They can say whatever they want with their fancy degrees in chemistry. I've always suspected that the real advantage of red wine is twofold:
1) Unlike other hard beverages, people tend to not abuse it, thus liver problems don't come up.
2) Like all hard beverages, it has the effect of mellowing you out. I probably spend at least 3-4 hours a day considerably less high-strung as a result of wine drinking. Stress is a killer. This kind of everyday moderate drinking has been the status quo throughout the Mediterranean for 1000s of years.
You drink wine every night?
My schedule is far too buy to allow that...perhaps that is part of it? You are in a relaxed enough schedule to have some shutdown time every day?
I have a pretty busy schedule but a while back I started adjusting it to allow for time to actually sit down and eat a real dinner. My wife and I usually have 1 glass of wine each. It's a great way to reduce stress and enjoy life. It also helps me get out of the twitchy, burnt out feeling after writing code and drinking tea/coffee for 10 hours.
True, but I find my ability to code significantly diminished after even one glass. I'm all for finding some time to unwind with a glass when you can, however...
1) Unlike other hard beverages, people tend to not abuse it, thus liver problems don't come up.
2) Like all hard beverages, it has the effect of mellowing you out. I probably spend at least 3-4 hours a day considerably less high-strung as a result of wine drinking. Stress is a killer. This kind of everyday moderate drinking has been the status quo throughout the Mediterranean for 1000s of years.