I’m a very modest drinker. I love wine. I used to like just white wines, but my range has extended to the reds. My taste in wine followed the trends of the day: Lancer’s Rose, Rhine wine (shudder), Chablis, White Zinfandel, Pinot Grigio. I’ve never liked Chardonnay, though. Now I drink shiraz, beaujolais, zinfandel, chianti, riojas…all kinds of wonderful wine.
\nI was delighted to read that researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have determined that women who drink no more than 14 drinks a week, but at least one, have a lower risk of heart disease than those who abstain, or those who drink more heavily (15 or more drinks a week).<\/p>\n
\nBoston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has found that adults 65 and older who drank one to six glasses of alcohol a week (beer, wine or liquor), had a 30% lower risk of developing dementia than did abstainers. Heavy drinkers, those who had more than 14 drinks a week were twice as likely to develop dementia.
\nIn addition to all that good news, alcohol raises levels of HDL…the GOOD cholesterol. It also keeps blood platelets from sticking together, so it may help to prevent some types of heart attacks and strokes.
\nRed wine has an antioxident called resveratrol which reduces free radicals that cause cell damage. Free radicals are toxic compounds found in the body.
\nI’d say this is all good news. I can stock up the wine rack. Let’s plan a party!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m a very modest drinker. I love wine. I used to like just white wines, but my range has extended to the reds. My taste in wine followed the trends of the day: Lancer’s Rose, Rhine wine (shudder), Chablis, White … Continue reading