If you enjoy lemonade, Iced tea or a cold beer this time of year, you may
want to add another beverage to your drinking menu, the other beverage:
Sangria.

Yes, the wine drink that also has fruit and herbs in it can boost your
health in 2 ways.

And those 2 ways are…
Improvement in lung function and stronger bones.

The first benefit: Lung function.
Sangria keeps your lungs in tip-top shape, which translate into
taking in more energizing oxygen with every breath.
Researchers say that adults (men and women) who drink a light to
moderate amount of alcohol (5 oz. of wine, 12 oz. of beer and 1 to 2
oz. of hard liquor) daily are able to take significantly deeper breaths than
those who skip it. A small amount of alcohol reduces inflammation,
helps the lung clear away mucus and delivers protective antioxidants
that keep lungs healthy.

The second benefit: Stronger Bones.
Sangria- the classic summer drink is one of the best ways to
increase bone density. Researchers say that potent bone-building
antioxidants called phenolic compounds in the combination of fruit and
Wine triggers up to 20% more new bone growth in about 4 weeks.
And something even better: Sangria seems to work better than doctor-prescribed
osteoporosis drugs.

So, if you enjoy a glass of red (or white) wine each evening, start adding some
cut-up fruit and herbs to it and make it more beneficial to your health (lung and bone
health).

Need a recipe for sangria?
Head to google.com or youtube.com and type recipe for Sangria
in the search bar.

Sources:
* Greek Research Team
* Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
* UCLA Science Researchers
* Imbibe Magazine
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