American scientists and other health experts from around the world are puzzled as they try to discover the “secret” behind the French Paradox. The problem is that the French consume three times as much saturated fat as Americans and one-third less French people die from heart attacks. The French also have much less obesity than America and other Western countries.

The French eat rich foods high in saturated fats, such as cream, butter, pastry and rich cheeses. But they also consume red wine and olive oil. Researchers have found olive oil to be a heart-healthy source of fat. However, the olive oil the French consume does not rule out the high amounts of saturated fats they eat, and therefore does not properly explain the French paradox.

Red wine may be the reason. Some scientists believe the French habit of moderate red wine drinking with a meal is the key to French paradox. Studies show that people who drink red wine regularly have lower rates of cancer, Alzheimers, and heart disease.

Red wine and red grapes contain special flavinoid antioxidants called resveratrol, that can offset some of the effects of gluttony, say researchers at Harvard Medical School. Resveratrol is shown to help lower glucose levels, help your liver, and promote health benefits to the heart and blood vessels.

Red grapes are one of the richest sources of resveratrol flavonoids, which is why red wine is more heart-healthy than white wine, beer, or other spirits.

Resveratrol is known for its ability to protect plants from bacteria and fungi, and researchers are now finding out that it helps us by preventing the negative effects of high-calorie diets, and it has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer potential.

Researchers are finding that antioxidants seem to trigger receptors in your upper intestine that tell your brain you’re full, researcers are finding. Lab animals fed the extracts also decreased their food intake by about 8%. This could explain why Resveratrol- a powerful antioxidant- seems to produce a weight loss effect that many people’s experience when they use it.

One recent study showed that resveratrol reverses the coronary and obesity effects of a diet high in fat and calories in mice. When large doses of resveratrol was given to lab mice, the mice ran twice as far on a treadmill than they had previously and also had a reduced heart rate. The mice also lived longer than mice who had not received the resveratrol.

The findings led to a marked increase in red wine sales in the United States despite the fact that the amount of resveratrol is very small in most red wines in the United States, because of the way that most grapes are grown and processed for wine.

If you are ready to add these beneficial nutrients to your diet, it’s important that you find a source that is powerful, natural and bio-available (easily absorbed and used by your body).

I found a great whole food supplement that includes these ingredients. It is called Genesis from Symmetry Direct. Each single ounce of Genesis is guaranteed to contain the health benefits of resveratrol equivalent to one whole bottle of red wine, plus the hydroxylated polyphenols found in one fresh pomegranate.

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Check out Australian Wineries, While Visiting Down Under

If you like to travel to wineries when you visit a country, don’t forget to check out Australian wineries if you are traveling to the nation continent. There are ancient lands that have been making wine for almost three thousand years, and Australia isn’t one of them. Still, there is an Ozzy wine making tradition that started soon after colonization by the British. Within 50 years, wine production had taken root in the Australian soils. Before long, vineyards were dotting the countryside, albeit, mostly in the southern region of the land.

During past century, the Australian wine industry has matured and it is worthy of your attention. The quality of the wine and the amount of production has risen, dramatically. At the beginning of the 20th century, the entire continent’s wine production less than five million gallons annually. But today, the vintners of Australia easily bottle a hundred million gallons of wines worth drinking.

For wine making, Australia is blessed with a variety of climate types and soil conditions. This has made it possible to cultivate many different grape varieties and ferment many types of wine. Regional and local climates range from cool and damp to very hot and arid. Some conditions mirror those of the best European wine regions, other spots remind one of Napa Valley and even upstate New York. And where the soil and sunlight are right, but there is not enough rainfall, vineyards are irrigated to help them produce wine grapes.

There’s a lot of clay and limestone in Australian soils, yet the specifics vary just as much as temperature and rainfall. Australian winemakers have, over the years, learned what the lands are like and now match the type of grape that best fits their local soil. The results are high quality grapes and the best yield for that variety.

Australian wine have been ignored by most of the wine drinking world for the majority of its existence. No one could believe that wine from down under could be worthwhile – in the late 19th century, some judges insisted that the Victoria district wines that they had just rated so highly, couldn’t possibly be Australian! Today wine connoisseurs know that Ozzy vintages can be among the best and over the last 25 years, the wine world had taken notice and Australian wines got noticed, and production skyrocketed.

There was another boom, too – tourist visiting Australian vineyards. While a walkabout wine tour is not done, travelers by car will find many delightful vineyards to visit with many delightful wines.

As the fourth largest wine exporter in the world, Australia has a lot to offer. Even major wine producers, like Spain, France and Italy, buy wines from this country’s producers. Known for its characteristics “GSM blends” – wines made from a blend of Mourvedre, Shiraz and Grenache, as well as many other types, Australia has been called the most powerful influence in wine today.

So, if you’re going to be visiting Australia on our next vacation (or even for business), don’t forget to take the time to check out some of its wine regions… At least try a few local wines. And wherever you are in the world, for a great wine for your table, don’t pass over the Australian section. There are some really amazing wines there, just waiting for you to discover them!

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