Red Wine: To Drink Or Not?

“It’s been a tough day at work! I feel like relaxing in the study with my favorite book and a glass of wine. It’s my daily ritual!”

Days later…

“I feel deprived. I don’t feel good when I get up, I don’t feel like exercising, I feel like I’m lethargic, I want to lose weight…”

What starts as a routine, becomes a habit. A habit develops into an addiction. The debate over the health benefits of Red Wine still remains unresolved. Many people believe red wine is good for health, while the rest talk about the ill-effects of consuming too much alcohol on health. Red wine gets its rich color from grape skin, an excellent source of antioxidants. Researchers believe that antioxidants help a long way in preventing chronic diseases, including cardiac disorders and cancer. Here’s what red wine can do to our body:

Have a Sip!

Red Wine is good for heart:

It dilates the arteries and thins the blood, enabling the blood to flow easier and keep the heart pumping.

Fights free radicals:

Harmful compounds emanating from pollution or second hand smoke that creeps into the walls of our arteries are broken down and flushed out by antioxidants in red wine.

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Look Beautiful:

It clears skin and restores the natural radiant glow. For consumers with unhealthy lifestyle habits like smoking or eating highly saturated foods, red wine could be a rescue tool.

Put down that glass!

Red Wine is fattening:

Moderate consumption is not bad, but a bit excess would show up at your waistline! One ounce of red wine carries 125 calories, a glass a day would cost you a pound of fat!

It’s Addictive:

Indulging in a glass of red wine someday at a party is fine, but those who edge over alcoholism might find it difficult to resist. So watch out for the amount you consume!

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Can wreak organs:

Excess consumption might burden the liver. Damage to the metabolism hub might take a toll on overall health.

Surprisingly, there is a debate over the carcinogenic nature of red wine, and harmful effects of consumption among women as well. While these are some bothersome points, a sense of self control and better awareness is the right way to quench thirst, yet, without impairing judgment.

Red wine, might appeal your taste buds. But to heal or harm your wellbeing is your choice. So think twice, before you pick that glass up next time!