Good news for red wine lovers. Prostaglandins, the culprit we curse everytime when we get those painful cramps. It is actually a hormone like compound which causes cramps during that time of the month. Recently, in a study conducted on rats revealed that resveratrol helps in reducing uterine contractions which is caused by the elevated levels of prostaglandins. Red wine contains resveratol and therefore, half a glass of red wine will keep you miles away from cramp. Well periods will not be that bad for us if we get red wine as medicine ð