Eat Right, Drink Right, Live Longer
Red wine isn’t a medicine, but it is part of a healthy lifestyle. Enjoyed in moderation, red wine lowers the risk of heart disease, reduces the chance of blood clots forming, and helps prevent bad cholesterol from being laid down as unhealthy plaque that clogs arteries. These benefits have been known since 1991, when the TV program, 60 Minutes, catapulted the subject of the “French Paradox” into the American consciousness. Since then, a growing number of clinical studies have added to the body of evidence that underscores that enjoying red wine in moderation can improve your health, wellness and chance of living longer. For example:
- Protects knee joint cells from arthritis
- Reduces development of retinol cataracts
- Reduces kidney dysfunction
- Lowers risk of prostate cancer
- Reduces risk of asthma
- Lowers risk for Alzheimers and Dement
- JUST DISCOVERED! Acutissimin A , combats growth of cancer
tumors in women which is formed when red wine interacts with oak during the ageing process
So, drink well and live well!
October 27, 2006 at 7:10 pm
Out of curiosity, is there a formal definition for moderation? I drink 1/2 to a full glass of red wine every evening as I read the paper. It’s my favorite time of the evening as I am able to relax and reflect on the day’s events. Would you consider this healthy moderation?
I do, but some people think otherwise?
Cheers to good health!
October 30, 2006 at 3:35 pm
bloody hell….and there’s me thinking that my rhumatologist was giving me good advice and medical care when he was scewering me with excrutiatingly sore 3 inch long coritisone injections to ease pain in my knee…..i’ll have to go back to him and suggest that he prescribes a bottle of Margaux next time ! thanks DIVA.
November 30, 2006 at 4:15 pm
Nathan T–
Scores of scientific studies show that it takes two glasses of red wine a day for men to reduce the chance of blood clots, heart attacks and stroke by a whopping 50%. And this “dosage” has been approved by the FDA. So your half a glass at night helps a bit, but reduces the effectiveness to only12 1/2%. But better something than nothing.