Exercise OR Red Wine: For Most, Not A Difficult Choice!

That is right! You now have a choice because “science” and “research” has once again proven an “equal” benefit to either one. One hour of physical exercise offers the SAME PHYSICAL BENEFITS as one glass of RED WINE! Hmmmmm…..

To achieve these potential benefits, however, one must be willing to compromise. You see, the benefits achieved in this study used RATS as subjects instead of humans. They were given quantities of resveratrol (the active healthful ingredient in red wine) equivalent to the average consumer drinking hundreds of glasses of wine per day. The benefits were also based on “athletic rats” (those physically trained prior to starting this research) compared to sedentary rats.

Interestingly, a human study on resveratrol was performed and published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism which resulted in the PLACEBO GROUP (the group given an innert {neutral} substance) achieving INCREASED physical fitness. The group given resveratrol showed NO EVIDENCE of improvement.

When the magazines and newspapers reported these findings, most left these little facts out of their stories. We, as consumers, need to balance our emotional “want to believe” side with our logical “it only makes sense” side.

The conclusion of this research, therefore, for all of you waiting with baited breath is:

1. Red wine may very well substitute for exercise and enhance your physical performance and cardiac function if you are willing to become a RAT.

2. The benefits of remaining human and drinking the quantities of red wine needed to simulate the research (hundreds of glasses of red wine per day) did NOT offer greater health benefits than abstaining from drinking alcohol.

3.  The monetary benefits of walking (discretionary expense = $0.00) exceeded the monetary costs of drinking (discretionary expense = $6.95 to $4,000.00 per glass.)

AND FINALLY…..

Upon Awakening the morning after a night of exercise, you would likely know whose bed you’re sleeping in. Upon awakening the morning after a night of consuming MULTIPLE GLASSES OF “resveratrol,” the environment might offer an entirely new and unfamiliar experience.

The moral of the story is, “don’t be fooled by ANY publication. Whether it’s Home and Garden,  Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism or any other periodical or newspaper

USE COMMON SENSE!

Don’t let emotions by themselves determine truth from fiction. Recognize terms such as challenge, struggle and discipline strengthen our character and JUDGEMENT! Taking what we believe is the “easy way out” often causes significantly greater harm than good adding unnecessary complications to our lives. Therefore, include exercise as a NECESSARY lifestyle activity on a regular basis (3-5X/week) and include RED WINE (in limited quantities) as an OPTIONAL compliment to your exercise rather than a substitute.

This picture illustrates whether you are a “social drinker” or beginning to exceed the “scientific” standards of social drinking.

Hope this provides a healthier “SPIN” and more interesting read on the question, “Is a glass of red wine equal to 1 hour of exercise?

 

 

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