A little wine may keep the mind sharp
People who drink a little wine seem to have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, Danish researchers reported on Monday. What is the healing property of this beverage? Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported, "There appears to be a compound in red wine called flavonoids. That's the same compound that appears to have some benefit toward reversing heart disease. It acts as an antioxidant to some extent -- sort of a [sweeper for] all the molecules in your body. If you get enough of these antioxidants in your body ... it might actually reduce the risk of dementia. But that is at least the theory at this point."