I Knew Red Wine Was Good, but I had Noooo Idea it was This Good - couch potatoes have no fear, red wine is here!

So, as I scurried around this morning making preparations for a quick weekend trip to Lake Tahoe with the boyfriend, I wasn't sure if I would have time to make a post.  Between Scooping doggie you-know-what, folding what seemed like a mountain of laundry, and trying to decide which of the 7 pairs of shoes I "really" needed for the two days we were going to be there (I know, too much stress for someone my age), I managed to squeeze in a moment to plop down and read my email and boy, am I glad I did. There was an email forwarded to me from bf (boyfriend) which is something I have come to enjoy receiving on a daily basis; come to think of it, if there isn't one sitting in the inbox I am honestly a little bummed.  Bad call bf, setting the bar too high! On a side note, bf and I have been together for  almost 5 years and we are renting a house together, which has been an amazing learning and growing experience for both of us. Luckily, it has bonded us tighter together in love, but I'll tell ya, It could have gone either way there for a while, however I am thankful everyday we are on this journey together.  Getting back on track now, bf works for a diabetes awareness project and he puts together a monthly newsletter that updates health professionals on the latest news and studies that effect their practice; that way they can best inform and answer their patients questions.  The email I recieved was this months list of articles with the forwarded message, "Check out the article on red wine and mice!"   Oh bf...good lookin' out my man!

Raise a glass to the 'red wine pill' to cure everything from obesity to cancer

The article from mailonline.com describes a miracle pill that could fight some of the world's scariest health isssues: obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.  Based on tests done on mice that were deliberatly fed foods high in fat content and the pill, results show that the pill was able to block the fat so the mice didn't gain any weight and they didn't show any signs of diabetes.  My excitement, oh wait,

 "THE excitement surrounds a family of drugs based on resveratrol, the ‘miracle ingredient’ in red wine credited with inhibiting the development of cancer and heart disease.  The drugs would activate a gene called SIRT1 that is key to longevity and energy, and their potency would give them the equivalent health benefits of 8,000 bottles of wine."

 8,000 bottles of wine! and I get a lil' sheepish about admitting to my glass or two a day, for the projected health  benefits, of course.  From now on, there ain't no shame in my game!