David Sinclair· PhD
Well, plants have sirtuin genes and they need to survive just like we do. And they make these polyphenols in order to survive when they run out of, or running out of water and nutrients-
The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Well, plants have sirtuin genes and they need to survive just like we do. And they make these polyphenols in order to survive when they run out of, or running out of water and nutrients-
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And so when you stress a plant, you get more resveratrol, you get more quercetin, piceatannol.
So resveratrol, going back to that old chestnut, it's a great molecule that is produced when the grapes get stressed and...