Showing posts with label Drinking Wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drinking Wine. Show all posts

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Health Benefits of Drinking Wine

Good wine can make or break the dining experience. Not only can it help make for a more entertaining evening, it can also provide some much needed health benefits to the drinker. If you don’t quite believe it, just read up on some of the many different studies pointing to wine as “the healthy alcohol”.
Lowers Cholesterol Levels
A 16-year study by the Harvard School of Public Health showed that moderate wine drinkers who suffer from high blood pressure are 30% less likely to have a heart attack. This can be attributed to the fact that alcohol in the wine helps increase HDL “good” cholesterol in the pretense of a healthy diet and regular activity.