Raise a toast for a healthier you

It’s that time of the year when cold and cough is most likely to catch hold of you.

And if it does, you are going to be homebound, whether you prefer it or not.

However, there is a way. To enjoy winters. To get rid of the cold.

Get hold of a bottle of wine, the bottled poetry, to get rid of the winter woes that have forced you to remain under wraps.

The antioxidants present in your favourite glass of red/white wine will work in your favour.

The white wine blend is crisp and zingy like a summer salad. But whites don’t always have to leave a tingle on your tongue; they can also be velvety and full-bodied with a warmer colour (read red), just the perfect aperitif for cold, winter meals.

Wine keeps cold at bay

Several studies have proven that a glass of wine everyday significantly reduces the chances of coming down with common cold in the winter chill. Antioxidants are known to fight infection and protect cells against free radicals, which might effectively play a role in combating cancer and other diseases.

 Wine might prevent cancer

Abandon the rule of thumb – white wines are for women and reds are for men. Red wines provide an antioxidant boost that is believed to reduce estrogen levels and raise testosterone among premenopausal females - thus reducing their breast cancer risk. Some researchers claim that the resveratrol obtained from drinking a glass of red wine thrice a week is apparently good for reducing the risk of breast cancer.  Time and again scientists have fed human cancer cells with resveratrol and concluded that the compound could subdue the fundamental action of a cancer-feeding protein.

 Reduce your waistline with wine

Resveratrol is definitely the healthiest compound in vino but shouldn’t hog all the limelight. Piceatannol, the chemical compound that our body is known to convert from resveratrol, deserves credit as well.

Piceatannol combines with the insulin receptors of fat cells, leaving no path for immature fat cells to mature and grow. Winter is all about indulging in hearty meals but let a glass of wine satiate you, rather than the beer pint.

Its time you expand your wine repertoire to raise the heat of your next elaborate dinner party. The best part is that you don’t have to queue up outside a local liquor shop to get a bottle of wine since a lot of supermarkets stock wine.

Moreover, it’s not just a glass that benefits you. Wine will reap its benefits even in the form of sauce along with steak or any other dish. Now that you know it all, you can rightly claim “in vino veritas”!!!