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According to consumer labs Fisher walnut halves were the top pick. Diamond had mold whereas fisher had none. Aflatoxins, and heavy metals were also tested as well as hexanal which is a natural source protectant preventing deterioration.

Hi McCoy, your right two drinks is too much. Just go with the good science. It’s a slam dunk that light amounts of quality red wine with a meal is a good habit. YEAH ETHANOL IS A TOXIN. BUT THE POISON IS IN THE DOSE AND THE CONTEXT!!! LOTS OF POISONS IN THE PLANT WORLD ARE AMAZING SUBSTANCES FOR HEALTH IN THE PROPER SETTING, DOSE AND CONTEXT. THE HEADLINES ARE ABOUT ETHANOL. THEY DONT BOTHER DIGGING HARD INTO THE FACTS. SO NOW WE HAVE THIS EVIDENCE ABOUT ETHANOL AND JUST SAY NO TO ANY SOURCE, DOSE OR CONTEXT. TOTALLY MORONIC, BUT ITS THE EASY, LAZY WAY TO JUST MAKE THE MESSAGE STICK! ALCHOHOL IS BAD FOR YOU END OF STORY. TOO COMPLEX TO SAY WHAT IS ACTUALLY TRUE. STUDIES LOOK AT DRINKERS AND MANY ARE BINGING OCCASIONALLY AND CLAIMING A DRINK A DAY ETC. WELL WHATS A DRINK?? ITS A MESS. THE LINK OF WINE WITH CANCER IS AGAIN ABOUT HOW MUCH. THE EVIDENCE IS LESS CANCER IF AMOUNTS ARE LIGHT. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1197745/full

I agree Ron that industry influence is a concern, but the evidence for red wine is overwhelming and quite a few solid studies measuring physiology are not industry funded. Red wine is a very unique substance when aged and made properly.

Yes for most people, but Michael Rae was taking it many years ago!

Yes Dean, unfortunately!

For what it’s worth Sinclair is now taking taurine.

https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/S0735-1097(22)02448-2

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478559/ In summary, our studies reveal that the red wines, particularly mature wines (#1 and #3), dramatically decrease the rates of human cancer cell growth and colony formation, while diluted ethanol at same concentration boosts cell growth. The red wines also cause death of the grew up cancer cells and inhibit Pol III gene transcription. It implies that the red wine may contain some bioactive components and function potential to repress cancer development. Thus, identifying the bioactive components in red wine and enhancing their yielding ratio during producing processes will enhance the quality of red wine, which will benefit people with red wine consumption

Human studies are included in this video indicating considerable physiological benefits in older adults that turn back the aging effects Brad concludes that all people over 45 should consider supplemental intervention

Thanks Dean! That is reassuring. I can’t imagine do 30,000 steps a day. I’d be exhausted to say the least. Personally I shoot for 8000 steps as walking exercise including a bit of jogging and brisk hill climbing. Add that to my regular activities and I’m sure I meet the 11,000 threshold.

Thanks Mike for this. Are you taking glynac or considering taking it?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/?term=Glynac Glynac appears to be an interesting and possibly safe supplement to reverse aging markers based on Some clinical, human research. Is anyone here using it?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10274991/ this recent, not yet peer reviewed, study was very long term and used twins. Conclusion: exercise may be confounded with good health and healthier lifestyle! I personally have doubts about this because exercise in and of itself improves so many physiological factors. But the research appears to be well done except that none of these kinds of studies control well for so many variables. This one may be better than others, but I’m still skeptical.

Great news Matt! So happy for you!

Of course no more than a drink a day. The fact that low to moderate ALCOHOL is, for the most part, beneficial is all the more reason to drink red wine. Also underreporting is an extreme problem in these studies. Especially occasional, very harmful, binge drinking which is rarely included. People tend to report what they drink “normally”, but do not include occasional binges which can wreak a lot of damage. This indicates that the levels are if anything lower than they should be as to harmful effects. But to me the critical point is that Red Wine has been well established as a healthier carrier of alcohol. It modifies its negative effects and has many verified benefits beyond the alcohol content. That makes this research all the more supportive of a daily 5 oz glass of wine with a meal. Powerful medicine indeed! It should be noted that red wine does not have some of the cancer effects of alcohol in other forms like spirits and beer based on substantial research.

Ron I tend to agree that it’s hard to make sense of it all. It’s like vitamin D where you have all kinds of conflicting views on how much is enough and how much is too much. Same can be said for red wine. Although I figure 4 or 5 ounces with a meal would be a plus for most people. But of course the case against any alcohol in any form is certainly out there. My approach to omega 3 is going in the direction of a couple cans of sardines per week and some walnuts.

Start at 20 minutes

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Anything to get attention!

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920262/ These effects were improved with non alcoholic wine. So your point wrt alchohol is supported by this research. Nonetheless the effect on humans were quite evident of physiological changes that affect longevity genes with red wine. Small study, but well controlled.

Well the evidence strongly suggest only beneficial effects from moderate red wine consumption. The detrimental effects of other alcoholic drinks are not seen with red wine. Red wine cannot be lumped in with beer and spirits. It has complexity that inhibits and in fact enhances the alcoholic content. Key is of course moderate consumption

Ron see articles just posted

RED WINE IN MODERATION HAS NO NEGATIVE EFFECTS!!! UNLIKE OTHER FORMS OF ALCOHOL https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/review_article/pdf/191941/20231010-27025-131s294.pdf This review is not intended to encourage red wine consumption for health outcomes but rather to avoid discouraging moderate red wine consumption based on misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the red wine data due to the reporting of pooled data across all types of alcohol From this systematic review of the literature, there is no evidence of an association between moderate red wine consumption and negative health outcomes. Across the various outcomes assessed, a beneficial effect of moderate red wine consumption was consistently seen for mortality and dementia, along with certain cancers (e.g., non-Hodgkin lymphoma) and cardiovascular conditions (e.g., metabolic syndrome). For other health outcomes, the association was neutral, i.e., neither harmful nor beneficial. As my Italian Grandma insisted Wine is the best medicine. She died at 98. Drank it every day. Ron Putt are you reading this?