Tag: health

Thermal Pre-Treatment of Non-Alcoholic “Wine-like” Beverages Create a Functional Food Without the Buzz

We’ve all read about the health benefits of red wine.  Antioxidants and polyphenols in wine have been shown to benefit many different health concerns, including (but not limited to) cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and obesity.  Because of these vast…

Does Wine Consumption Improve Your Chance of Having More Teeth in Old Age?

By this point, it is well known that wine (particularly red wine) is associated with many health benefits, including a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, lower risk of obesity, and potentially increased neural function after spinal cord injury.  In regards…

Thermal Treatment of Wine Shows Retained Cardiovascular Health Benefits in Rats and Guinea Pigs: Good News for a Popular Winter Warmer

In the spirit of all things holiday and winter (well, for those of us in the Northern hemisphere anyway), today’s post highlights some brand new research involving mulled wine (a.k.a. Glühwein).  http://images.gourmetrecipe.com/images/ gourmetrecipe/recipe_images/ ua-crock-pot-mulled-wine-784.jpg One of my favorite winter beverages…