The truth is, I don’t actually drink red wine (in the traditional sense) anymore, but before I get to that, and more importantly, the delicious red wine mocktail recipes, let’s talk about the purported health benefits of red wine…
Red wine has been said to be good for everything from lowering your cholesterol and improving heart health to blood sugar control, enhancing memory, and immune-boosting. I even saw one article that talked about cancer prevention!
Of course, you can’t believe everything you read…
A lot of the studies are corollary – people in [insert place] are healthier and they also drink red wine regularly so it must be the red wine, right? I don’t think so.
However, there ARE studies that show the health benefits of an ingredient in red wine when supplemented in effective doses. That ingredient is trans-resveratrol.
The recent discovery that concentrated trans-resveratrol activates human genes responsible for longevity, survival, and cardiovascular health has triggered worldwide research into this powerful substance.
BUT, the doses used to provide those health benefits won’t be found in a single glass of red wine…
In fact, you’d have to drink about 300 glasses of red wine to consume an efficacious amount of trans-resveratrol!
And, that is precisely what Janell and I do…sort of…
Remember, earlier I said I stopped drinking red wine?
Well, here’s why:
I’ve personally come to recognize that my body just doesn’t do good with any kind of alcohol – I don’t metabolize it well, I pack on weight, I sleep terribly, and just about any amount gives me a hangover. 🙁
I like to be on my A-game as much as possible so booze is just out for me. Besides, as I said earlier, you can’t actually get the benefits of trans-resveratrol without drinking way too much red wine.
That’s where ResVante comes in. It’s the ultimate trans-resveratrol supplement on the market…
Only ResVante delivers ultra-pure trans-resveratrol from the French wine country in an activated liquid design with synergistic co-factors and a proprietary red wine extract complex that promotes prolonged use by the body through metabolic channeling.
ResVante also possess enzymatic sirtuin longevity gene activation properties. Resveratrol molecules have been shown in a clinical study to turn on the pathways that repair DNA cellular damage to slow the aging process.
Bottom Line: Just like all Eniva products, ResVante is of the highest quality, doctor formulated, and backed by real science.
There is one caveat to supplementing with ResVante though…
Without getting overly scientific, because it stimulates the same longevity gene as exercise (a very good thing), it’s best to take it at the opposite time of day.
Most people like to drink it at night (mixed with water or sparkling water it makes a nice sparkling red wine replacement), but that’s not ideal if you workout in the evening. Instead, start your day with 300 glasses of red wine. ;-b
And, here’s that delicious red wine mocktail recipe I promised:
Ingredients
- 1 oz. ResVante
- ½ oz. pure cranberry juice (no sugar added)
- 8 oz. lime sparkling water (we prefer Spindrift)
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a wine glass or your favorite glass.
- Garnish with a lime slice, a few fresh or frozen cranberries, and/or a sprig of rosemary.
- Enjoy!
Note: You can make several variations of this red wine mocktail recipe. Choose any flavor of spindrift you like, I also enjoy Grapefruit and Cranberry Raspberry. If using a different flavor of sparkling water add 1 TBSP fresh lime juice to get the lime flavor.
Of course, you can still enjoy your occasional glass of red wine, but to get the maximum benefits of the healthy part of wine, take one ounce of ResVante daily.
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