I Just Knew That Wine Was Good for Me

Aside from feeling very sophisticated when you sip wine at dinner, wine is again in the news for its health benefits.

According to a new study released on July 13, drinking one cup of wine per day can reduce the risk of contracting Alzheimer's disease among those over 75. Even up to two glasses per day decreases the risk of Alzheimer's by 37%

And what is in the wine that is so healthy? Well in red wine in particular it's the antioxidants, called flavonoids, that is found in the skin and seeds of the red grape.

These flavonoids reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by:

-- reducing production of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (also know as
the "bad" cholesterol)
-- by boosting high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the good cholesterol)
-- by reducing blood clotting