Wine Place - Health Effects/title> </head> <body LEFTMARGIN="0" TOPMARGIN="0" MARGINWIDTH="0" MARGINHEIGHT="0" link="#FF0000" vlink="#800000"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%"> <tr> <td width="134" valign="top" align="center" height="244" bgcolor="#E71852"> <br><a href="http://randomnetstuff.com/wineplace/"><img border="0" src="title.jpg"></a><br><br> <a href="tasting.php"><img border="0" src="tastingtab.gif"></a><br> <a href="serving.php"><img border="0" src="servingtab.gif"></a><br> <a href="storage.php"><img border="0" src="storagetab.gif"></a><br> <a href="redwine.php"><img border="0" src="redwinestab.gif"></a><br> <a href="whitewine.php"><img border="0" src="whitewinetab.gif"></a><br> <a href="wineparties.php"><img border="0" src="winepartiestab.gif"></a><br> <a href="pronouncing.php"><img border="0" src="pronouncingtab.gif"></a><br> <a href="healtheffects.php"><img border="0" src="healtheffecttab.gif"></a><br> <a href="winequotes.php"><img border="0" src="winequotestab.gif"></a><br><br> <br><br><br></td> <td width="7"></td> <td width="633" valign="top"><br> <p><font face="Gill Sans" size="3">It has been said that wine is mankind's most ancient medicine. Cheers to that indeed! There are few passions in life that are both enjoyable and beneficial to health at the same time. That is perhaps why wine drinking is becoming such a fad in even the non-traditional Asia region. While there were initial claims that the benefits of wine were folklore created by wine makers to propagate wine drinking, increasing researches by many reputable research centers have concluded that it is indeed no folklore. In fact, they discovered many other benefits of wine as well! Here are some of them.</font></p> <hr> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><strong><font color="#008080"><font size="3">Heart Disease</font></font><font color="#008000" size="3"> </font></strong><font color="#000000" size="3">- Wine is a vasodilator that help reduces the risk of cardiac diseases including angina and stroke. It helps in two ways. Red wines have HDL (a good cholesterol) that drive the bad cholesterol from the arteries. Red wine also contains an antifungal compound called Resveratrol that can lower serum cholesterol.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><strong><font color="#008080"><font size="3">Digestion</font></font><font color="#008000" size="3"> </font></strong><font color="#000000" size="3">- Wine stimulates flow of gastric juices to enhance the digestive processes. It has also shown that wine kill cholera bacteria and can combat typhoid. </font></font></p> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><font color="#008080"><font size="3"><strong>Vitamins & minerals</strong></font></font><font color="#000000" size="3"> - Wine contains utilizable minerals of potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorous, Vitamin B and P.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><font color="#008080"><font size="3"><strong>Viruses </strong></font></font><font color="#000000" size="3">- Red wines have polyphenols that is effective against viruses such as cold sores. </font></font></p> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><strong><font color="#008080"><font size="3">Aging</font></font><font color="#008000" size="3"> </font></strong><font color="#000000" size="3">- Elderly people who drink moderate amounts are less prone to disability and mental illness. Some attribute it to the mineral boron which helps older women to maintain their oestrogen which in turn enables them to absorb calcium.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><strong><font color="#008080"><font size="3">Cancer</font></font><font color="#008000" size="3"> </font></strong><font color="#000000" size="3">- Red wine contains a strong anti-cancer agent known as quercetin which becomes active in the body when the grape juice ferments or the body digest food. Wine also contains gallic acid, an acknowledged anti-carcinogenic.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><strong><font color="#008080"><font size="3">Stress</font></font><font color="#008000" size="3"> </font></strong><font color="#000000" size="3">- Wine is a mild tranquilizer that can help reduce stress, which in turn can help prevent certain forms of cancer.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><font color="#008080"><font size="3"><strong>Kidney </strong></font></font><font color="#000000" size="3">- Wine can enhance the alkaline reserves, effectively combating kidney acidosis.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><font color="#008080"><font size="3"><strong>Migraine</strong></font></font><font color="#000000" size="3"> - Red wine inhibits an enzyme called PST-P which detoxifies all sorts of bacteria in the gut. The absence of PST-P is linked to migraine.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Gill Sans"><font color="#008080"><font size="3"><strong>Pregnancy</strong></font></font><font color="#000000" size="3"> - While alcohol has been linked to the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, research have indicated that slight alcohol (15 units per week) will not harm the fetus. To play safe, it might be better to avoid. </font></font></p> <p><strong><font size="3" face="Gill Sans" color="#008080">Headaches?</font></strong><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Gill Sans"> - There has been some talk that the headaches that may come with drinking red wine is due to the sulfites. </font></p> <hr> <p><font color="#000000" face="Gill Sans" size="3">To conclude, wine is certainly beneficial to health but as with all good things, it should be done in moderation. Too much of wine can still intoxicate your body and the negative effects of excessive alcohol will overwhelm the positive effects of wine. Cheers to good health!</font></p> <br><br> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>