at last,
it is a sad fact of life that according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, depression affects 16 million people while anxiety disorders affect 40 million people, these numbers, which I believe are already overwhelming, are just from the United States, but there is good news, a new study led by University at Buffalo revealed that a plant compound found in red wine, called resveratrol, shows anti-stress effects “by blocking the expression of an enzyme related to the control of stress in the brain, resveratrol may be an effective alternative to drugs for treating patients suffering from depression and anxiety disorders," says Ying Xu, MD, PhD, co-lead author and research associate professor in the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the study, published on July 15 in the journal Neuropharmacology, was also led by Xiaoxing Yin, PhD, professor at Xuzhou Medical University in China, although not conclusive, (and if you want a wine drinking volunteer to help with your research let me know), the results are good enough for me, look at that I feel happy already just thinking about a glass or three of red!
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