Fitness Trainer Sam Page: Red Wine
By Sam Page
As a fitness trainer, I’m often asked about which alcoholic beverages are the best from a health or dietary perspective. Red wine (especially Pinot Noir) tops the list of healthy alcoholic beverages. Here’s why:
Drinking red wine may preserve your memory and protect the central nervous system. It also helps to prevent clots and blood vessel inflammation—both of which are linked to heart disease and cognitive decline.
Overall, red wine drinkers have overall lower body mass indices (BMI’s). And moderate wine drinkers tend to have narrower waists and less abdominal fat than people who drink hard liquor. (Higher BMI is associated with greater risk for disease).
Red wine (especially Pinot Noir) contains resveratrol and antioxidants. Red wine contains far more nonflavonoids than white wine. In one study, fish who were fed resveratrol were more active swimmers—even in old age!
Finally, drinking red wine may have anti-cancer benefits… especially ovarian cancer. Australian researchers found that drinking one glass of red wine a day reduced the risk of ovarian cancer by as much as 50 percent.
Obviously moderation is key — one glass per day — two, max.
Sam Page is a certified fitness trainer and freelance writer living in Hollywood. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/peacelovelunges or read his blog at PeaceLoveLunges.com.
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