British health and fitness guru, Ranulph Fiennes, advocates 1 glass about 30
mins prior to your evening meal, each day.

My own experience (and that of my family) is that a glass or two before or
during supper does lower bad cholesterol within 7 days.

I'll drink to that!
Dan
"Erik Hornung" > wrote in message
news:X90Lb.47452$Dm.29142@edtnps89...
> 2 Glasses!?!? Yeah! I like the sounds of that!
>
> I have no idea why, but i've never tried Pinot Noir...I guess I know what
> i'll be picking up from the liquor store on the way home from the gym.
>
> Erik
>
>
> "Bob" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Erik,
> >
> > There are so many studies, there are studies of the studies.
> >
> > Bottom line though is Resveratrol and its high concentration in Pinot
> > Noir, which is the wine type producing the resveratrol used in almost
> > all of the studies of it.
> >
> > As one poster points out - Resveratrol mimics a restricted calorie diet
> > which is one of the things proven to extend life. However, moderation
> > is again called for and the time to consume the wine is important also.
> > The regimen calls for 2 (2-4 oz) glasses of Pinot Noir for men and 1
> > glass for women. It also works best if consumed with the evening meal.
> >
> > Grape juice is on the list of things that contain Resveratrol but the
> > amount is almost negligible compared to Pinot Noir. The closest wine to
> > Pinot Noir in resveratrol, if I remember correctly, is burgundy and it
> > contains a fraction of the resveratrol that Pinot Noir does.
> >
> > Fill the glass and let's start eating,
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > Erik Hornung wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been laying on the couch listening to a new Charlie Parker CD and
> > > sipping a glass of Masi Vallipociella (sp?) and I came to a
realization.
> I
> > > was thinking of all the people I knew who enjoyed wine, on a regular
> > > basis...mostly older family members or the parents of my closer
friends.
> > > However i'm not thinking of friends, because they're mostly all still
> > > youthful like me at the age of 23...so they dont pertain to this
> > > realization, that i'm about to come to. This realization being,
> they're
> > > all in outstanding health! Two parents of friends, one 75 and the
other
> 60
> > > something are both marathon runners, my father and avid wine-o has
> never
> > > had high cholesterol and is in excellent shape, and several other
people
> > > come to mind...
> > >
> > > Is there any correlation between wine drinkers and optimum, or
> exceedingly
> > > good health? Is it that avid wine lovers live a certain kind of
> lifestyle?
> > > However several of these people i thought about all live different
> > > lifestyles....
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Erik
> > >
> > > P.S. I apologize for all the typos, grammar errors and grade 6
writing
> > > level. It's the 'pocella...
> >
> > --
> > In times of change, there is no incentive so great, and no
> > medicine so powerful as hope for a better tomorrow.
>
>