The Health Benefits of Red Wine

and more, all related to people that consume moderate amounts of red wine on a daily basis, but the researchers doing the studies found a general 'tonic effect' on the entire spectrum of human health concerns.

In 1996 doctors with the Harvard School for Public Health concluded that drinking red wine was one of the best ways to reduce the risk of heart attacks, achieve lower general mortality rates and improve the basic health condition.

These same health benefits of red wine are seen in all age groups from young adult (early 20's) to seniors over 70 years of age. It is said that a rising tide lifts all ships and the health benefits of red wine consumption are the rising tide for the entire human system.

Early Studies

The value to the system of regular, moderate red wine consumption was shown in the Framingham Heart Study of 1970 but did not become public knowledge, thanks to the puritanical zeal of the National Institute of Health, who suppressed the information for a decade until the 1980 Honolulu Heart study again proved that drinking red wine on a regular basis reduced the risk of coronary heart disease by 50% compared to teetotalers.