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Red wine is almost a medicine for heart disease, and now a NEW use for it has been found: Drinking red wine in moderation may reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, providing a natural weapon to combat a major cause of death among US women.

This new study challenges the widely-held belief that all types of alcohol consumption heighten the risk of developing breast cancer. Doctors long have determined that alcohol increases the body’s estrogen levels, fostering the growth of cancer cells.
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In the 15th century, when Europeans first began moving people and goods across the Atlantic, a microscopic stowaway somehow made its way to the caves and monasteries of Bavaria. The stowaway, a yeast that may have been transported from a distant shore on a piece of wood or in the stomach of a fruit fly, was destined for great things.
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We know that wine improves with aging, but this is ridiculous! Our genes are prehistoric, which may be the reason that archeologists have just found winemaking tools in a cave in Armenia that was inhabited over 6,000 years ago. The cave was discovered 4 years ago and the oldest known leather shoe (over 5,000 years old) was also found there (it was a woman’s size seven), meaning that drinking so much you lose track of your shoes is nothing new.
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In a GOOD way! – Prowling men and uncomfortable high heels aside, “Ladies Night” at your local hangout might actually not be such a bad idea.

Scientists studying the effects of light to moderate alcohol consumption on women’s weight have found that, at least statistically speaking, drinking more means weighing less over time.

The study’s authors write, “An inverse association between alcohol intake and risk of becoming overweight or obese was noted for all four types of alcoholic beverages: red wine, white wine, beer and liquor, with the strongest association found for red wine.”

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