98638 Resource 95422 95276 95276 1123270013246 1123285289192 Controlled Does your mom or dad enjoy an occasional glass of wine?

Wine can keep dementia and memory problems in seniors at bay.

Can you believe this? Research shows that limited amounts of wine can keep <A title="What is dementia?" href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?retryCount=1&objectid=723655E0-8148-4D48-A7FAFD7DB651C25B">dementia</A> and memory problems in seniors at bay. We've known that moderate wine intake can help with heart disease, but this is yet another great breakthrough. The beverage proven beneficial here is wine taken in moderate doses. This means less than one drink a day. No other alcohol like beer or distilled liquor had the same effects. In wine, especially red wine, there are powerful <A title="MedicineNet's definition of an antioxidant." href="http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11291">antioxidants</A> that keep the brain and heart healthy by reducing the damage caused by everyday wear and tear. Health and Age, wrote an interesting article, "<A title="Antioxidant effects of wine benefical for seniors." href="http://www.healthandage.com/Home/gm=20!gid2=2123">Wine linked to Better Mental Function is Seniors."</A> You don't have to start drinking to achieve these benefits. There are many other sources of these antioxidants. Mostly in foods or drinks made of plant origin, mainly Green Tea, fruits, and vegetables. Sit back, relax, and have a nice glass of red wine...or some green tea...or have a fruit and vegetable smoothie. Watch your waist with those smoothies. 10 application/xml false antioxidants dementia green tea heart healthy memory problems seniors Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 66.251.33.19 66.251.33.19 jmiller false true false false true 205857 false false true false false false true 95422 blog blogsite/SeniorSafety/web