| People have a long standing debate on how much | | | | diseases. In recent years, however, resveratrol has |
| alcohol a person should have everyday. While there | | | | been linked to the "French Paradox," i.e. the connection |
| are some who are skeptical about the health benefits | | | | involved with the large intake of red wine and the |
| of red wine, there are those who consider red wine as | | | | significant drop of heart diseases by French people. |
| a good source of many health benefits. For these | | | | It has been a long standing mystery how the French, |
| people, it is not the alcohol per se that is popular, but | | | | with their high saturated fat diet, can have a reduced |
| the resveratrol enzyme found in red wine. Though it is | | | | risk of heart diseases. The answer is the grapes skin |
| also found in fruits and plants such as peanuts, | | | | involved in the fermentation of red wine consumed by |
| eucalyptus, spruce, mulberries, and lily, it is prolifically | | | | the French, which is a great source of antioxidant |
| found in grapes used in the creation of wine. | | | | benefits of resveratrol. And even though alcohol |
| Some of the most abundant natural sources of this | | | | consumption remains to be a 'not-recommended' daily |
| would be the muscadine, labrusca, and vitis vinifera | | | | activity, there has not been a documented medical |
| species of grapes. Resveratrol is obtained from the | | | | side-effect with the moderate consumption of red |
| vines, seeds, stalks, and roots of these plants, but it is | | | | wine. Today, resveratrol is also being researched as a |
| said that the skin of the grapes has the highest | | | | good cancer-preventive measure. |
| concentration. | | | | Resveratrol is also believed to be the antiaging secret |
| The amount of grapes skin included during the | | | | of centenarians who proliferate in cool climates and |
| fermentation process is the basis for the amount of | | | | places abundant in production of grapes - since this |
| resveratrol concentration present in wines. Since a | | | | particular enzyme is said to have antiaging properties. |
| large quantity of grapes skin is significantly removed | | | | Moderate intake of red wine everyday can boost |
| from the production of white wine, the red wine | | | | one's appearance, and can make older people look |
| becomes the most useful and reliable source of | | | | fresher and healthier. This not only helps people to look |
| resveratrol. Resveratrol is a natural part of the | | | | younger on the outside, but make people feel younger |
| defence system of plants, and is mainly responsible for | | | | on the inside. |
| the protection of plants against certain diseases. That's | | | | The recommended daily intake of red wine would be |
| why the antioxidant properties of resveratrol can also | | | | 1-2 glasses per day, and such is enough to reduce the |
| be made to form a part of our own defence system. | | | | risk of cardiovascular diseases. It is good not to |
| Asian culture has long seen the health benefits of this, | | | | exceed the recommended alcohol allowance in order |
| as this enzyme is the active ingredient used by | | | | to benefit from the antioxidant and antiaging properties |
| Japanese and Chinese medicines to treat human | | | | of resveratrol the most. |
| fungal, allergy, lipid, inflammatory, and hypertensive | | | | |