Is consuming a glass of red wine everyday beneficial to your health? Research suggests that moderate consumption of alcohol can provide for extraordinary health benefits. For men you should not consume more than 2 (5oz) drinks per day, and for women no more than 1 (5oz) drink per day. When you consume more than recommended servings your health benefits are lost and your health risk rises. If you stick to the designated daily amounts of wine what health benefits can you experience?
4 Major Health Benefits of Drinking Red Wine
Increase in strength of bones. Scientists suspect that the alcohol in wine increase estrogen in women and other hormones that are essential to strong bones. (Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, 2004)
Battles heart disease. Red wine is saturated with antioxidants and flavanoids which may increase the blood’s level of inflammation-fighting omega-3 fatty acids. This means healthier arteries for you, and less risk of heart disease. (University of California, Davis, 1995)
Prevent Type 2 diabetes. Drinking red wine can improve your body’s responsiveness to insulin, which lowers your odds of developing Type 2 diabetes.
Protects the liver. Drinking red wine can reduce the risk of fatty liver disease by 50%. (University of California, San Diego)
Additional Benefits of Drinking Red Wine
• Researchers have concluded that moderate amounts of wine may reduce coronary heart disease. (University of California, Davis, 1995)
• The red grape skins are essential is fighting of the effects of aging. (Harvard Medical School in Boston, 2004)
• The protein in the red grape skins also kills cancer cells. (University of Virginia Health System, 2004)
• Elderly experience healthier blood vessels (University of Ferrara in Italy, 2004)
• Risk of coronary heart disease and ovarian cancer risk in women. This is accomplished by lowering the production of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the “bad” cholesterol, and increasing high density lipoprotein (HDL), the “good” cholesterol. (The Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia, 2004)
• Drinking red wine helps reduce the risk of stroke in women. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001)
• Lowers the risk of hearth attack for men with higher levels of blood pressure. (Worcester Medical Center in Massachusetts, 2004)
• Ulcer-causing bacteria reduced (American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2003)
Drink a glass of red wine a day to keep the doctor away!
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