Should I drink a glass of wine each day to prevent aging?
Should I drink a glass of wine each day to prevent aging? In the 1973 Woody Allen film “Sleeper,” the title character wakes up after being frozen for 200 years to find that medical science has discovered, among other things, that hot fudge sundaes, cigarettes and steaks are good for your health. Shamefully, medical science has yet to conclude the same, although it does bear mentioning that chocolate has been found to contain compounds called flavonoids that have been shown to provide health benefits. Cocoa-heavy dark chocolate allows vasodilation in arteries, letting more blood flow to the heart and thus reducing the risks associated with coronary disease. Ice cream remains generally bad for you, though. “Sleeper” and the huge headlines chocolate’s health benefits receive reveal something interesting: We have a burning desire for our vices to turn out to be good for us. We’d all like to live long, healthy lives, but we also really like our bad habits too. This is why wine lovers’ heart
