by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist
Author of best-sellers: The Fat-Burning Kitchen & The Top 101 Foods that FIGHT Aging
You've
probably heard that red wine can be a very healthy drink option, but
you most likely only heard about generic benefits of the antioxidants
and resveratrol in red wine.
But here's another MAJOR reason below why red wine in moderation (1-2
glasses per day max) can be a super healthy part of your routine. I
personally have really grown to enjoy having a glass of red wine with
dinner about 4-5 days per week.
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
(Am J Clin Nutr. 2012;95:1323-1334) reported that people who drank 2
glasses of red wine per day (dry red wine, not sugary dessert wines) had
higher levels of beneficial bacteria in their gut and lower levels of
pathogenic bad bacteria in their gut. This is great news as you know
from reading this newsletter how vastly important your gut flora balance
is to everything from your digestion, immunity, metabolism, skin
health, and much more.
The study concluded that while red wine consumption decreased
pathogenic bacteria in the gut, it actually had a prebiotic effect in
the gut in that it supported the growth and colonies of healthy gut
microbes which protect your health.
But the powerful health benefits of red wine don't stop there...
Another exciting part of this study is that the red wine drinkers
also decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, LDL
cholesterol, and CRP (C-reactive protein). CRP is a measure of overall
inflammation in your body, so it's great to see an association between
red wine and reduced inflammation.
The interesting part of the study is that red wine was compared
against equivalent servings of gin (equivalent alcohol serving) and none
of the benefits mentioned above were seen in the group consuming the
gin. This means the benefits were probably related to the polyphenols
and resveratrol in red wine and not necessarily the alcohol content
itself, although there is likely a synergistic effect of the alcohol and
other compounds in red wine as the group receiving de-alcoholized red
wine got less of a blood pressure benefit.
You can choose Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Shiraz or any other dry
red wine to get all of these powerful health benefits of the unique
polyphenols and resveratrol.
Note that white wine also has some health benefits but not nearly as powerful as red wine due to the lower antioxidant levels.
Another benefit of red wine not mentioned in the study above
is that some studies show that red wine consumed with a meal can slow
and moderate the blood sugar response you get from that meal. This is
yet another benefit to keeping your hormones balanced, controlling
insulin levels, controlling appetite, and staying lean!
As you can see, there's plenty of reasons raise a glass of red wine at your meals and toast to your health and happiness!
But BEWARE...
Although red wine may be a super-healthy choice for a lean and
healthy body and digestive health... I've discovered that there are at
least 23 popular foods that most people falsely think are "healthy", but
they actually HARM your metabolism and pack on belly fat.
These 23 "healthy" foods HARM your metabolism & pack on belly fat (avoid these!)
Monday 24 March 2014
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