Bryan Donohue, M.D.

Health Benefits of Resveratrol

For almost 200 years, scientists have suspected that wine consumption had something to do with "The French Paradox" - the fact that 50% more Frenchmen live to 100 than America and other countries, despite a rich, high fat diet. But only in the last few years has the explanation become clear. The large quantities of wine consumed in France contain over 500 beneficial polyphenols, and two of these (Resveratrol and Quercetin) have been shown to slow down the aging process and help prevent age-related diseases including heart disease, cancer, alzheimers, diabetes, and others.

Dr. Bryan Donohue, renowned interventional cardiologist and cardiovascular surgeon and co-founder of Vinomis joins the show to discuss the health benefits of red wine and resveratrol and how they can ease stress and other health conditions.

Dr. Bryan Donohue is the Chief of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Shadyside Hospital; President and Founder, Donohue Cardiology Associates; and has been a Medical Director at the Cardiac Cath Lab, UPMC. He graduated from Georgetown Medical School 30 years ago, and has authored and co-authored more than 20 medical research articles about angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction.

Dr. Derrick DeSilva

6 / 22 / 2010