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Resveratrol- Is it Beneficial

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Resveratrol

Resveratrol is a chemical compound that is found in several plants. It is also produced by chemical synthesis in a laboratory. It is called phytoalexin as well. Several benefits have been reported in various mice after the experiment which revealed benefits including anti inflammatory, anti cancer, blood sugar lowering properties. These results have not been replicated in humans yet.

Benefits of Resveratrol

Resveratrol can also be found in red wine, grapes, berries, peanuts, some pine trees including Japanese knotweed. It is now sold as a nutritional supplement. Red Wine is considered to have the highest content of resveratrol among other food substances. Resveratrol has very powerful antioxidant properties which protect the human body against stress from the environment. These antioxidants repair the damaging particles in the human body. Resveratrol is also seen in fighting cancer in the initial stages as well as during progression of the disease. It can prevent blood platelet aggregation which can lead to blood clots. This is the main reason of heart attack in several cases.

In a recent study it was found that, Resveratrol increases the life expectancy in worms, fish and yeasts. In some cases it has increased the life span by about 70%.

There is wide and detailed information(Fight Rose Pests With Beneficial Insects) that is available over the internet regarding how resveratrol increases life expectancy. This is very useful information for research scholars

The Benefits Of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

One of the most frequent operations that have been undertaken annually in the United States is the Gastric bypass with almost 140,000 surgeries being performed every year. As a result of advanced technology, a number of laparoscopy hospitals and its surgeons are shifting to the laparoscopic version even though the traditional open procedure is still very common.

However, the new approach requires that the surgeon has undergone a laparoscopic training program and understands the nitty-gritty of the procedure. Some of the advantages of the laparoscopic method are:

I. Patients undergo and experience lesser pain and blood loss which means that they experience a much speedier recovery. This lessens the risk of developing pneumonia, bed sores, blood clots and other problems that can occur due to immobility.

II. As the procedure is conducted with the help of magnifying instruments, the precision rate is much higher than that of traditional procedure as the surgeons have access to details that are not visible in the other method.

III. Lesser anesthesia-related complications arise as the surgery is much quicker than the open procedure. The patient spends lesser time in the operating room thus reducing the requirements of anesthesia.

IV. Patients have to endure much lesser post-operative pain and stress and whatever little pain that arises can be dealt easily with paracetamols and codeine.

V. Possibilities of subsequent complications, or infections or a hernia gets drastically reduced as the procedure requires only five or lesser incisions in the body thus elevating the chances of speedier recovery.
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