Saying you drink red wine for the health benefits is like saying you eat ice cream for the calcium.

Saying you drink red wine for the health benefits is like saying you eat ice cream for the calcium.

I'm not knocking ice cream at all because who doesn't love sitting on the couch with a good movie and diving into a pint of Ben & Jerry's Half Baked. Just me?

But do you see how ridiculous that sounds? Eating ice cream for the calcium. Like, come on. I'm eating ice cream because it tastes good and gives me a dopamine hit.

The same thing goes for the justification for drinking red wine for the health benefits, particularly for the antioxidants. Um, don't fool yourself, love. You could get that same amount of antioxidants in blueberries, dark chocolate, pecans, strawberries, artichokes, raspberries, kale, goji berries, red cabbage, beans, beets, and so on. You get the idea.

You are not drinking red wine for the health benefits. You are drinking it for the buzz. For the sense of relief, those first few sips give you. You are drinking it for the dopamine hit it provides, not for the antioxidants that you could easily get from a way healthier option that isn't ethanol or a chemically addictive substance.

Where did the red wine belief come from anyway? A study done by Big Alcohol? More than likely.

Remember, if you're searching for ways to justify your drinking, you will find them. It's not hard to do. And the red wine for the health benefits is another one I hear a lot of, but be honest with yourself. It's just another excuse you're using to keep alcohol in your life.

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