn Wheatley and Dr. Jim Lamontagne, Regent Health and Chiropractic Centre over on Locke Street.

12:35: Diabetes and foot care go hand in hand. Or, is that foot in foot?
Guest: Dr. Perry Mayer, Mayer Institute for Advanced Diabetic Foot care.

12:45: Rexall Pharmacy segment.
Guest: Hilton

Red Wine's Anti-Ageing ingredient does it again!

Fountain of Youth? Scientists have discovered a link between red wine and healthy hearts. Red wine may be next best thing to the fabled "elixir of youth", new research suggests. A compound in the skin of red grapes has been found to curb the effects of aging, even when taken in tiny doses. Scientists believe the discovery, made in mice, may explain the so-called "French paradox". Experts have long puzzled over the fact that people in regions of France where food is soaked in saturated fat have astonishingly healthy hearts and arteries. Plant chemicals in red wine, which often accompanies French meals, have been suggested as a possible explanation. The new study highlights one compound, resveratrol, which is known to have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Experiments in mice indicated that low doses of resveratrol mimic the effects of calorie restriction to combat ageing. previous research has shown that reducing dietary calories by 20-30% can extend lifespan and prevent genetic changes linked to ageing in a range of animals. The study found that low doses of resveratrol blocked harmful changes in 92% of the heart genes. At the same time , declines in heart function associated with ageing were also prevented. Resveratrol is produced naturally by plants when they are under attack by bacteria or fungi. The compound is abundant in the skin of red grapes. Its concentration in red wine varies greatly depending on the grape variety. Normal levels are between 0.2 and 5.8 milligrams per litre, but wines produced from muscadine grapes may have more than 40 milligrams per litre. Smaller amounts of resveratrol are also found in bluberries, bilberries, cranberries and peanuts.

Rexall #0202 Nadine Janacek Blog Reporter