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![[Wikipedia]](http://www.revatrol.com/rhp/images/revatrol/design2/wikipedia.gif)
Resveratrol (trans-resveratrol) is a
phytoalexin produced naturally by several
plants when under attack by pathogens
such as bacteria or fungi.
Fortifies your immunity
by fighting free radicals.
When other systems in your body are weak, your immunity really takes a beating. That’s because when your cells are weak, your immune system goes into overdrive. It gets worn down because it’s overworked supporting all of these other functions, so you’re more susceptible to illness. Resveratrol gives you a seasonal advantage and protects you from colds, flu bugs and infections that can bring you down. Red wine extract is also a great defense mechanism against fungi, other toxins that are often at the root of immune problems. For example, scientists studied the health of 4,272 faculty and staff members of five Spanish universities to see if their wine, beer or spirits intake was associated with risk of the common cold. They found that those who drank red wine had a lower risk of getting the common cold—whereas other alcohol consumption had no advantageous effect.1
1 B Takkouche, C RegueriraMendez, R Garcia Closas, A Figueriras, JJ GestalOtero, MA Hernan, Intake of wine, beer and spirits and the risk of clinical common cold, Amer Journ of Epidem, 2002, 155 (9): 853-858. Neuroreport8:1499- 1502, 1997.