Red Wine and Dystonia

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Permalink Reply by robert on April 10, 2009 at 1:48pm

Hi Laura,

I have never heard that red wine is anything other than beneficial in moderation. Alcohol reduces dystonia symptoms in whatever form it is taken, personally I prefer red too. I would suggest that you try it and see if you notice any adverse side effects for yourself.

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Permalink Reply by Mo on April 10, 2009 at 1:57pm

who told you that red wine CAUSES inflammation? some people need to do more research before opening thy mouth....... it is in fact quite the opposite... and here for 7 years you stayed away from it? i love red wine!

http://www.google.com/search?q=red+wine+inflammation&rls=com.mi...

mo

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Permalink Reply by Karen on April 10, 2009 at 2:29pm

I have a negative effect with red wine. Beer, although not too crazy for it, is okay for me to drink. I usually don't have more than 2 because of the meds. I am a social drinker only. How boring I've become since this dystonia came knocking on my door, and decided to take up permanent residence. It's the "thing" that won't go away! Really, how can I miss you if you won't go away?

Karen

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Permalink Reply by beka on April 14, 2009 at 8:22am

Hi Karen -
I have never heard of red wine causing inflammation- I LOVE RED !!
Forget the apple, try a glass of Dry Creek Valley Syrah instead. In 1991, 60 Minutes aired a television program called the French Paradox that caused a commotion in both the health and wine industries. Ever since then, the wine industry has promoted wine for its health benefits and the medical community has been trying to validate any health benefits to drinking wine, particularly red wine.

In a nutshell, the French Paradox is that red wine consumed on a regular basis may decrease coronary heart disease (CHD). And as anyone who has ever eaten a flaky, melt-in-your-mouth Parisian croissant can attest, the French don't skimp on their butter and they have never found a sauce that couldn't use a tad more of it. As obese as Americans are known to be, the slimmer French consume a significantly higher amount of butter, cheese, and other foods with saturated fats than Americans. Logically, the Gallic folks on the east end of the Chunnel should be clutching their chests and dropping like flies. Yet statistically, the French have a significantly lower incidence of heart disease fatalities. This noted paradox supposed that the mitigating factor in reducing heart disease was the imbibement of red wine.

Well, Vive la France! -- Gallo and Mondavi couldn't have dreamed up a better marketing ploy, and red wine consumption spiked upwards. The program also spurred medical research to verify or deny wine's health benefit claims. In the process, over the next two decades, scientific evidence has indicated that red wine, and to a lesser degree white wine and beer, offered some health benefits with the emphatic proviso that alcoholic beverages should be consumed in moderation, just like salt and vinegar potatoe chips, in my case >>

beka

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Permalink Reply by beka on April 14, 2009 at 8:26am

Benefits of RED WINE
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the number one killer disease in the United States and affects more than one million people. Besides genetics, a common root cause to CHD is anteroschlerosis, or in the more vernacular, hardening of the arteries, a disease affecting arterial blood vessels and decreasing the body's oxygen supply. The hardening of the arteries occurs through the build-up of lipoproteins (cholestrol and triglycerides) in the arterial walls, resulting in the loss of elasticity. The best way to get these lipoproteins? Eat a thick piece of marbled prime rib with a double scoop of sour cream on that baked potato. Red wine to rescue.

An active ingredient in a red grape's skin is a phenolic compound called resveratrol. This flavonoid, and others, can be found in a grape's skin and stems. These phenolics help reduce bad cholesterol (LDL), while at the same time up one's good cholesterol (HDL). There are higher levels of resveratrol in red wine compared to white wine due to longer contact with the grape skins during fermentation and subsequent extraction time (and longer equals better). This may help explain the French Paradox and lower heart disease rates but there aren't any conclusive studies to confirm or to counter the paradox's suggestion.

Phenolics such as resveratrol are important for their benefits, but the role of alcohol cannot be understated. The chemical component in red wine that gets you tipsy may also play a part, perhaps a bigger part, in reducing heart disease. Research has also indicated that alcohol consumed regularly in moderation also aids in boosting the good HDL cholesterol and reducing the bad LDL. It also generates anti-coagulants to discourage the blood clotting which will raise heart attack and stroke risks. Another factor to consider is the relaxing effect that alcool can produce...

BE AWARE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT MIX ANY PRESCRIBED MEDICATION WITH ALCOHOL.

Here is SLIDE SHOW :
http://wine.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Slideshow:Health_Benefits_of_Red_Wi...

Enjoy !
beka

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Permalink Reply by Lene on April 14, 2009 at 6:17pm

I had a family of red wine drinkers..My Italian grandma & grandpa who came from the ole country on the boat made his own and it was kept down in the cold cellar area Grandpa died from heart attack. My dad died of heart attack and had alerial sclerosis according to the autopsy. My uncle John died of heart attack, my aunts 2 of them both came down with alzheimer's almost at the same time. They are still alive but they don't know anyone. My mother died of cancer. Wine so far as not done much for our family. I use to drink it but not so much any longer.
We always had wine at the table. It was something that was introduced to me at a young age. It was part of our culture I guess you would say. Even today when I sit with my family that is left they bring out the wine. Lene

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