The
Health Benefits of Wine
Cheers
to Your Health
When word got out about the health benefits of wine, most
wine drinkers stopped swirling for a long minute and took
notice.
It
was the mid 90s when story of the "French Paradox" poured
from all media sources, and wine drinkers across the world
swirled and sipped and rejoiced.
In
case you missed it, baffled researchers launched a study
of French folk, trying to determine why people with diets
so high in cheese fats were not suffering from more heart
attacks.
The
findings? It's their moderate and steady intake of wine.
Long after the discovery that the French were absurdly beating
health odds, tons of research in support of wine drinking
for good health continued to surface.
First,
there were scores of positive studies related solely to
the healing powers of resveratrol, an antioxidant found
in red grape skins and therefore in red wine. However, now
they're finding just as many benefits from white wines.
As
a matter of fact, winemakers worldwide are even altering
their production processes in order to boost the health
benefits in white wine. All kinds of new findings still
frequently bombard the media today.
Check out some of the most recent studies that boast the
health benefits of wine:
Overall
Health Benefits:
• Anti-aging effects in red grape skins (Harvard
Medical School in Boston, 2004)
Lung
Health Benefits:
• Improved lung function from antioxidants in white
wine (American Thoracic Society, 2002)
Heart
Health Benefits:
•
Coronary heart disease reduced (University of California,
Davis, 1995)
• Healthier blood vessels in elderly (University
of Ferrara in Italy, 2004)
Ulcer
Prevention:
•
Ulcer-causing bacteria reduced (American Journal of Gastroenterology,
2003)
Cancer
Prevention:
•
Cancer cells killed by protein in red grape skins (University
of Virginia Health System, 2004)
Stroke
Prevention:
•
Arteries kept clean by polyphenols in red grape skins
(William Harvey Research Institute, 2002)
Women’s
Health Benefits:
•
Decreased ovarian cancer risk (The Queensland Institute
of Medical Research in Australia, 2004)
• Stronger bones (Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology
Unit, St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, 2004)
• Lower risk of stroke (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 2001)
Men’s
Health Benefits:
•
Lower risk of heart attack for men with high blood pressure
(Worcester Medical Center in Massachusetts, 2004)
So
“What’s the catch?” you ask. Well, the
catch is simple moderation. Most of these studies promote
drinking in moderation in order to achieve the blissful
health benefits of wine drinking.
And
what’s moderation? Well, moderation is defined as
a glass or two each day, and no, you can’t save them
up all week and drink all of them on the weekend.
In
fact, too much wine per day or per week can lead to negative
health effects in many cases and rather than prevent disease,
you’ll actually up your odds of acquiring such diseases.
Isn’t
it great when you discover that something you enjoy could
actually lead to better health? I guess this must be how
vegetable lovers feel about eating.
In
any case, now you can sip your favorite glass of wine with
ease and even fervor tonight. After all, the health benefits
of wine speak for themselves.
But
Best of All...Concentrated Resveratrol!
So
with all of the benefits of wine discussed, resveratrol
is getting all the praise from the medical field. The problem
with getting it naturally from wine is that the quantity
is very low. To really benefit, you must get it in larger
quantities. The way to do that is in pill form.
If
you are interested in looking into this possible breakthrough,
you can get a free sample from the folks at Resveratrol
Select.
Cheers!
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