White wine healthy too?

I was just reading a great article in Natural Solutions magazine that I wanted to share with you. Since its summer, I get the question a lot, is white wine as good for me as red? I’ve often felt that it must be – thinking of my real and my French “grandma” (the woman who housed me when I lived in France) both of whom used to have a glass or two daily and lived to a ripe and active old age. But I also knew that red wine has resveratrol which isn’t in the white wine (its found in the skins of red grapes) so I started to doubt myself (but never “grandma”).

It appears that – according to Drs. Das and Bertelli of Connecticut and Milan respectively – white wine derives its cardio-boosting effects from two antioxidants – tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol – which are also found in olive oil. Interestingly, these antioxidants, like resveratrol trigger a gene that may slow aging, and have benefits for diabetes prevention and kidney function.

Keep in mind that these and other benefits of drinking wine relate to “moderate” consumption meaning 1 glass daily as a max for most of us.

So go on – love your summer whites. You can even upgrade their health benefits by adding some organic berries for extra antioxidant potential – and remember to hydrate as well with plain coconut water or a refreshing sparkling water like Knudsen’s Sparkling Essences. Speaking of organic, the article also points out that for optimal health benefits, when you drink any wine “reduce your exposure to toxins and help protect the environment” by making it one made with organic grapes. Check out Natural Solutions magazine June issue for examples of great tasting whites made from organic grapes.