After a long tiring day at work, a glass of red wine can feel like a real godsend. Being one of the most popular choices in alcohol, red wine has been an instrument of relaxation and leisure all around the world. Red wine is made by crushing and fermenting black grape varieties and its color, which ranges from intense violet to shades of reds and browns, comes from the skin of the grape. There are many different types of red wine including Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet, Malbec, Pinot noir, Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Barbera, etc. With an alcohol content ranging between 12% to 15%, a glass of red wine has around 3.8 grams of carbohydrates and 125 calories.
While a glass of mangorita can be an amazing choice on your night out, this intoxicating elixir, which has proven to be an amazing way to de-stress, also pairs beautifully with a lot of different cuisines. Hence any further additional benefits of drinking wine are just an amazing bonus! In recent years, numerous studies have shed a positive light on red wine, showing that wine consumption in moderation has diverse beneficial effects on the body.
Here are 9 amazing benefits of wine consumption on your body and skin.
- Boosts Heart Health
Red wine inherits a wide range of antioxidants from its parent grapes, including catechins, resveratrol, epicatechin, and proanthocyanidins, etc. which reduces the risk of heart diseases significantly. It increases the levels of good cholesterol and prevents the build-up of bad cholesterol. The polyphenols like Resveratrol in red wine protects the lining of your blood vessels, dilates the arteries while also reducing blood clots. An experiment has revealed that two glasses of red wine has health benefits equivalent of five liters of fruit juice.
- Slows Down Ageing
According to the Stanford Center on Longevity, red wine, through its antioxidant properties can protect you from the undesirable effects of aging. The anti-aging properties of flavonoid, resveratrol, and tannins apply to your body, brain and skin. One glass of red wine a day can prevent cell oxidation that causes your skin to age. Moderate consumption of red wine cuts the risk of precancerous skin lesions and is also being researched for its ability to prevent dangerous skin ailments like skin cancer.
- Prevents Obesity
The magical antioxidant resveratrol can convert the bad white fat into brown calorie-burning fat and hence combat metabolic dysfunction and obesity. However, to reap this benefit it’s important to choose your red wine carefully as the wrong wine can be high in calories and contain only a fraction of the beneficial resveratrol. Also, remember to limit consumption to 2 drinks or less per day for men and 1 drink or less for women.
- Fights Acne
Due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, red wine can help in fighting acne both through consumption and topical application by slowing down the growth of acne-causing bacteria and inhibiting keratinocyte proliferation. Consuming in moderation or applying topically for 20 minutes will help in cleaning your pores and preventing breakouts.
- Fights Cancer
According to the University of Rochester Medical Center, resveratrol, which is abundant in red wine, kills pancreatic cancer cells by crippling the mitochondria, the cells’ core energy source. Further, the antioxidant also protects the healthy tissues from the harmful effects of radiation and make the chemotherapy more effective in the pancreatic cells and inhibits the multiplication of colon cancer cells.
- Improves complexion
The polyphenols in red wine help you get rid of a dull complexion or uneven skin tone and gives you the natural glow that is taken away by exposure of skin to sun, pollution and daily stress. To see optimal results, in addition to drinking red wine in moderation, apply it topically in form of toner for 30 minutes or in a wine face pack with 2 teaspoons of oatmeal for 10 minutes before washing off.
- Helps Fight Diabetes
Red wine can reduce your blood sugar for up to twenty-four hours according to the American Diabetes Association. The polyphenols in red wine can help manage blood sugar levels when consumed in moderation. Some researches have revealed that people who consumed wine 3 to 4 times a week are 30% less likely to develop diabetes as compared to people who don’t consume wine.
- Prevents And Treats Sunburn
The antioxidants in red wine help in protecting the skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation, which means it can protect the skin from sunburn. Even after getting sunburnt, rubbing red wine on the affected skin can help reduce inflammation and ease sunburn. You can reap these benefits both by consumption or topical application. So now enjoy a glass of red wine by the beach in a breezy white jumpsuit, without having to worry about sunburn!
- Reduces Stress and Depression and Improves Sleep
The antioxidants in red wine give it amazing stress relieving properties. According to the Yale School of Medicine, drinking red wine in moderation boosts brain health and slows down the progression of Alzheimer’s in patients and even reduces the risk of Parkinson’s. Further, drinking a few glasses of red wine a week might reduce depression and the Melatonin content in red wine helps improve the quality of sleep when consumed with dinner before sleep.
There are a lot of other benefits of red wine. This amazing drink can boost your immune system, improve lung function, prevent tooth decay, improve liver health, prevent cataracts, improve bone density and even increase longevity in general. However, it is extremely important to stress that all these benefits can only be reaped when the drink is consumed in moderation. In excess, any form of alcohol can only be responsible for causing damage to the body. It is never advisable that nondrinkers start consuming red wine to get its benefits. However, if you are a person who occasionally drinks, red wine is a good choice to drink in moderation to reap additional health benefits. But remember: moderation is key.
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