Red Wine in Ten Sentences
1. Red wine is one of nature’s gifts for mood enhancement—and not just because of its
alcohol content.
2. Picture this: a substance that races through your arteries
gobbling up fat cells and ensuring their expulsion from your body.
3. Red wine contains resveratrol, an antioxidant that increases
arterial flow by reducing bad cholesterol; it also protects the lining of blood
vessels in your heart and prevents blood clots.
4. Your body burns
more calories than normal within ninety minutes of drinking a glass of red
wine.
5. A British study
determined that red wine reduces the risk of stomach disorders such as
gastritis, ulcers and stomach cancer by 11 percent.
6. A Spanish study
determined that red wine fights germs such as salmonella, E coli and Listeria
from contaminated food and water; consequently, it is a frontline defense against
food poisoning.
7. An Australian
study determined that red wine might reduce the chance of ovarian cancer in
women by 50 percent.
8. Tests have shown
that red wine may preserve your memory and slow the onset of Alzheimer’s.
9. Red wine may prevent
deafness; resveratrol neutralizes errant free radicals that destroy delicate hair
in the inner ear.
10. Cabernet
sauvignon, Syrah and pinot noir contain the highest concentration of
resveratrol; the dryer the wine, the more resveratrol.
