Red Wine - Drink To Your Health

Wasn't there a song a million years ago extolling the virtues of red wine? I think it went red, red wine, stay close to me...
The song writers knew something that we have learned only last week, that the resveratrol, found in red wine, helps mice to live longer.

If it works for mice, it's good enough for me.

The study was conducted by Harvard Medical School and the National Institutes of Health. (Let's note however that the amount of resvertol that were given to the mice was equivalent to 300 glasses of wine per day, so we'd need supplements to get such high doses.)


Since other studies have also extolled the virtue of drinking red wine, I think I'll join my French friend who drinks one glass of red wine per day.

The additional health benefits are that when I have a glass of wine with him we relax, laugh and share our thoughts for that day and we feel happy. And I know happiness is good for your health.