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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Benjamin Franklin
Many years ago, beer was considered a nourishing household product like bread, since it's
based on grain. One type of beer called, doppelbock, was known as "liquid bread" by certain
monks who relied on it for sustenance during the Lenten fasts. Even back in earlier times, beer
was always the mealtime beverage for young and old alike and a good source of valuable nutrients.
Today if the standard ordinary 12 ounce bottle of beer had a "Nutrition Facts Label", this is what it would say:
Beer contains 150 calories
Beer has no fat
Beer has no cholesterol
Beer is caffeine free
Beer contains no nitrates
Beer contains 1 gram of protein and 13 grams of carbohydrates
Beer is 92 percent pure water
Beer contains very significant amounts of magnesium, selenium, potassium, phosphorus, and biotin
and Beer is packed full of the B vitamins (as anyone who has taken brewer's yeast as a B supplement
already knows), with impressive amounts of B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6 (pyridoxin),
and B9 (folate), with smaller amounts of B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B12 inotisol and choline.
Today when you read the newspapers, you probably see a lot of stories about the health problems that
the country is facing. You see headlines of people suffering from heart attacks, cancer, and other
illnesses, but what you may not have heard of is an easy (and delicious) solution to some of these
news making problems - and that is beer.
Recent findings from studies have shown that beer is actually good for your heart, just like wine!
What exactly can beer do to help your heart? Well, according to a study done by Tufts University,
the consumption of beer in moderate amounts can decrease your cholesterol level, reduce the amount
of fibrinogen in your blood (which is a protein that is responsible for blood clotting), and increase
the level of antioxidants in your body.
In the 1930s, copy writer Dorothy Sayers (best known for the Lord Peter Wimsey crime novels) coined
the advertising line "Guinness is Good for You!" and the famous Irish stout was dispensed to invalids
and nursing mothers.
Somewhere along the way, we lost sight of beer's essential wholesomeness. Now, research has
documented beer's medical benefits, but beer's contributions to good nutrition are just as impressive,
and just as important to your overall health.
The discovery--or re-discovery-- that alcohol consumption might be good for you emerged in
the early 1990s in a phenomenon known as the "French paradox:" the observation that, although
the French diet is higher in fat than ours, rates of coronary disease are lower than in the United States.
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Research suggested that the red wine the French drank with their meals appeared to have positive
effects on cholesterol levels (both raising the levels of "good" and decreasing the levels of "bad" cholesterol)
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Dutch researchers in 2000 offered evidence to counter the widely held belief that red wine was
better for the heart than beer. The Dutch study, led by Dr. Henk Hendriks of the TNO Nutrition
and Food Research Institute found the men in their study showed a 30 percent increase in
vitamin B6 in their blood plasma after three weeks drinking beer.
So how how much beer do you need to keep you healthy? The advice is one to two beers a day,
so don't think drinking three or four beers a day will triple or quadruple these effects of the beer,
it will not!
So it's true, studies have found that beer can actually be good for your heart, just like wine. If
you are worried about your heart health, you should obviously exercise and eat right, but drinking
two beers a day for men (and one for women), may give some people an extra boost.
If heart disease runs in your family, you may want to listen to the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center, which found in their research that drinking a moderate amount of beer daily can
decrease your risk of coronary disease by about 30-40%!
These same University of Texas studies also suggest that men 40 or older and women 50 or older consider
adding moderate amounts of alcohol to their diets if they have heart disease or one or more risk
factors for heart disease. Exceptions are made for pregnant women and recovering alcoholics and
other preventive measures, such as you stopping smoking.
Of course, if you want more information about the effects of beer on your health, you should definitely
consult your physician. Beer drinking can be dangerous for people who have certain health
conditions or who take some medications.
There you see, beer is not just for college kids anymore!
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Here's how easy it is to make your own beer thats much better and cost less
This video shows how easy it is to make your own great tasting beer using one of the beer kits shown above.
Here's a GREAT Beer Bread receipe
For one large loaf you will need:
3 cups self rising flour
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon onion powder (optional)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
1 level teaspoon dried chives
1/2 to 3/4 cup of sharp cheddar cheese
One 12 ounce can of room temperature beer (I used Budweiser and it worked very well)
2+ tablespoons butter, melted
Grease metal loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and sprinkle with cornmeal (can be made without the cornmeal too if you prefer) and set aside. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl except for the beer and cheese and mix well. Pour beer into dry mixture, then add cheese before stirring. Stir with large wooden spoon until all ingredients are mixed well.
Spoon batter into loaf pan and spread so there are no "high spots" in the batter. Then bake for approximately 60 minutes, longer if necessary. Top should be a light golden brown and a knife can be inserted into center of bread to check to see if it is done. Bread is done when knife comes out with crumbs instead of batter. :)
Once done, remove bread from oven and place loaf pan on cooling rack, then generously brush melted butter on top of bread.
Now don't eat too much of this in one sitting as it will put on pounds, but you gotta treat yourself to something good now and then, right?
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