Drinking two glasses of champagne a day can do a lot of good to the heart and blood circulation by improving the way blood vessels function, concludes new research by a University of Reading in the United Kingdom.

According to the experts, champagne, just like red wine, has beneficial chemicals that bring down the levels of blood pressure, and lower the risk of developing blood clots, when consumed in moderation. A glass or two of bubbly facilitate delivery of nitric oxide (a vascular active molecule which controls blood pressure) to the blood vessels, relaxing them, and improving blood flow. To be more particular, champagne has the ability to induce these effects because it contains polyphenols, plant chemicals from the red grapes and white grapes that are used in champagne production. Nitric oxide is able to control blood pressure, as the polyphenols are absorbed into the blood stream where they start to act on the vascular (circulatory) system. Polyphenols slow down the natural removal of nitric oxide from the blood, therefore providing it with more time to act on the blood vessels, thus improving the flow of blood in the body.