studies found that resveratrol from red grape skin activates the sirtuin pathway.15 But remember, the dose was the equivalent of 1,500 bottles of red wine. Enjoy a glass of red wine occasionally, but don’t expect it to extend your life! Other beneficial compounds are proanthocyanidins, found in berries; quercetin, found in onions; curcumin, from turmeric; catechins, from green tea; persimmon; kaempferol, found in cruciferous vegetables; oligonol, from lychee fruit; butein, found in the Chinese lacquer tree and many flowering plants; and many compounds, like paeonol, used in traditional Chinese
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