Living Well: Healthy Tip #4

For several days now, I've been writing an ongoing series of diet and fitness posts titled "Why the Pounds Are Sticking Around," which are a collection of tips sourced from the health magazine Self. Since the response has been so positive, I decided to forge ahead with an idea I had for a series of healthy living posts. Since exercise and training are more my forte, I sought out information from an outside source -- Men's Health magazine. To that end, I found ten great health and wellness tips that I thought would be perfect for pieces on healthy living.

So, just as I have been doing with the diet and fitness posts, I will also be posting one healthy living tip per day as part of a series I think I'm going to call "Living Well." I think you'll find these tips to be as interesting and as helpful as I did.

Healthy Tip #4 - Wine and fine

The antioxidant properties of red wine have long been linked to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. The high level of polyphenols can help keep arteries unclogged and the heart pumping the way it should be. Well, it turns out that these same polyphenol compounds may help prevent against fat storage.

According to the article in Men's Health, a recent Israeli study found that the polyphenols found in red wine help your body block the absorption of fat. And, just in case you're not much of a wine drinker, it seems as though similar results can be obtained from red wine marinades.

Here's to your health ... and your figure!!