Polyphenols

Alcohol and Bad News go Hand In Hand

Altough it is not always Bad 

175 ml glass of Red Wine is 13 %

Red wine or small amounts of any type of alcohol are thought to lower 

Heart Disease risk

Polyphenols like Resveratrol in Red wine does the Magic

Polyphenols

Resveratrol: High in Burgundy Wine 

Resveratrol: Shown to upregulate Nitric Oxide synthase

NO synthase increases protein expression for NO

It shows a 3 fold increase in NO (Nitric Oxide) in endothelial cells

Also shown to decrease Plasma Peroxide, Lipid Peroxide and LDL oxidation

Protection from Polyphenol is not limited to Heart

Theory To Application 

Red Wine and France 

The French Paradox

With Red Wine One Can Drink Till You Drop

Binge Drinking: Not a very bad thing once in a while