Red Wine And Chocolates For Hearty Valentine's Day

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Friday, February 11, 2011, 17:48

This Valentine's Day replace your champagne and oyster with red wine and dark chocolates to keep your lovers heart healthy, that's what doctors claim. Research has proved that red wine and chocolates promotes healthy heart. Heart health depends a lot on diet and during occasions, diet is something which is the most unrestricted. Thus, to balance both romanticism and taste, this Valentine's Day it is best to include red wine and dark chocolates. They have both romantic and health properties.

How does red wine promote healthy heart?
Red wine is said to promote healthy heart and it has been proved to be specially beneficial for people who are within the age of 30 to 50. Red wine promotes healthy heart by raising the level of HDL cholesterol which is the good cholesterol. Red wine prevents blood clots and reduces blood vessel damage. Red wine prevents fat deposit and thus, helps heart to work better. Red wine is also rich in antioxidants, particularly resveratrol and the flavonoids. This helps in enhancing the working of arteries and prevent blood clots. Drinking red wine at moderate rate is advised by doctors.

How dark chocolate promotes healthy heart?
"Chemical in cocoa beans has a biochemical effect similar to aspirin in reducing platelet clumping, which can be fatal if a clot forms and blocks a blood vessel, causing a heart attack," said Diane Becker from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, USA, who led the study. Dark chocolates also has properties to reduce blood pressure and widen blood vessels. This assures proper working of the heart. Thus, dark chocolates is good for healthy heart.

This Valentine's Day enjoy the romance in the air as you forget the world in each other's eyes as you sip on a glass of red wine and bite on a mushy piece of dark chocolate.