Resveratrol Video, 60 Minutes, CBS News

www.resveratrolsupplementnews.org Morley Safer Now, scientists across the country have identified a substance in red wine called resveratrol that they believe might do more than just protect the heart, but could — in very high concentrations — significantly extend life by preventing a number of age related illnesses. If they’re right, we all may soon be taking a pill that could give us an extra decade or two of healthy old age. Dr. Christoph Westphal, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals: If the promise holds true, I think this has the chance to change healthcare. Morley Safer: Dr. Westphal says we all may soon be taking a drug that just might beat the clock, a simple pill that could delay the inevitable. Dr. Christoph Westphal, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals: Our goal is to prevent and forestall many of the diseases that strike us as we reach 50, 60, and 70. All with one pill. Morley Safer: What you’re suggesting that it’s some kind of a rejuvenation drug that turns a 70-year-old into a 35-year-old. Dr. Christoph Westphal, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals: That might be pretty hard to do. But I think if we’re on a train heading one direction, we can slow down that train. I think we can slow down these genes that control the aging process. Morley Safer: That quest to put death on hold began in 2003 when Westphal met David Sinclair, a biochemist at Harvard who was studying the genetic components of aging. Dr. Christoph Westphal, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals: Five years ago I met David. And he had shown …