| We have all heard that red wine is good for our | | | | Their discovery was that the group of neuron cells |
| hearts, white wine is good for our lungs, and - of | | | | penetrated with Champagne extracts demonstrated |
| course - all wine is good for our taste buds. But, | | | | a significant amount of protection against damage, |
| recent findings have revealed Champagne may also | | | | while the group of neuron cells left alone was not |
| be good for our minds. Move over Merlots and | | | | able to fight off destruction. |
| Rieslings, scientists now have Champagne on their | | | | The reason for this, they concluded, was that caffeic |
| brains. | | | | acid and tyrosol, antioxidants found in polyphenols, |
| An April 2007 article published in the Journal of | | | | contain anti-inflammatory characteristics. This keeps |
| Agricultural and Food Chemistry revealed findings | | | | them from responding to injury and damage. Caffeic |
| indicating Champagne as a source behind brain | | | | acid and tyrosol also possess the ability to remove |
| protection. This sparkling wine, according to the | | | | toxic chemicals, expunging them from a person's (or |
| study, may help protect the brain from the injuries | | | | a mouse's) body. Both of these factors work |
| common with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, and | | | | together to help Champagne "top off" our well being. |
| stroke. | | | | These findings have now led to further investigation |
| The reason for Champagne's ability, according to the | | | | of Champagne's influence on health and human |
| researchers at Italy's Universita degli studi di Cagliari | | | | lifespan, with a specific interest on its influence over |
| and England's University of Reading, lies in the high | | | | aging. In the past, "the bubbly" has always been |
| presence of polyphenols packed within every bottle. | | | | thought of a drink you want in hand during times of |
| Polyphenols, chemical substances derived from plants, | | | | glee. A spirit with a sparkling personality, Champagne |
| are antioxidants, which help cells avoid death, | | | | seemed to find itself permanently fermented in a |
| destruction, and things like cancer. Red wine, once | | | | celebratory role. |
| again grabbing the spotlight, is generally thought of as | | | | But, as more and more research is performed, |
| containing the highest concentration of polyphenols - | | | | Champagne has a chance to turn over a new leaf in |
| making it one of the healthiest types of wines to | | | | medical science. |
| drink - but previous research indicates that | | | | This life preserving task may be one Champagne |
| Champagne contains a high amount of another type | | | | takes on anew, but it's one we hope goes to its - |
| of polyphenols, one that has the brain in mind. | | | | and our - heads. |
| To prove their hypothesis, researchers introduced | | | | With members of the health community raising its |
| Champagne to the neuron cells of rodents. In other | | | | rank, Champagne is our new champion. So, as it puts |
| words, they took the mice out drinking. After | | | | a cork in brain injury, we propose a toast to the |
| separating mice cells into two groups - one that | | | | Dom Perignons, the Veuve Clicquots, and the Louis |
| would be let alone and one that would be penetrated | | | | Roederers of the world. Fill your glass and ease your |
| with Champagne extracts - the scientists triggered a | | | | mind. |
| stroke. | | | | |