confused...red wine, grape skin, etc.

[Guest guest]

ive read repeatedly that red wine is worse than white wine for

rosaceans but i didnt iknow why. i found some rosacea info from this

site:

http://library.mothernature.com/bookstore/62/index.cfm?chp=82

and i coypasted this part, quoted by jonathan wilkin , MD, who i

remember was also in dr nase's book as being one of the leading

rosacea experts. anyway he says,

" Go easy on alcohol. Keep your alcohol intake to a minimum. Choose

drinks with a low alcohol content. " If you're going to drink wine,

the last thing you want is red wine. Go with white instead, " says

Dr. Wilkin. The coloring in red wine comes from grape skins, which

contain chemicals that contribute to flushing, he says. If you're

considering distilled liquor, go with gin or vodka. Like white wine,

they contain fewer chemicals, so you won't flush as much. " The best

ploy, of course, is to avoid alcohol altogether, " he says. "

GRAPE SKINS -- ??? isnt the active " thing " in grape skins

proanthocyanidins (PCOs)? thats supposed to be a really good

antioxidant.(not sure if spelling is right.) this is also in

blueberries. (or is that something else, procyanthins?) but

grapeseed extract, one of the most widely used " natural " medicines by

ppl on this board and advocated in dr nases book contains a lot of

PCOs, are PCOs the same as the antioxidant in

blueberries/grapeskin/red wine ?? or is that procyanthins (sp)? if

so, shouldnt grapeseed extract cause us to flush ? and blueberries?

arghh.. so confused .. . can anyone clarify this?

[Guest guest]

ive read repeatedly that red wine is worse than white wine for

rosaceans but i didnt iknow why. i found some rosacea info from this

site:

http://library.mothernature.com/bookstore/62/index.cfm?chp=82

and i coypasted this part, quoted by jonathan wilkin , MD, who i

remember was also in dr nase's book as being one of the leading

rosacea experts. anyway he says,

" Go easy on alcohol. Keep your alcohol intake to a minimum. Choose

drinks with a low alcohol content. " If you're going to drink wine,

the last thing you want is red wine. Go with white instead, " says

Dr. Wilkin. The coloring in red wine comes from grape skins, which

contain chemicals that contribute to flushing, he says. If you're

considering distilled liquor, go with gin or vodka. Like white wine,

they contain fewer chemicals, so you won't flush as much. " The best

ploy, of course, is to avoid alcohol altogether, " he says. "

GRAPE SKINS -- ??? isnt the active " thing " in grape skins

proanthocyanidins (PCOs)? thats supposed to be a really good

antioxidant.(not sure if spelling is right.) this is also in

blueberries. (or is that something else, procyanthins?) but

grapeseed extract, one of the most widely used " natural " medicines by

ppl on this board and advocated in dr nases book contains a lot of

PCOs, are PCOs the same as the antioxidant in

blueberries/grapeskin/red wine ?? or is that procyanthins (sp)? if

so, shouldnt grapeseed extract cause us to flush ? and blueberries?

arghh.. so confused .. . can anyone clarify this?