Red Wine Anyone?

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  1. Ina I. Wonder

    Ina I. Wonder Supreme Member
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    My newest doctor has said that I would benefit from a glass or two of red wine before bedtime. After he asked me if I drank alcohol, and I replied no, he told me not to buy the cheap stuff. But as it was my first time seeing him, I forgot to ask him why. So good people, but do ya’ll think of this. What are the benefits? o_O
     
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    Wine has antioxidants to help prevent cancer. It helps reduce cholesterol.
     
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    Ok, your second reason might be the reason he suggested it, but I’ve already had cancer twice, so it’s to late for that one. :oops:
     
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    Maybe that's why he told you to drink the wine; to help prevent you having it again.
     
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    Red wine has resveratrol which is a very good antioxidant. antioxidant is a lot more than a anticancer it destroys free radicals. An easy way to understand free radicals is what destroys metal is rust oxidation. A single oxygen can be very dangerous
    In general, harmful effects of reactive oxygen species on the cell are most often:
    1. damage of DNA or RNA
    2. oxidations of polyunsaturated fatty acids in lipids (lipid peroxidation)
    3. oxidations of amino acids in proteins
    4. oxidative deactivation of specific enzymes by oxidation of co-factors
    Red wine is about the only alcoholic thing I drink
     
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    If alcohol is a no-no, keep in mind that almost all veggies and fruits having deep color, especially red and blue or purple, contain antioxidants thought to be very health-beneficial. Blueberries, dark grapes, pomegranates, raspberries, even beets, which incidentally are not particularly nutritious from a typical veggie standpoint: they contain little fiber.

    Red cabbage, shredded and cooked up with a bit of brown sugar and vinegar: Wonderful! My 'ex added bacon bits.
    Frank
     
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    Hello @Martin Alonzo , Thank you trying to explain these things to me. I understood some of your explanation, but most of it is way over my head. What are free radicals, single oxygens, reactive oxygens, and RNA’s?

    @Frank Sanoica , I’ve always been a heavy vegetable consumer. Your information on beets is disappointing, because I love them, even the canned ones. I generally don’t like any canned foods.

    I’ve never had cabbage cooked rhat way, but i’m willing to try just about anything once. I like to fix stuff cabbage, and I use a meat and rice mixture for the stuffing. I like to cook cabbage with squash, onions, butter, and about 1/3 of a pound of crumbled crispy bacon. I can eat that for dinner all by itself.

    Now I’ve tried pomegranates a few times, but I’ve never figured out how to get around the seeds. I don’t like the taste of the seeds. So how does one deseed pomegranates?
     
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    Beets are actually supposed to be a very nutritious food, and they contain lots of vitamins and minerals, as well as the antioxidant properties. According to some articles, they were used as an aphrodisiac in Ancient Rome, because they have properties similar to Viagra has to open blood vessels. Just one cup of beets has about 4 grams of fiber; which is more than most bread has per slice, so I do not think that they are low in fiber, either.
    I have added raw beets to my green smoothies, and it adds a really distinctive flavor, and turns the color of the smoothies a bright, beautiful pink, and you think that it has cherries or strawberries in it, it is so pretty. The flavor , of course, is not like a strawberry; but it does add kind of an earthy flavor to the smoothie.
    Here is an article that shows some of the health benefits of beets.

    https://dailyhealthpost.com/health-benefits-beets/
     
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  9. Frank Sanoica

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    @Ina I. Wonder
    "I’ve always been a heavy vegetable consumer. Your information on beets is disappointing, because I love them, even the canned ones. I generally don’t like any canned foods. Not to intend down-playing beets, I love them myself. I was disappointed to learn they are not high in fiber, thought most all veggies were.

    I’ve never had cabbage cooked rhat way, but i’m willing to try just about anything once. I like to fix stuff cabbage, and I use a meat and rice mixture for the stuffing. I like to cook cabbage with squash, onions, butter, and about 1/3 of a pound of crumbled crispy bacon. I can eat that for dinner all by itself.
    Stuffed cabbage is great! My favorite, though, is stuffed bell peppers.

    Now I’ve tried pomegranates a few times, but I’ve never figured out how to get around the seeds. I don’t like the taste of the seeds. So how does one deseed pomegranates?"
    They are at the top of the list for antioxidant content, and unfortunately are difficult to consume fresh, and are expensive. The seeds do contain valuable flavonoids, and can be thrown into a blender along with the wonderfully sweet red pulp, and churned with a bit of milk or water, and eaten that way. Most convenient is pomegranate juice, not "drink", having no added sugar or preservatives, POM is one brand, as is Langer's. Such juice is deliciously sweet and tart naturally. Cranberries, also very healthful, are unfortunately very bitter-tasting as straight juice. Some are sold artificially sweetened, Stevia is natural, as well as erythritol, mannitol, and the like, those being called "sugar-alcohols". They impart virtually no caloric value, and seem to be pretty safe. Sucralose is now used extensively, it's safety I'm not so sure of.
    Frank
     
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    @Ina I. Wonder ...just drink tha dang wine ! About 2 to 4 ounces with dinner or before bedtime....sleep like a baby.:p:D
     
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    I admire your fortitude in drinking that smoothie crap...I just gag thinking think ing about that...but you may very well out live me ..so cheers:D
     
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    I really like beet pickles but a beet smoothie?~~~~~ I don't think so. :eek:
     
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    @Gloria Mitchell
    Jiminy, I know you don't care much for me or my misadventures, but now ya got me wonderin' with that last remark: "Outlive me"? Hardly anyone here is older than me, 'ceptin Lon, so ya got me wonderin' if I'm bound to go next.......I know you were referring to another, but it hit home.........
    Frank
     
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    Frank what the devil are you talking about? I know you don't care much for me or my misadventures???? Hello... have i missed something here?
     
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    @Gloria Mitchell
    Forgive me. I mistakenly thought you were referring to some "smoothie crap" that I had written about.
    Frank
     
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