| Champagne a festive wine was actually the first | | | | "one that would be let alone and one that |
| wine which was made 2,000 years ago, was | | | | would be penetrated with Champagne |
| named after a small town in France. Wines from | | | | extracts" the scientists simulated a stroke |
| the champagne region were known from the | | | | on the cells and saw the reaction. The scientists |
| middle-ages. During those periods wines were | | | | monitored how the brain cells reacted to the |
| either red or white. The first commercial sparkling | | | | presence of the peroxynitrite, which is a reactive |
| wine was produced in the Limoux area of | | | | compound found in the brain during inflammatory |
| Languedoc in the year 1535. Sparkling wines | | | | conditions. It was found that the pretreatment |
| usually come from areas where grapes don't | | | | with Champagne wine extracts resulted in |
| have enough sun to ripe according to other wine | | | | significant protection against neurotoxicity. |
| standards. | | | | The scientists trust that the Champagne extracts |
| We have all heard about the medical benefits of | | | | protected neuron cells in numerous ways, noting |
| red and white wine. But recent findings have | | | | that in the sample with the highest concentration |
| revealed that champagne has got medical benefits | | | | of sparkling wine, brain-cell function was |
| too. When raising a glass of Champagne and | | | | completely restored over time. They also believed |
| toasting ‘Cheers’, the attitude is | | | | that caffeic acid and tyrosol may help to |
| generally a way of praising one’s health | | | | normalize the cells’ response to injury with |
| and well being in a figurative way. According to | | | | their anti-inflammatory attributes. The compounds |
| the JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD | | | | also act as cellular-level mops, essentially cleaning |
| CHEMISTRY published in April 2007 revealed that | | | | up and removing hazardous chemicals from the |
| moderate consumption of Champagne as a | | | | body. The researchers also wrote that there was |
| source behind brain protection. This sparkling wine | | | | evidence that dietary polyphenols can cross the |
| according to the recent joint study of University | | | | "blood-brain barrier" which would |
| of Reading and University of Cagliari may help | | | | suggest that the above molecular behavior has |
| protect the brain against injuries incurred during a | | | | the potential to act in the same way, within the |
| stroke and other ailments, such as | | | | human central nervous system, if consumed. |
| Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s | | | | It is too early to tell if consuming Champagne will |
| diseases. So now when we raise a glass of | | | | have benefits for a long time, because the |
| Champagne and shout ‘Cheers’, we | | | | amount of polyphenols in Champagne varies |
| can really mean it. | | | | greatly from "variety, vintage and a wide |
| The reason for the Champagne’s ability to | | | | range of environmental factors". But |
| cope with the brain according to the researchers | | | | scientists are hoping to be able to shed more light |
| lies in the high presence of polyphenols packed | | | | on the potential beneficial effects of Champagne |
| within every bottle. Red wine was declared as the | | | | on human health and life span, with a specific |
| healthiest types of wines to drink, because of the | | | | interest on its influence over aging. |
| highest concentration of polyphenols. Polyphenols | | | | But, as more and more research is performed, |
| are known antioxidants, which are believed to help | | | | Champagne has a chance to turn over a new leaf |
| avoid cell death due to oxidative stress. Previous | | | | in medical science in the future. This life preserve |
| research found Champagne to contain high | | | | task may be one, Champagne takes on a new, |
| amounts of other types of phenolic compounds, | | | | but it’s one we hope goes to its and our |
| such as tyrosol and caffeic acid. | | | | heads, for the sustainability of humanity. With the |
| Scientists carried out tests in order to find out if | | | | associates of the health community raising its |
| the polyphenols found in Champagne are similarly | | | | rank, Champagne is our new champion. So, as it |
| beneficial to those in red wines. Measurable levels | | | | puts a cork in brain injury, we intend you have a |
| of polyphenols were extracted from Chardonnay | | | | toast to the Dom Perignons, the Veuve Clicquots, |
| and Pinot noir/ Pinot Meunier and several samples | | | | and the Louis Roederers of the world. Fill your |
| of cortical neuron were prepared cells from mice. | | | | glass with the sparkling wine and ease your mind, |
| After separating mice cells into two groups | | | | "Cheers". |