Health Benefits To An Occasional Glass Of Wine

There are a lot of health foods that TV-shows and magazines are telling us to eat and drink. One of the most surprising findings has been that an occasional glass of red wine can really benefit you.

Here is a quick look at the benefits you can get by having a lovely glass of red wine with your meal every now and then.

Full Of Healthy Antioxidants

Red wine is full of healthy antioxidants that can have a lot of positive health benefits to your body. The antioxidants that are found in high quantities in red wine are called polyphenols such as proanthocyanidin.

In fact this antioxidant is found in larger quantities in red wine than in commercial blackcurrant drink and thus a glass of red wine a day will do you a lot of good.

The reason why antioxidants are so good for you is the fact that they fight against free radicals in your body. Free radicals are behind the destruction of cells in our body and thus it is important to have a lot of healthy antioxidants in your diet.

Keeps Your Heart Healthy

One of the cells that the free radicals tend to attack is the heart and thus a glass of red wine a day can reduce your risk of heart disease. Drinking red wine will prevent the free radicals from destroying the cell.

Red wine is also full of healthy flavonoids that are really good at protecting your body from the bad cholesterol. High levels of this bad cholesterol, called LDL, can lead to cardiovascular disease.

But flavonoids are able to increase the good cholesterol, called HDL, in your blood giving a lot of benefits to your heart.

Lowers Cancer Risk

Most recent studies have also found out that a glass of red wine can help protect and fight certain types of cancer. Again the free radicals are often the cause of specific cancer types and thus occasional glass of red wine can fight against these.

The University Of Rochester has published a great article looking at the evidence and it is worth reading out.

Red wine is also filled with resveratrol, which can help penetrate cancerous cells and even kill them in some instances. Although there is still research to be done in this field but it seems to be that it is a good idea to have a glass of red wine a day.

More Youthful Body

All in all by having a glass of red wine a day you can limit the aging process in your body and some studies even suggest it is able to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Moderate wine drinkers have much lower mortality rate than people who drink beer and thus you can stay healthy and young by opting for an occasional wine glass.

So if you are looking to keep your body and mind healthy having that occasional glass of red wine isn’t a bad idea at all. Just remember that anything more than one or two glasses each day and the effects will be reversed.

So next time you are cooking a lovely meal go ahead and treat yourself to a glass of red wine. It is only healthy for your body.

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Karen is a huge wine lover and you can find some of her favourite vintage wines if you click here. When she isn’t reading more about wines she likes to immerse herself with knowledge about the Italian cuisine.