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When trying to balance lifestyle choices for optimum health, there is often conflicting advice on which foods and drinks are best and in what quantities.<\/p>\nWhen trying to balance lifestyle choices for optimum health, there is often conflicting advice on which foods and drinks are best and in what quantities.<\/p>\n
A new study shows how a drink that was previously proven to lower blood pressure can actually raise it if you consume just a little bit too much (and by a little bit, I mean something most people would consider moderate).<\/p>\n
Red wine is packed with the powerful antioxidant resveratrol, which has been proven many times over to help eliminate free radicals that cause high blood pressure, inflammation, and other problems.<\/p>\n
However, if you drink too much, it has the opposite effect. Most people understand that binge drinking (getting drunk) is terrible for one\u2019s health and can cause a cascade of damage throughout the body.<\/p>\n
However, a study done at the University of Western Australia in Perth recently found that the difference between just enough red wine and too much might be a thinner line that you may have thought.<\/p>\n
They found that people who drank only 5-7 servings per week (1 glass or less per day) had much lower blood pressure levels than those who drank 14-21 servings per week\u2014the equivalent of 2 to 3 glasses per day.<\/p>\n
There was a notable difference in blood pressure readings between people who had 1 glass per day compared to 2. This is one of the first studies that clearly draws the line between \u201cjust right\u201d and \u201ctoo much,\u201d defining it right down to the glass.<\/p>\n
So, one glass of wine doesn\u2019t hurt (and can even be good), but two is just too much.<\/p>\n
Enjoying an occasional glass of wine with dinner isn\u2019t generally going to be enough to lower chronic high blood pressure down to a normal rate, but there is a simple and effective way to do it without drugs.<\/p>\n