Read about this French “secret,” and then comment below to enter to win it! 6 FOFs will win.
Americans are obsessed with the way French women eat. They appear to subsist on butter, cheese, pastries, red meat--not to mention cigarettes and red wine--yet they manage to stay trim and youthful from their
berets to their
Louboutins. Plus, they have a lower incidence of heart disease and diabetes than American women.
Books such as
French Women Don’t Get Fat credit France’s smaller portions, active lifestyle and emphasis on fresh, organic food. These certainly play a role. But a recent study at Harvard suggests that one finicky little chemical compound
–resveratrol–may also deserve credit.
“Resveratrol is found on the skin and vines of red-wine grapes,” says Dr. Heather Hausenblas, PhD., an exercise and diet expert at the University of Florida, and the science advisor to
ResVitale, a company that makes resveratrol supplements. “It’s a potent antioxidant that protects the plants against extreme weather, bugs and other environmental stresses.”
In 2006, investigators at
Harvard Medical School and the National Institute of Aging found that mice treated with resveratrol lived longer, more active, healthier lives–despite being fed a high-fat, high-calorie diet. They tested three groups of mice: One was fed a standard diet (SD), one was fed a high-calorie, high-fat diet (HC) and one was fed a high-calorie, high-fat diet with resveratrol (HCR). “After six months, resveratrol essentially prevented most of the negative side effects of the high calorie diet in mice,” said Rafael de Cabo, Ph.D., the study’s co-senior investigator. It protected the mice against heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses typically associated with a diet high in red meat, cheese and pastries.
But, don’t run for that bottle of merlot just yet. According to Dr. Hausenblas, the average bottle of red wine has 2-4 milligrams of resveratrol--but studies typically use doses of 250-1000mg. Also, not all wine is equally potent. “We source our resveratrol from organic grapes grown by traditional French methods," Hausenblas explains. "If the grapes are chemically treated with pesticides and herbicides--as they are in most vineyards--they don’t produce as much resveratrol, because they don’t need to protect themselves.” Hausenblas recommends taking a supplement with 250-500mg of
organic resveratrol a day, although studies have shown is that up to 1000 mg a day is “well tolerated in humans.”
In December, we sent
a resveratrol supplement to a group of FOF beauty testers to try out for one month.
See their results for yourself, here.
Then, comment below to be one of 6 FOF women who will receive a month’s supply of ResVitale’s Resveratrol 250mg supplements to try for yourself.
(See all our past winners, here.) (See official rules, here.) Contest closes February 29, 2012 at midnight E.S.T.
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I’d love to try!
I am intrigued. I would love a chance at trying this. I have heard a great deal about the benefits of red wine but never Resveratrol. The word does have “vera” in it so it must be true!
I would love to try a 30-day supply of ResVitale’s Resveratrol. I’ve heard so much about Resveratrol and the great results women had using it. I have deep wrinkle lines on my forehead, and try to cover them up with bangs, but bangs can be annoying. If the product works, I’ll have found a more organic way to treat wrinkles than going the Botox route.
I would love to test this product, as I really need to lose about 35 pounds!
I would love to try the reveratrol supplement. Mostly because it protects against heart disease and diabetes. Diabetes runs in my family on both sides. I don’t have it now but I would like to protect myself from getting it. I would love to test this product.
Would Absolutely Love to test this product and report my results
Yes…Yes…Yes ! O would love to try this product!
I would be interested in trying it!
Gosh, I’d love to receive a month’s worth of the supplement. I drink the Reservatrol juices that are available at Walmart. I find them tasty but the calories add up.
BRing on the eclairs! The ones at the top of this article look YUMMY.
Would love the opportunity to try this..
I don’t drink alcohol, so I won’t get the benefits from wine! I think I would be a great candidate to test this product, it sounds like a miracle and I love to investigate “miracles.”
Not into cigarettes, wine or red meat, but bring on those French pastries! I’ve read a lot about resveratrol and would love to try it out!
But weight loss? Does it help with that. Also French women are not skinny. They are just less obese.
I do not drink wine, and so I would love to be chosen to test try Resveratrol supplements. The benefits certainly are appeeling!
Would love to try it!
After reading other members comments regarding resvitale I would like to try this product. Many of the FOF members stated they saw results within the trial period, which is impressive.
I think that if this product could give me that extra youthful look I would love to try it and see the results. Plus the healthy benefits it would provide.
Sign me up for the supplement. At 50+, not going to give the year, I hope to live a long healthy life. Resveratrol sounds like the answer I need.
This seems to be a well-studied supplement for me to try. As I get older, I find the need for something in addition to diet and exercise for my changing metabolism and this might be the ticket! Thanks.
With my metabolism changing, I do struggle with weight gain. It’d be so good to find something that could help me combat that.
I’d love to test the resveratrol in this offer. Who am i to argue with the science of red grapes in any form!
I think I am part French, but still get fat!
I have read about Resveratrol and it sounds like an ideal way to boost my health without drinking wine…wine brings on the heat for me so, reluctantly, I have given it up….would love the benefits though-can’t wait to try it!
I’m moving to France!
The French have it good! I’m moving there!
I would love to try this product! I would probably go ahead and purchase another 30 days when finished though, I am not sure 30 days would be enough time to see if this miracle potion really has an impact.
Have a great day!
Debi
I have been wanting to try this type of product for a while, I have not heard enough positives results about it. I do agree that 30 days is probably not enough time for positive effects but if I win the prize, I will definitely go on and purchase another bottle to make a 60 day trial period, I should know more after that.
Thanks FOF!
Lelani
Sounds interesting..But the bottom line is if you don’t eat in excess (like most americans) you can indulge here and there in small amounts. There is no ‘secret’ to weight loss. Eat less and move!
I would love to try this restervol product. I’ve looked at other rest of all products but none of them said that they were organic!
Would love to test this amazing product.
Would love to test this product.
Count me skeptical. Willing to try it, and if it convinces me, that’s a strong testimonial.
The latest diet craze? Well, who knows, but I’d love to try it and see if it works!
I’ve heard of this and I really want to try it. It’s available at my local health food store, but it is about $75 for a month’s supply, so it would be great to be able to test it out first!
resveratrol sounds like the supplement of the century! I want some!!
sound like one would have to drink a lot of red wine to experience the benefits, so in that case, I’d love to join the test group and try your tablets! sounds very interesting.
I like the comments from your testers and would love to try this product and see if it works for me!
French women also WALK WALK WALK…but I have also heard the benefits of reservitrol and would love to test and report back….