Drink Wine, Live Long

Scientists already knew that drinking red wine in moderation is good for your health; now they’ve pinpointed the reasons. New research is uncovering the disease-prevention secrets of resveratrol, one of the compounds in red wine that appears to improve health.

"The breadth of benefits is remarkable -- cancer prevention, protection of the heart and brain from damage, reducing age-related diseases, such as inflammation, reversing diabetes and obesity, and many more," said Lindsay Brown, an associate professor of the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Queensland in Australia.

He noted that high doses of resveratrol may prevent cancer by increasing the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) while low doses improve cardiac health by increasing cellular protection and reducing damage.

So the next time you see a down on his luck wino, don’t feel sorry. He may be healthier and live longer than all of us!