Does the antioxidants and resveritrol in red wine make wine heart healthy? In 1991, 60 Minutes aired a story titled “The French Paradox.” Morley Safer, the 60 Minutes corespondent, reported that the French have a lower rate of heart attacks due to their diet of cheese and wine.
We know now that it isn’t the alcohol in wine that offers the protective heart-health benefits, but rather resveratrol and antioxidants. Resveratrol is the main compound found in red wine that is credited with preventing heart disease. Studies have documented that resveratrol produces a variety of cardioprotective benefits. Most red wines contain 0.30‒1.07 mg of resveratrol per 5-ounce glass [2]. That amount of resveratrol is too low to be of any significance. In comparison, 1 cup of red grapes contains 0.24‒1.25 mg of resveratrol, and 1 cup of boiled peanuts contains 0.32‒1.28 mg of resveratrol.
Red wine also contains antioxidants, specifically oligomeric procyananidins, a group of antioxidants called polypherols. Dr. Roger Corder, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics at the Center for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, has found that the amount of polypherols in red wine varies greatly. Wines from southwest France contain the most polypherols [3], about 200‒300 grams per 8-ounce glass . But the same amount of polypherols found in the best French wines can be found in one Granny Smith or Red Delicious apple at a fraction of the cost [4]. Cinnamon, cocoa, grape seeds and skin, cranberries, and both green and black tea also contain polypherols.
While wine does contain both resveratrol and antioxidants, which are good for your health, it also contains alcohol, which is not. As I discussed in part 1 of this series, alcohol is a toxin. When it’s present, your body shuts down all other metabolic functions to focus on removing the alcohol. Any health benefits that are gained from the resveratrol and the antioxidants are canceled out by the alcohol. In “The Red Wine Hypothesis,” published in The European Heart Journal, researchers stated, “The conclusive studies showing that red wine has qualities ‘beyond alcohol’ are those on de-alcoholized (my emphasis) red wine, which has cardiovascular protective effects in short term studies on humans” [5]. In other words, wine provides health benefits when the alcohol is removed, but wine that contains alcohol is no different than any other alcoholic beverage. Both resveratrol and antioxidants can be obtained in greater quantity from naturally healthy food sources that don’t contain alcohol.
http://www.bryanmarcel.com/red-wine-health-heart

Duration : 0:3:26

wine-heart-healthy-resveratrol-and-antioxidants#more-601″ class=”more-link”>(more…)

Technorati Tags: 60 minutes, alcohol, antioxidants, benefits, bryan marcel, cheese, french paradox, good for you, health, heart, heart attack, heart disease, heart health, red wine, red wine good for you, red wine health, red wine healthy, resveratrol, the french paradox, toxin, wine

This is a video Dr. Oz (http://www.youtube.com/user/DoctorOz). We do not own this video.

Dr. OZ talks about antioxidants and how they fight cancer int he body. Antioxidants are found in abundance in fruits, vegetables and plants. Consuming them raw can be one of the best sources for getting antioxidants in your body.

Meal 53, a raw food diet, is antioxidant rich and can help get your body on track. http://www.rawconvenience.com

Duration : 0:5:57

(more…)

Technorati Tags: antioxidants, antioxidants in food, antioxidants in fruits, antioxidants in vegetables, how to get antioxidants, raw food advantages, raw food benefits, raw food health, raw food meal. raw food diet, raw foodism, raw foods and antioxidants

n=”left”/>Hyla Cass M.D. responds on various TV news shows, to the article in JAMA regarding the safety and efficacy of antioxidants.

Duration : 0:1:23

(more…)

Technorati Tags: antioxidants, health, natural

ft”/>http://www.DietCoffee.org

It is fair to say that mushrooms, in a cooked or processed form, represent a valuable food source. But mushrooms have been used in Asia for thousands of years in a much different way; as herbal medicines. It may be that mushrooms were one of the first “nutraceuticals”, foods that also function as medicines.

In the book, Icones of Medicinal Fungi from China, (Ying, et al., Science Press, Beijing, 1987), the authors document 272 species with reported medicinal properties. Over sixty of these contain polysaccharides which inhibit the growth of specific tumors.

Some species can be traced to the earliest records of Chinese Materia Medica, the “Shen Nong’s herbal”, 1st century B.C. By the time of Li Shih-chen’s monumental work, the “Compendium of Materia Medica”, A.D. 1600, Li lists over twenty species with medicinal benefits.

http://www.DietCoffee.org

Duration : 0:0:45

(more…)

Technorati Tags: antioxidants, coffee, Coffee Business Javafit, direct sales, Energy, gano coffee, Healthy Coffee, java, JavaFit, mlm, opportunity, work at home

Introduction to Green Tea Part 2

Green Tea, continued from an Introduction to Green Tea, this is a short video from twinings all about Green Tea health benefits, its taste and character and generally how to drink Green Tea.

See the Introduction to Green Tea:

What is Green Tea?

http://twinings.co.uk/about-twinings/latest-news/new-green-teas

Twinings Green Tea Range:
http://www.twinings.co.uk/green-teas

Duration : 0:2:30

http://antioxidantsbenefits.org/green-tea-antioxidants-benefits/green-tea-health-benefits-and-taste-character#more-567″ class=”more-link”>(more…)

Technorati Tags: antioxidants, diet, Diet Of Japan, green, green tea, health, health benefits, health benefits of green tea, taste, tea, tea benefits, tea infusions, twinings, twinnings