Resveratrol binge: Strange Cru, part 2
Remember resveratrol and its life extending qualities, guilt-free gluttony and cardiovascular-improving sloth in laboratory mice? Oh yeah, that was if had the equivalent of 35 bottles of red wine a day.
Such is the premise for a hysterical essay in the “shouts and murmurs” column in the New Yorker. The author, Noah Baumbach, pretends to go on a bender with his mouse and the drunk dialing, sloth-inducing binge is well worth the read. It’s even better than my screenplay, Strange Cru.
On January 21st, 2009 at 2:13 pm ,The Blow Leprechaun wrote:
You need to title it Strange Cru 2: Electric Boogaloo, for full effect.
On January 21st, 2009 at 3:24 pm ,TJ wrote:
What a great article! Thanks for the link. This is my first time here, but what a great, informative blog. I’m only a casual wine drinker, but you’ve got some good info here. I’ll be back.
On January 21st, 2009 at 4:06 pm ,Mike wrote:
Funny article! Laughed my as& off! The beauty of resveratrol is that you don’t have to drink all that wine (I guess that is a benefit?). You can buy resveratrol in pure form and get all the benefits of 35 bottles in one pill. Keep up the great site.
On January 21st, 2009 at 8:29 pm ,Dylan wrote:
My favorite line from the column had to be: “I call my wife and tell her I’m going to sleep at the lab. She reminds me that she left me a week ago.” It’s so matter-of-fact and sudden–very funny; it knocks you flat as 35 bottles in one day would.
On January 23rd, 2009 at 2:04 am ,Brian Johnson wrote:
Excuse me. Where can we buy resveratrol in pill form?
On January 24th, 2009 at 10:13 am ,Bill wrote:
Walgreen’s has resveratrol… $9.99
On January 25th, 2009 at 9:30 pm ,60 Minutes on red wine, 1991 | Dr Vino's wine blog wrote:
[…] about red wine and lab rats. The subject of the piece tonight was about resveratrol (it’s everywhere!), a component found naturally in red wine that may hold the key to a longer, more slothful life in […]
On May 6th, 2010 at 5:05 pm ,Extortion, imitation, good times, more keggers — sipped and spit | Dr Vino's wine blog wrote:
[…] SPIT: non-wine resveratrol GlaxoSmithKline paid $720 for a start-up company that was developing a “red wine pill,” or a concentrated dose of resveratrol developed by the red-wine hater David Sinclair. Reuters reports that clinical trials of SRT501 have been suspended because of “unexpected safety events.” Back to red wine for all your resveratrol needs? Just don’t end up like the guy with the mouse from the NYer. […]