From this article you will learn how the wine affects the cardiovascular system: this drink raises or lowers the pressure. Whether it is possible this drink to hypertonics and gipotonikam. What dosage is safe.
Contents of the article:
- Red wine
- White wine
- Wine and prevention of heart and vascular diseases
- Influence of large doses of wine on the body
- Wine for problems with pressure
- Other useful properties of the active substance of wine
- Contraindications
- Active substance of red wine in other products
- Conclusions
The effect of wine on pressure depends on its variety and strength. Red and white wine raises or lowers the pressure.
Before using the drink, consult a therapist. If you suffer from cardiovascular diseases - with a cardiologist.
How red wine affects the pressure of
Red dry wine can lower blood pressure.
In grapes from which a quality drink is made, polyphenols are contained. The most useful of them is resveratrol. It is he who provides a reduction in pressure. In 100 ml of dry red wine contains up to 0.58 mg of this substance.
Resveratrol is also called the "king of antioxidants" and speaks of its anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties, and many other . In a large dosage or with prolonged regular use, even in small quantities, red wine often increases blood pressure.
White wine and pressure
The content of resveratrol in white wine is lower, so it does not lower blood pressure. It can only increase it in large doses or with prolonged use.
Wine for the prevention of heart and vascular diseases
In order to prevent cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, it is advisable to consume 100-150 ml of red dry drink per day no longer than 7-10 days. Then take a break in a few weeks.
Also suitable is a semi-sweet and sweet red variety. However, their effect will be lower than the effect of dry. Also, with a high sugar content, some of the beneficial properties of resveratrol are lost, so dry wines are more preferable.
Also note that you need to choose quality drinks that are made from natural grapes and do not contain flavorings and colorants.
Choose a non-strong drink, since a high content of ethyl alcohol blocks the useful effect of polyphenols.
White wine is not suitable for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, since the content of resveratrol in white grapes is much lower than in dark varieties.
Effect of large doses of wine on the cardiovascular system
If you drink wine at a dosage of more than 300 ml once or in a "useful" dosage for more than 10 days, it begins to have a negative effect.
Pressure increases the ethyl alcohol contained in the wine. The stronger it is, the more harmful it will be to the heart and blood vessels in large numbers and with regular use.
However, even a weak wine, and even low-alcohol drinks with a use for more than 10 days have a negative effect on the body. At long reception they:
- Narrow vessels.
- Increase pressure.
- Prevents normal kidney function, and kidney disorders exacerbate the problem of high blood pressure.
- Reduce the level of magnesium in the blood. A deficiency of magnesium is harmful to the heart, blood vessels and the nervous system.
- Degrades the liver.
- Violate the functioning of the brain.
Long regular use of even weak alcoholic beverages can cause alcoholic myocardial dystrophy( inferiority of the muscular layer of the heart) and dilated cardiomyopathy( enlargement of the heart by widening the cavities of the heart chambers).However, here we are talking not about a few weeks, but about several years of chronic use.
Wine for problems with pressure
It is worth to be careful with drinking wine for medical and preventive purposes, as this can lead to undesirable consequences in case of problems with blood pressure. Red wine and pressure values above the norm are not always compatible things.
If you have prehypertension( blood pressure above 130/85 mm Hg but below 140/90) or hypertension of the initial degree( from 140/90 mm Hg to 160/99), 100-150 ml of dry drink will allowreduce the pressure by 5-15 mm Hg. Art.
If you suffer from a serious form of hypertension( high blood pressure from 160/100), you are not allowed to drink alcohol in any form.
Regarding low blood pressure, dry red wine can provoke an even greater drop in it. However, this is individual. If you have low blood pressure, you can consume 50-100 ml of wine, but only if it does not cause you a significant reduction in blood pressure( it is desirable to measure blood pressure before and after consumption).
If you have problems with the cardiovascular system, consult a cardiologist about whether you can drink wine.
If you undergo medical treatment of any diseases, consult your doctor, as many drugs are incompatible with alcohol.
Other useful properties of Resveratrol
Resveratrol - the main beneficial substance of wine - has, in addition to lowering blood pressure, also the following effects:
- Increases the level of hemoglobin.
- Lowers the sugar level.
- Prevents the deposition of atherosclerotic plaques on the walls of the vessels( this is the prevention of atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, heart attack).
- Prevents the formation of blood clots.
- Reduces the risk of gastrointestinal tumors.
- Slows down the aging of the brain.
- Reduces the activity of viruses of herpes, influenza, chickenpox.
- Improves the ability to become pregnant, as it increases the level of the female hormone progesterone.
Contraindications to wine consumption
Doctors do not recommend drinking wine in the following cases:
- bronchial asthma;
- is allergic to grapes;
- gastritis;
- a stomach or bowel ulcer;
- neuroses;
- psychoses;
- pancreatitis;
- hepatitis and other hepatic diseases;
- chronic kidney or bladder disease;
- pressure higher than 160/100;
- heart failure;
- frequent migraines;
- addiction to alcoholism;
- Pregnancy planning, pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- age to 18 years.
Non-alcoholic substitute for red wine
If you have a contraindicated alcohol for health reasons, either you are less than 18 years old, or you are planning a pregnancy( and at this time drinking alcohol is highly undesirable for both a woman and her child), you can get resveratrol from other sources:
- red, blue, black grape varieties;
- blueberry;
- Reynacha Sakhalin( Sahalin mountaineer) - a plant of the buckwheat family;
- peanuts;
- cocoa beans;
- plums;
- tomatoes;
- pepper.
Polygonnum cuspidatum or mountain crestacean - the plant from which extract is extracted to obtain concentrated resveratrol Conclusions
The consumption of 100-150 ml of quality red dry wine for no longer than 10 consecutive days is useful for the cardiovascular system and for the whole organism. This will help reduce slightly elevated blood pressure, strengthen blood vessels, prevent atherosclerosis and thrombosis, reduce sugar, increase the body's resistance to viral diseases.
White wine does not lower blood pressure.
Prolonged intake or excess of dosage leads to an increase in pressure and other side effects( disruption of the heart, liver, kidneys, brain).
The active substance of red wine can be obtained from other sources: berries, nuts.
