Why Red Wine is Good for Your Heart

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'The “French Paradox” was coined by Dr. Serge Renaud and introduced to Americans on TV in 1991 during a 60 Minutes segment. Explaining his research, Renaud noted a profound lifestyle difference between Americans and the French — red wine consumption.

The two cultures ate the same kinds of food, yet more Americans were dying from heart attacks than the French. He proposed the theory that red wine provided some sort of cardio-protective benefit to the French despite all of the butter and fat that they ate.'


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Red wine ingredient resveratrol stops breast cancer growth

'Cheers! A new research report appearing in the October 2011 issue of The FASEB Journal shows that resveratrol, the "healthy" ingredient in red wine, stops breast cancer cells from growing by blocking the growth effects of estrogen. 

This discovery, made by a team of American and Italian scientists, suggests for the first time that resveratrol is able to counteract the malignant progression since it inhibits the proliferation of hormone resistant breast cancer cells. This has important implications for the treatment of women with breast cancer whose tumors eventually develop resistance to hormonal therapy.'


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10 Health Benefits of Red Wine

'Not everyone chooses to drink alcohol, but those who do are probably smart to choose red wine. Every year, the research on the health benefits of red wine piles up. Wine has always been a staple in the human diet. In fact, scientists have documented red wine as far back as 5400 B.C. Here are ten reasons to drink red wine (in moderation of course!)' 

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Chocolate Flavonols: The Superfood of the Gods…

 

'Far off the coast of Panama, on a remote island, there lives a native tribe called the Kuna, who maintain remarkably good health.

Despite their daily indulgence in decadent treats, they have six times less incidence of heart attack, 17 times less incidence of stroke, and 18 times less incidence of cancer than their mainland contemporaries.

And, as if that wasn’t enough, Kunas that are retirement-age and older have blood pressure rates that rival those of any healthy 20-year old.

So what’s their secret?  Well, it isn’t good genes.  It’s something delicious and nutritious.
The Food of the Gods…

The Kunas’ secret is chocolate.'


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Nutrient Effective for Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Heart

'More and more research is stacking up on the healing properties of resveratrol. Primarily found in grapes and blueberries, this powerful plant nutrient has been found to be an effective antioxidant that protects against free radical damage that is linked to many types of diseases. It has also been found to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects.' 

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More Good News: Red Wine and Dark Chocolate Are Cancer Killers

'Red grapes and dark chocolate join blueberries, garlic, soy, and teas as ingredients that starve cancer while feeding bodies, Angiogenesis Foundation head, William Li said at a prestigious TED Conference.

"We are rating foods based on their cancer-fighting qualities," Li said. "What we eat is really our chemotherapy three times a day."'

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