Eating Fabulous

July 9th, 2008

Comparison Chart of Alcoholic Beverages

Although I’ve written several entries on the health benefits of wine consumption because of its resveratrol content, I hope the posts did not come across as promoting excessive alcohol consumption. I’d like to take this opportunity that while there are scientific evidence supporting the so-called French paradox, most suggest that moderate regular wine consumption is […]

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January 9th, 2008

Four Healthy Habits To Live Longer

According to this study, you can add about 14 years to your lifespan if you master these four health habits:

don’t smoke
exercise
drink alcohol moderately, and
eating five servings of fruit and vegetables a day

I don’t smoke, I drink occasionally, I do often eat more than 5 servings of fruit and veggies but I admit I have to […]

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May 25th, 2007

Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Delay Dementia

Ok, with this post, I am not in any way advocating alcoholism, but a new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that people with mild cognitive impairment who had up to one drink of alcohol a day, mostly wine, developed dementia at an 85 percent slower rate than people with mild cognitive impairment who […]

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September 26th, 2006

Red Wines Are Good For Your Heart

Although excessive drinking of alcohol may lead to a wide array of health problems, moderate consumption of wine has long been documented to help prevent cardiovascular disease. It appears polyphenols found in red wines decreased production of a peptide called endothelin-1 (ET-1), an important component in the development of coronary atherosclerosis.
Although a similar, but less, […]

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