From: Ellen K. 

Unless the person has high triglycerides.  People with high triglycerides
are advised to stay away from alcohol.

My take on why the wine works is that it relaxes a person, so it would help
people whose high blood pressure is stress-related.

I recently developed high blood pressure which is definitely
stress-related, but my triglycerides are too high, so the wine cure is out,
at least for now.

I did however buy a "RESPeRATE" and am finding it very
beneficial... it is clinically proven to reduce blood pressure if used
regularly for I think 6 to 8 weeks.  It uses music to guide your
respiration rate to under 10 per minute; spending at least 40 minutes per
week in the therapeutic breathing zone for 6 to 8 weeks reduces blood
pressure by relaxing the small muscles surrounding the blood vessels.  Then
you maintain it by continuing to use it three times a week.  I feel very
good at the end of a session, it is a better relaxation than a glass of
wine actually.

On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:58:08 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote in message :

>'When the scientists linked alcohol use and heart problems, they found
>though that the chances of suffering a heart attack were lower among men who
>consumed one or two drinks a day.'
>
>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_artic
le_id=425881&in_page_id=1774
>
>Men with high blood pressure can cut their risk of heart attacks by
>indulging in a daily tipple, say scientists.
>
>In the UK, around 16 million people - more than one in four - have high
>blood pressure, or hypertension.
>
>Traditionally doctors advise sufferers to increase their activity levels,
>cut salt consumption and eat fewer high fat foods to reduce the likelihood
>of suffering a heart attack, stroke or kidney damage.
>
>Now a new study has suggested they should also recommend patients have a
>daily drink.
>
>Researchers found men with high blood pressure had a lower risk of heart
>attack if they had one or two alcoholic drinks, such as a couple of glasses
>of wine, each day.
>
>The discovery adds to evidence of how alcohol in moderation can be good for
>the health.
>
>Other studies have shown a daily drink can help boost levels of protective
>cholesterol in the blood, cut the risk of heart attacks and may even lead to
>a longer life.
>
>The research however is the first to look at whether similar benefits are
>seen in people with high blood pressure.
>
>The study was led by Joline Beulens of Wageningen University in the
>Netherlands who at the time was a visiting scholar at Harvard School of
>Public Health.
>
>Miss Beulens used data on 11,711 men with high blood pressure who were part
>of a major study involving those working in the health profession.
>
>Every four years participants filled out a questionnaire including details
>of how often they drank beer, red wine, white wine and spirits.
>
>The research team also looked at how many suffered heart attacks, heart
>disease and strokes between 1986 and 2002.
>
>During this time a total of 653 heart attacks occurred of which 279 were
>fatal.
>
>When the scientists linked alcohol use and heart problems, they found though
>that the chances of suffering a heart attack were lower among men who
>consumed one or two drinks a day.
>
>A drink was defined as being a glass of wine or a single shot of spirits.
>Miss Beulens said: "This was the first study to our knowledge that examined
>the risk of heart attacks among men with high blood pressure who drank
>moderately.
>
>"Men diagnosed with hypertension probably get a lot of advice on how to
>change their lifestyle, physical activity and diet.
>
>"This study indicates that if they drink alcohol in moderation they may not
>need to change their drinking habits."
>
>However she urged men not to have three drinks a day, as this increases
>their blood pressure and risk of an attack.
>
>"Our findings are not a license for men with hypertension to
overindulge,"
>she said.
>
>Because the study only looked at men the authors said it is impossible to
>say whether or not the findings also apply to women.
>
>Fellow researcher Kenneth Mukaml, an associate professor at Harvard Medical
>School, said people with high blood pressure should discuss their alcohol
>intake with their doctor.
>
>"However our results suggest that men with high blood pressure seem to have
>the same lower risk associated with moderate drinking that other men do," he
>said.
>

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