It's a chat room. It's a multimedia fiesta. Through the miracle of Real Audio, host Carolyn Alongi McDonough hosts a one-hour show covering holistic health issues, and featuring a wide assortment of guests in the wellness arena. These days, we're so inundated with horror stories alcohol-related diseases, that you almost feel guilty having that highball before dinner. But a growing body of research indicates that moderate drinking is good for you.
Experts suggest their regular imbibing of red wine is the difference.
Much of the research thus far has focused on the benefits of drinking wine, red in particular. Seems that red wine has higher levels antioxidants and ingredients which clean the arteries of fatty deposits. Drinking with a meal also slows the absorption of food, which may help ward off adult onset diabetes by keeping a lid on the amount of sugar released into the bloodstream. But as anyone who's quaffed the champagne a little too freely on New Year's Eve can tell you, too much alcohol makes you feel anything but healthy the next day. Like everything in life, moderation is the key.