A Featured Homemade Wine Article

Red Wine is Healthy

Is red wine beneficial for health or a potent poison? In the old times Plato said that "nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the Gods to man." Nowadays research suggests that a glass of red wine each day may be providing you with more than just a little relaxation.
The French seem to know something about the health benefits of red wine considering that studies that compared French and German red wines, revealed that the French red wines delivered a greater health benefit due to their higher level of antioxidants. Experts believe that red wine contains certain compounds that help protect the heart. This has opened the door for other researchers to study the components in red wine that may be responsible for its health benefits.
In the last 10 years, thousands of research on red wine showed that moderate intake of this drink improves cardiovascular health. The cardio protective effect has been attributed to antioxidants present in the skin and seeds of red grapes
Based on the research experts advise that the antioxidants, called flavonoids, reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in three ways: by reducing production of low density lipoprotein (the "bad" cholesterol), by boosting high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the good cholesterol) and by reducing blood clotting.
Furthermore researchers have found that moderate red wine consumption may be beneficial to more than just your heart. One study found that the antioxidant resveratrol, which is prevalent in the skin of red grapes, may inhibit tumour development in some cancers. Another study indicated that resveratrol aided in the formation of nerve cells, which experts believe may be helpful in the treatment of neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
The most recent studies on red wine presented at the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) annual meeting, in Orlando, Florida by the Canadians show that Red wine polyphenols may help fight gum disease. V. Houde, M. Boisvert and their colleagues from University Laval in Canada investigated the role of polyphenols, including those from red wine, in scavenging free radicals released by immune cells stimulated with components of bacteria causing periodontal diseases. Free radicals are believed to be at least partly responsible for the development of gum disease and are generated by immune cells during periodontitis. In order to have healthy gums it is important to that free radicals are maintained at low levels. Their results indicated that red wine polyphenols significantly modulate several inflammatory components released by macrophages (a population of host immune cells) in response to bacterial stimuli.
Visit Vintage Roots for organic wines.

About the Author

Alison White

News about Homemade Wine

Politics of powder in Aspen's backcountry - Vail Daily News

Politics of powder in Aspen's backcountry Vail Daily News, CO - 8 hours ago Zuehlke was sitting on a snowmobile at the top of Wine Tree, one of the closed areas. He had special permission from the Forest Service to be there that day ...

Current Discounts And Deals #27 (The Motley Fool)

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:32:39 PST
From half price railcards to top nosh at great restaurants, here's our latest discounts and deals for the weekend.

Ask Montezuma

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:32:07 PST
It’s the Anwer Man from Tenochtitlan Montezuma is an F-22 Raptor currently stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB. Dear Montezuma, My cat knocked over our “Nuts to You Hitler” commemorative Rebo and Zootie plates. The plates fell from the wall in the living room and onto my husband, who let out a surprisingly cattish yowl. This yowl scared the neighbours who called the police. When they arrived, they attempted to enter the wrong house and were fired upon by the tax protesters down the street,

Lost Monday - "Eggtown."

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:06:56 PST
Season 4 - Episode 4: "Eggtown." After a week off, Lost Monday makes its triumphant return to glory. We have much to discuss. Last weekend, I finally got around to watching The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. It's a brilliantly engaging documentary that follows one common man's journey to set a world record score for the arcade game Donkey Kong, while trying to avoid some of the controversial roadblocks and petty nerds that attempt to protect their tyrannical leader and current record hol

Drunk Aliens Like it Spicy

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:02:21 PST
Aliens do exist—and their interest in this little planet we call Earth is not confined to probing midwesterners who make the mistake of driving down lonely roads in pickup trucks. The truth is that they come here for the booze and the spicy food. Product Page: Wine Holder ($46) Hot Sauce Holder ($25)


Drinking Wine
Wines
Tags: Italian Wine | Italian Wines

Labels: Italian Wine, Italian Wines

&type=page">