Time for Another Look at Resveratrol (Scandal)

Never be the first to prescribe a medication but neither be the last.  Couple that philosophy with "if it sounds too good to be true, it's probably too good to be true" and you could have the story of resveratrol.  In case you're not familiar with this compound that has the potential to act as " an antidepressant, an anti-inflammatory, an anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-cancer, cholesterol-lowering, liver-cleansing, brain enhancing molecule " according to Bill Sardi, whose company manufactures resveratrol, it is found in many plants, but most famously in grapes, especially their skins .  However, while benefit has been noted in animal studies, there haven't been any high quality human studies demonstrating any benefit to supplementation aside form consuming a traditionally healthy diet, as summarized & promulgated last June .