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Massage & Health

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• Massage (Vinotherapy)
• Wine & Health

Massage (Vinotherapy)

Vinotherapy was conceived in 1995 by Mathilde Cathiard Thomas whose parents own a Bordeaux wine estate.  The theory behind it is that grape-seed extracts contain polyphenols that are as beneficial in caring for skin as a glass of red wine is in keeping cholesterol levels under control.  

It consists of various spa based treatments such as massages, wraps, soaks and cosmetic treatments, which are wine based.  For example, a merlot bath is a soak involving red wine, warm water, herbs and oils.  See below for selected Canadian and international destinations that offer this treatment.  For a comprehensive world wide listing, Spa Index have a page devoted to "vineyard inspired spa destinations and vinotherapy treatments and products." 

Canadian  

• The Fairmount Royal York in Toronto 
  
• White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa in Niagara-On-The-Lake
  
• Beyond Wrapture Mind and Body Care  in Kelowna, BC.

International

Overseas, you have a choice of Les Sources de Caudalie based in France or Hotel Golf Peralada based in Spain.

Wine & Health

• There are more old wine drinkers than old doctors - German Proverb

• Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages - Louis Pasteur
• No thing more excellent nor more valuable than wine was ever granted mankind by God - Plato
• What wondrous life is this I lead.  The luscious clusters of the vine upon my mouth do crush their wine - Andrew Marvell

For those of you, like me, who are comforted by scientific evidence that a moderate intake of wine is actually good for you, the material below should be reassuring.

And if you want to shed unwanted pounds, while maximizing the health benefits of your favorite wines, buy a copy of the The Wine Lover's Healthy Weight Loss Plan.  The book is co-authored by a noted cardiologist and an award-winning chef and they will teach you how to make wine part of a healthy diet. 

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