Cartilage is the bone-like stuff that is in your nose and ears. Healthy joints have the same material around them to absorb the pressure of your bones pounding or rubbing together. Arthritis is caused when this cartilage is worn down, therefore creating extra pressure on your joints. This can happen in several different ways. You may just be experiencing the woes of years of hard work, or a general breakdown of cartilage over time. Arthritis can also manifest as a result of a broken bone. In other cases, arthritis may be indicative of an autoimmune disease or an infection, where your body or a foreign bacteria or virus is attacking your cartilage.

Red wine has been thought to be good for human health for over 2,000 years. Even before the knowledge of modern science the ancient Romans believed that red wine had life prolonging qualities (Dennison, 2010). Certainly, we'd all like to believe that the alcohol we drink is good for us, but are the things that the Romans believed about wine true?