| Because wine is an alcoholic beverage, it has | | | | very good thing. |
| always had a bad reputation and supposedly did | | | | Red wine's benefits go beyond contributing to |
| not have any health benefits. Things were usually | | | | cardiovascular health. When the research became |
| made worse in numerous social implications; but in | | | | serious, it was discovered that there were a |
| countries like France, Italy, Spain and the other | | | | number of flavonoids in the grape skin and seeds. |
| countries on the Mediterranean wine has been | | | | It took several years from the time resveratrol |
| part of their culture for centuries. Wine has | | | | was first discovered before the research grew to |
| become an important part of their cultures and | | | | today's intensity. Animal studies with mice found |
| considered almost necessary to have it at every | | | | resveratrol improved cardiac function and gene |
| meal. | | | | activity related to aging, and it also revealed that |
| Then scientists started to closely examine wine to | | | | low doses of resveratrol can retard certain |
| learn how it affected health. The research began | | | | aspects of the ageing process. The research |
| on a very small scale and grew from that point. | | | | went on to show its effect was stronger on the |
| Then the French Paradox was announced. From | | | | heart than in the brain and muscles. But it did stop |
| that point on, the research grew at an amazing | | | | some age-related changes in other tissues in the |
| rate until almost every country on earth was | | | | human body. |
| involved in some form of wine investigation. A | | | | Caloric restriction has also brought about an |
| team of researchers from Harvard University | | | | important discovery as resveratrol stimulates the |
| published a report detailing the eight best things to | | | | sirtuin gene in much of the same manner as it |
| do to fight or prevent heart disease. But this | | | | would if the body was experiencing caloric |
| shocked some people to find wine consumption or | | | | restriction. But, the tissues do not suffer any loss |
| alcohol was on the list of how to prevent heart | | | | of nutrition. This retards ageing and acts to |
| disease. The shocking information the researchers | | | | extend life in a number of life forms. Scientific |
| were telling the world was that moderate intake | | | | data from other studies has shown that animals |
| of alcohol does improve cardiovascular health. It | | | | on a diet where the caloric-intake is greatly |
| must be realized the key to successfully | | | | reduced have also lived longer lives than animals |
| improving cardiac health is the MODERATE | | | | with normal diets. |
| CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. You will not help | | | | Here is a short list of how resveratrol works to |
| yourself if you have to drink a bottle of wine or a | | | | overcome the deadly diseases: |
| case of beer a day. That type of behavior will not | | | | 1. Fights Cancer |
| help you improve your heart health. | | | | 2. Inhibits the growth of tumors |
| The Harvard Researchers did not specify exactly | | | | 3. Promotes formation of nerve cells |
| what alcoholic beverages they meant. Other | | | | 4. Treats Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's |
| scientific studies that followed defined the most | | | | Disease |
| effective alcoholic beverage as red wine. They | | | | 5. Heart Disease |
| also pointed out that red wine gives the | | | | 6. Stroke Risk |
| consumer the greatest benefit. Additional studies | | | | 7. Effect of Radiation on the body |
| made its clear that red wine is the most beneficial | | | | 8. Cellular Level dysfunction |
| and healthy form of alcohol. Cardioprotective | | | | 9. Free Radicals & Dangerous Toxins |
| properties are considered due mostly to the | | | | And it increases |
| antioxidants found in the grape skin and seeds of | | | | 10. Metabolic Rate for Fat Burning for weight loss |
| the various red grapes used to produce the red | | | | 11. Fights Neuroblastoma Cancer |
| wine. Pinot Noir is considered the best red wine as | | | | 12. Fights Prostrate Cancer |
| it usually has the most resveratrol and that is | | | | In closing, I have to say that red wine has many |
| what gives the wine its healthy attribute. | | | | health benefits, but a person can not drink enough |
| Antioxidants are the major contributors to | | | | wine to make them healthy and overcome the |
| improving heart health. First, they reduce the | | | | major diseases. If a person wants a strong |
| levels of bad cholesterol in the body. Second, they | | | | program of health support, they will have to work |
| build up the high-density lipoprotein or good | | | | to learn as much as they can about resveratrol |
| cholesterol, and lastly, they reduce blood-clotting. | | | | as a supplement and limit their consumption of red |
| Reducing blood clotting has a very positive effect | | | | wine to a single glass of wine per day. |
| because it lessens the chances of a stroke. | | | | DISCLAIMER: I am not a Doctor and do not give |
| Another benefit of a glass of wine with a meal is | | | | medical advice; this is a news report and cannot |
| that it can increase a person's lipids and that is a | | | | substitute for the advice of a medical professional. |