| If there is one type of wine that should not be | | | | and Alzheimer's disease. |
| prohibited for its alcohol content, it should be the | | | | 2. Red wine is good for the heart. The specific |
| red wine. Today, there are so many studies that | | | | substances in wines like tannins and flavoniods can |
| show the health benefits of red wine to people | | | | raise the levels of good cholesterol or high-density |
| who regularly consume it compared to those who | | | | lipoproteins (HDL) in the person's blood. Its |
| do not. | | | | antioxidant properties also help in the reduction of |
| These studies base their findings about the health | | | | bad cholesterol or low-density lipoproteins (LDL) in |
| benefits of red wine from the fact that red wine | | | | the body that can prevent a person from |
| is made from a fruit that is rich in antioxidants. | | | | developing various cardiovascular diseases, heart |
| Today, more and more studies show that red | | | | attacks, as well as strokes. |
| wine owes its health benefits from the high level | | | | 3. Red wine helps reduce the harmful effects of |
| of antioxidants called " resveratrol" present in the | | | | food poisoning. The properties in red wine can help |
| seeds and skins of processed and fermented | | | | cleanse the body from toxins. Aside from |
| grapes during the rigorous process of making red | | | | preventing food poisoning, it can also help the |
| wine. | | | | person to avoid varying levels of dysentery and |
| As defined, resveratrol refers to a kind of | | | | acquiring diarrhea. |
| polyphenol known as "phytoalexin" that is a group | | | | 4. Red wine can cure and prevent various gum |
| of compounds plants use to defend themselves | | | | diseases. Caused by inflamed muscles in the gums |
| against attacks such as untimely stress, possible | | | | and weakened tooth, gum disease is a common |
| injuries, or UV irradiation and certain diseases such | | | | mouth problem to some people especially to |
| as fungus and infection. | | | | smokers. Experts advise people who suffer from |
| Because of the long process and prolonged | | | | gum diseases to drink red wine because the |
| fermentation of grapes in red-wine making, high | | | | polyphenols in it can reduce the presence of free |
| levels of resveratrol are found to be present in | | | | radicals that causes the infection and bacteria |
| finished bottle of red wine. | | | | proliferation inside the mouth. |
| The health benefits of consuming red wine | | | | 5. Red wine can prevent certain cancers. Because |
| Antioxidants are believed to be a "miracle | | | | of the wonders brought by resveratrol in red |
| substance" that can fight almost all forms of | | | | wines, experts believe that regular and moderate |
| diseases that come with aging. Since red wine is | | | | consumption can help fight possible cancer cells |
| believed to contain significant amount of an | | | | from proliferating. |
| antioxidant that matter such as resveratrol, more | | | | 6. Red wine can suspend the progression and |
| and more people are making it a part of their | | | | possibility of dementia especially to old ones. |
| hearty meals the way French people do. | | | | 7. Red wine can serve as blood thinners for |
| The following are just some of the believed health | | | | people with high blood pressure because it |
| benefits of red wine consumption. | | | | contains blood pressure lowering-substances and |
| 1. Red wine helps prevent the possibility of various | | | | compounds. |
| neuro-degenerative illnesses and diseases. Studies | | | | 8. Red wine can provide healthy skin. Thousands |
| show that because of the high resveratrol | | | | of polyphenol can prevent the damages brought |
| content of red wine, its properties can help avoid | | | | by cell oxidation process and results to healthy |
| aging people to develop diseases and illnesses | | | | and young looking skin. |
| common among them such as Parkinson's disease | | | | |