The ancient Greeks added some white wine to their drinking water for disinfection, while the Romans added red wine. This practice was popular in relation to slaves in order to rid them of intestinal infections. Modern scientists have already proven that red and white wines are equally toxic to Salmonella and E. coli (E. coli). Diluted white wine, when mixed with gastric juice, has a stronger antibacterial effect.
It turns out that wine can be good for a person, but only if it is used wisely and in moderation. Good wine improves the body’s metabolism. There are compounds in wines that stimulate carbohydrate, nitrogen and mineral metabolism. Curiously, there are no such compounds in grape juice. Juliana Catlinus, a health expert and a Trusted Tablets Drugstore employee tells more about the dangers and benefits of red wine and white wine:
Aged wine is rich in vitamins and minerals. Trace elements: manganese, magnesium, iodine, titanium, cobalt, potassium, phosphorus, rubidium. Vitamins: C, B, PP. In addition, wine contains various acids, esters, essential oils and aldehydes. Taken together, these substances, on the one hand, tone up the body, on the other hand, they reduce pressure. Each has its own recommended dose, it depends on the state of the immune system, liver function and the body as a whole.
Internet advisors say that if quality wine is consumed about 150 ml per week, it can strengthen arteries, lower blood cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, and slow down the aging process of tissues. It does not matter if it is a single dose or extended over the whole week. The mechanism is simple: wine improves lipid metabolism, which, in turn, prevents atherosclerosis, increases the diameter of the vessels, reduces the pressure, dissolves plaque, reduces the risk of vascular occlusion.
True, the question here is the regularity of use, which threatens to become addicted to an alcoholic drink. It is equally effective to strengthen arteries and remove “bad” cholesterol with the help of lemons, raw beets or pumpkin.
For influenza, pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, red wines have been used since ancient times to make antipyretic drinks.
Wine in small doses, about 50 grams, has a tonic, diuretic, anti-stress, bactericidal and anti-allergic effect on the human body. With nervous overstrain, chilled dry champagne helps.
When an epidemic of dysentery broke out in Crimea in the 1920s, it was only possible to stop its spread with the help of diluted wine. Medicines at that time were sorely lacking. Adding wine to water is also advisable for other gastrointestinal diseases. The Ogonyok magazine in 1997 (No. 31) wrote that natural wine even kills Vibrio cholerae. By the way, even chemists cannot yet explain such properties.
Wine will not interfere with the shift of time zones, with long journeys or flights. To restore the lost water-salt balance, you need to drink a little dry wine on the day of moving or flight and the next day. Wine in this case replaces the electrolyte solution. If you add a warm bath to it, you can assume that the liquid lost during the flight has recovered. After all, the body receives water, including through the skin.
However, during flights, salted tomato juice also helps to maintain the water-salt balance.
Important: we are talking only about natural grape wines. Fruit and berry and powder drinks do not possess such medicinal properties.
Biologists from the Southern University of Science and Technology (Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China) believe that melatonin in wine improves mood and helps relieve nervous tension. One glass of wine at dinner helps to fall asleep, makes sleep restful and long.
Research from the French shows that drinking small amounts of wine on a regular basis can improve memory. Recommendations of nutritionists are as follows:
- For the heart muscle and brain: light white wines, especially champagne. Wine strengthens the walls of blood vessels, preventing the risk of heart attacks and strokes;
- For indigestion: red dry wines (such as saperavi, cabernet);
- For anemia: two glasses of red table wine a day;
- For atherosclerosis: dry white wines with mineral water;
- For vitamin deficiency: any natural wine;
- For flu, bronchitis, pneumonia: hot red wine with sugar or honey. The effectiveness of the drink increases if you add warming spices;
- With exhaustion, loss of strength: port, Madeira, sherry (a few spoons a day);
- With vomiting: highly chilled dry champagne;
- For men, dry red wine helps maintain normal testosterone levels;
- For women – dry red wine helps maintain youthful and fresh skin due to a large amount of antioxidants.
Wine also strengthens hair and nails. During menstruation, wine has been shown to stimulate estrogen production.
Know the measure
The main rule in drinking wine is not to overdo it. Danish scientists conducted a long-term study from which it became clear that the mortality rate from cardiovascular diseases is 50% lower for drinkers who drink small amounts of wine than for alcoholics or complete teetotalers. At the same time, the Danes called the norm for women up to 300 grams, and for men up to 450 grams of wine per day. These studies are confirmed by American and British scientists. Perhaps the reason is the formation of “good” cholesterol and a decrease in the level of “bad” due to dry red wine. By the way, wine is a high-calorie product. Regular consumption can lead to the accumulation of body fat. Although there are dry red wine diets, they should only be followed under medical supervision. Next, we will tell you what are the benefits and harms of red wine.
Risks
With a daily consumption of more than 200 grams of wine for women and more than 300 grams for men, wine turns into poison. The work of the heart, liver is disrupted, the psyche suffers. There is a risk of damage to the pancreas, pancreatitis and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Can red wine be used for gastritis? No.
According to some studies, alcohol entering the brain can stay there for up to 90 days, affecting the activity of the entire nervous system. Therefore, alcohol abuse will eventually lead to nervous disorders, including alcoholic psychosis.
The abuse of wine in women increases the risk of breast cancer. Can pregnant women drick red wine? No. Pregnant women should completely abandon any alcoholic beverages in connection with the possible development of fetal pathologies.
With severe heart failure, severe organic lesions of the heart, the use of alcoholic beverages is prohibited at all.
Quite often, red wine is the cause of severe migraines. Most likely due to polyphenols. Do not drink wine if you have a similar reaction to polyphenols.
Periodically, wine allergies occur in the form of a rash, dizziness and flatulence. Drinking red wine can even cause asthma attacks.
Remember: good wine cannot be cheap. It cannot be sold in bags or plastic bottles.
Red or white? Sweet or dry?
We are talking only about natural grape wine. Why is red wine good for you? It is believed to be richer in composition than white, but white wine is a more effective antioxidant.
- With diabetes, preference should be given to dry because of its low sugar content;
- The benefits of dry red wine are greater than that of semi-sweet. The more sugar in wine, the less benefit. This is the law;
- White wine is more suitable for reducing hunger, and red wine is more suitable for strengthening the walls of blood vessels;
- White better regulates blood cholesterol levels, and red wine has a rejuvenating effect on the skin;
- Dry white wine helps with flatulence and constipation. Red semisweet wine improves mood faster;
- White wine reduces blood clotting. Red wine helps to restore a weakened body;
- White wine has a beneficial effect on lung function. Red wine compensates for the lack of vitamin P, which makes it possible to assimilate ascorbic acid;
- Pink wine is useful for liver diseases, colitis and nervous excitability.