General Health:
Studies have shown that the moderate but regular consumption of wine can be completely
health-promoting and can prevent illness. Women should not drink more than 0.2 litres a day, and men
should restrict themselves to 0.3 litres a day, on average. Moderate drinkers, for example, have
lower cholesterol levels, run less risk of thrombosis and embolism and have a much lower risk of
heart attacks than those who abstain.
Nutrition:
Wine is a multivitamin preparation, because it contains all sorts of essential vitamins, minerals
and trace elements that are essential for the human metabolic processes.
Over 15 vitamins have so far been found in wines.
Here are the most important vitamins contained in wines:
vitamin A
vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12
vitamin C
vitamin P
folic acid
Heart Disease
Wine is a vasodilator that helps reduce the risk of cardiac diseases including angina and
stroke. It helps in two ways. Red wines have HDL (a good cholesterol) that drives the bad
cholesterol from the arteries. Red wine also contains an antifungal compound called Resveratrol
that can lower serum cholesterol.
Digestion
Wine stimulates flow of gastric juices to enhance the digestive processes. It has also shown
that wines kill cholera bacteria and can combat typhoid.
Vitamins and Minerals
Wine contains utilizable minerals of potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron,
phosphorus, Vitamin B and P.
Viruses
Red wines have polyphenols that are effective against some viruses.
Aging
Elderly people who drink moderate amounts are less prone to disability due to 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.
Cancer
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 digests food. Wine also contains gallic acid,
an acknowledged anti-carcinogenic.
Stress
Wine is a mild tranquilizer that can help reduce stress, which in turn can help prevent
certain forms of cancer.
Kidney
Wine can enhance the alkaline reserves, effectively combating kidney acidosis.
Migraine
Red wine inhibits an enzyme called PST-P which detoxifies all sorts of bacteria in the stomach.
The absence of PST-P is linked to migraine
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