My Resveratrol Experience Update: Personal Dosage, Effectiveness, & Dr. Sinclair in the News!

Not so long ago I made a switch to RevGenetics new resveratrol product Nitro 250.  I thought it was time for an update on how this has been going.

So far I haven't noticed any changes, positive or negative.  I feel exactly the same I did taking the higher dose 500mg & 1000mg micronized resveratrol.  Only now I am taking a smaller dose which I am hoping is more bioavailable and as effective as the larger doses.  With the added delivery system provided in the Nitro 250 pills I am hopeful less will be needed.

For me, taking less can have two benefits:   First, it's cheaper then taking a larger dose.  Cheaper doesn't always mean better, but in this case I believe it's still a high quality product.  Second, it's less of an unknown (we still don't know much about resveratrol in humans) substance I am putting in my body. Less is sometimes more!  

I have decided to increase my dosage to 500mg on training days and will see if this helps with muscle recovery.  I will be taking one capsule about 30 minutes prior to working out and a second capsule within 30 minutes of ending my workout.  This means I will be taking a total of 500mg within a 1 hour time frame of each dose.

So far since starting resveratrol I've noticed less soreness after strenuous workouts.  It's difficult to tell for sure that the resveratrol is the cause but on weeks when I take off from resveratrol my recovery (24-48 hours after working out) has been more intense.  That means more muscle soreness then when I am taking the resveratrol.  I'll keep you posted on the new dosage amounts.

Recently you may have read about David Sinclair, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals  founder and popular Resveratrol researcher, and his connection to Shaklee's Vivix Resveratrol product.  There have been two articles written in The Wall Street Journal and then several more by other media outlets.  I thought I would comment on the articles and the situation now threatening Sinclair's reputation.

Dr. Sinclair resigned from Shaklee's board shortly after questioning from the WSJ about his help in promoting the "anti-aging" drink Vivix.  His reason was because he felt Shaklee and it's distributors were using his name in ways he did not approve of.  The articles point out that as part of the Sirtris buyout Sinclair pocketed over $8 million.  Further, as part of the Shaklee board he must have received additionally compensation, however no figures have been published by any of the parties.

I wanted to point out I don't think it's unethical for a researcher to make large sums of money off of their life's work.  I applaud him for not only being a great researcher but a successful businessman as well.  I think those who feel making this kind of money is some how wrong, are either jealous or, well jealous.

Now let me take this a bit further.  No, I don't think it is right to make this kind of money in unethical ways.  Is MLM (multi level marketing) unethical?  Some might think so, but I don't.  Many successful businesses pay money to people in an effort to market their goods.  Referral fees are not illegal in most industries (financial companies not included).   Google pays millions of people to market their advertising and my dry-cleaner gives me a discount for referring new clients.  Big and small, companies pay for referrals.  Only problem is, you need to have a good product for this to be long lasting.

Kudos to Shaklee for recruiting such a big name initially, but it's too bad they couldn't hold onto him for very long. Having a great name like Dr. Sinclair associated with your product is great for publicity.  Let's not beat-up Sinclair too bad.  Perhaps it was an error in judgment?  I think he deserves a second chance given all he's done for people and research around the world.  I wonder if he'll do something like that again?  Perhaps he's better off sticking with research and pharmaceuticals?

Live Longer,

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