In Vino Resveratrol !

Drink Red Wine Slowly.........

That's the new message from a study done by the Univ. Of Queensland.  It seems that most people have now learned about Resveratrol, the componant in red wine that has been acclaimed as a cancer fighter and a cardio helper. But, what we've just discovered is that how you drink wine determines if you realize any of the benefits from this substance...

Stephen Taylor, professor of pharmacology at the University of Queensland, agreed that resveratrol is the "compound du jour." 

"I think that red wine has both some mystique and some historical symbolism in the west," said Taylor, "and of course, some various pleasures attached to its ingestion, all of which give it a psychological advantage edge, food-wise. Not many of us can or will eat a couple of cups of blueberries a day for years on end, but if we could do a population study for a decade or so on such a group, you might actually see similar results." 

"There is one particular point that deserves fleshing out," added Taylor. "Resveratrol is largely inactivated by the gut or liver before it reaches the blood stream, where it exerts its effects – whatever they may be – good, bad, or indifferent. Thus, most of the reseveratrol in imbibed red wine does not reach the circulation. Interestingly, absorption via the mucous membanes in the mouth can result in up to around 100 times the blood levels, if done slowly rather than simply gulping it down. Of course, we don't know if these things matter yet, but issues like this are real and generally ignored by all." 

So.....slow down. Savor and enjoy that medicine.