Yep, resveratrol is good stuff. Here is a tid-bit from our site -
http://www.primordialperformance.com/derm_sust_intro.cfm
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An interesting effect seen with resveratrol is its ability to antagonize estrogen at the estrogen receptor (ER) by acting as a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) 5,12,13 This partly explains the effects resveratrol has on LH & FSH release. The action can be explained by comparing resveratrol to other SERM's such as clomid & nolvadex. Fortunately, it appears resveratrol's benefit is not associated with the toxic side effects of clomid and nolvadex such as liver stress, DNA damage, reduced sex drive, and reduced fertility. 5,12-22
Aside from simply reducing and antagonizing estrogen, resveratrol has been under intense research for its chemo-preventative effects in breast and prostate cancer.24-27 It also appears that resveratrol has potential for the treatment of metabolic syndrome, by increasing mitochondrial function and insulin sensitivity. 28 In a recent animal study, high doses of resveratrol were able to increase mitochondrial energy expenditure in fat tissue, while increasing mitochondrial concentration in muscle tissue. That's right, resveratrol was able to chemically remodel muscle tissue for increased physical output, without exercise. It was well summarized here by M Lagouge et al. –
“resveratrol could hence be viewed as a performance enhancing drug, which, in contrast to other pharmacological mediators, such as anabolic steroids, improves performance by changing myo-fiber specificity rather than increasing muscle mass”
(Referrences in the above link)
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-Pp