Yes, it is and you
thought it was only red wine! Raise a
glass or may-be two to your health. Studies show that those who drink a glass or
may-be two of wine a day live longer, are healthier, have better cognition,
improved sex life and are generally over all happier than those who either
don’t drink or drink too much. There are many reasons for this conclusion.
Wine specifically helps
you to relax. It is especially good when dining. It improves circulation and
improved circulation brings fresh blood and nutrients to the organs of our
body. This improves our cognition and nourishes
the body with good health.
Wine is high in
antioxidants and phenols which are good for our health. They help the body to
fight off free radicals. Free radicals bombard our being every day. These
include pollution, poor diet, aging and stress.
Wine and more
specifically all alcohol may just in fact help to kill bacteria from food that
could make us sick. After all alcohol is an antiseptic and as a drinkable
substance it may in fact be true that a drink of wine with a meal keeps the gut
free of bad bacteria. In Biblical times wine was drank instead of water because
water was not sanitary and because both wine and beer provided nutritional sustenance.
Champagne has also been shown to be good for your
health or more specifically good for the mind. Champagne according to a study
in The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry is packed full of those
wonderful polyphenols, chemical substances derived from plants that are
antioxidants which help cells avoid destruction from free radicals. The study showed
that a group of neuron cells penetrated with champagne extracts demonstrated
significant protection against damage to the brain.
The reason for this they concluded was that the caffeic acid and tyrosol antioxidants in champagne contain anti-inflammatory
characteristics. This keeps the cells protected against damage. Furthermore,
caffeic acid and tyrosol also have the ability to remove toxic chemicals from
the body. So although we think of champagne as a celebratory drink it actually
may truly be a toast to your health.
My $300.00 bottle of champagne (given as a gift) Dom
Pe’rignon 1996 may well have been worth the price. But is a $300.00 bottle
better for brain health than a $50.00 bottle, or are they virtually the same?
Does it count if you open a bottle….and well you know….once you open the bottle
it needs to be finished? I think not. Just
remember a glass or two to your health and beyond that you’ve had too much to
drink. But it is so much fun to drink champagne!
When I think of champagne I remember back to a
couple of weddings I attended where the primary drink was champagne. Those were
very jovial celebrations. Can you
remember your champagne celebrations? Most likely they were some of the times
we remember the most; weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, engagements and so
on. So bring them on; Dom Pe’rignons, The Venue Clicquots and the Louie
Roederers with all their healthful antioxidants and joyous bliss for it is
always a time to celebrate when we drink to our health.
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