6 Health Benefits of Drinking Beer :-)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.care2.com/causes/6-health-benefits-of-drinking-beer.html

by Ashley Lauren Samsa October 28, 2013 7:00 pm

Editor’s note: This post is a Care2 favorite, back by popular demand. It was originally posted on March 16, 2013. Enjoy!

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. If you are still eating healthy from your New Year’s resolution this year, you might be glad to find that drinking beer has many surprising health benefits. So, go ahead and enjoy that green beer, because it might just be doing you some good! Remember, though, to always drink in moderation, and be sure to get a designated driver to get home safely.

Reduces Risk of Heart Disease

All alcohol, whether it is beer, wine, or liquor, is known to help reduce heart disease. According to a 2008 article in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, moderate consumption of alcohol makes blood less sticky, and so it is less likely to clot. Alcohol can also increase good cholesterol and lower the bad, as well as lower your blood pressure. A Harvard study of 70,000 women found that those who consumed beer had a lower blood pressure than those who consumed wine or hard alcohol.

Helps the Kidneys

Alcohol gets a bad wrap for being hard on your kidneys, but beer can actually help in that department. According to the 2011 ADA Times, beer can actually reduce your risk of kidney stones. The hops not only help slow the release of calcium from the bones — too much calcium can cause kidney stones — but beer also has a high water content, which helps clear out those kidneys.

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/6-health-benefits-of-drinking-beer.html#ixzz2j6w5YJYJ

FULL story at link.

[dipsydoodle]

1. I had a friend with stones

Doctor prescribed 5 pints of lager day.

True.

[nomorenomore08]

31. That is fucking awesome. Only in the U.K., right?

[dipsydoodle]

32. Yes.

Didn't follow that he got the lager on an NHS prescription though.

[nomorenomore08]

35. Oh well. Still cheaper than a lot of prescriptions.

[bemildred]

2. Beer is food.

However it will give you gout and boatloads of calories. I had to give it up.

[onehandle]

3. Toured a local brewery on Saturday.

I like factories where you can carry a pint of beer onto the shop floor.

[unionthug777]

4. mmmmmmmmmmmmm....beer

i am an IPA fan myself.

[frylock]

8. me too!

so many excellent IPAs here locally.

[unionthug777]

16. lagunitas

maximus....mmmmmmmmmm...from cali.

[frylock]

18. have not had the maximus, but did play my part in blowing a keg of lagunitas IPA..

at my local hang just last weekend. one of my favorite brewers!

[unionthug777]

20. lots of beer

here in wisconsin.

[Initech]

25. Green Flash from San Diego.

If you like hops, this is your brewery. I'm particularly a fan of their Hop Head Red. Nothing else like it!

[nomorenomore08]

33. I found (and tried) all three of their IPA's at Raley's in Richmond, CA.

Great stuff. Would definitely drink all of them again, and again.

[Initech]

14. IPA = nectar of the gods!

[unionthug777]

17. double IPA's

even more so, imo.

[Initech]

24. Ever had an Imperial IPA?

If not get to a beer store or brew pub stat!

[unionthug777]

28. oh yes.

i enjoy ipa's, imperial,double,triple....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...getting thirsty !!!

[Initech]

30. OK this thread is really making me want a beer right now.

[newfie11]

5. Does Guinness count

I don't like the taste of beer but love Guinness.
Yes the bottled version in America is hardly what is found in Ireland but I still like it better than beer.

[GoCubsGo]

10. Why wouldn't it count?

Guinness is beer.

I got to visit St. James Gate several years ago before they built the fancy, new Sky Bar. I'd love to go back to see it again. And, yeah, the Guinness here is definitely inferior to what one gets in Ireland.

[newfie11]

11. ALRIGHT!! Then I'm in. Nt

[RebelOne]

13. I am not a beer drinker, but when I do drink it, Guinness is my choice.

I went to Ireland and it was really a thrill sit at a pub and have Guinness on tap. In fact, because I am a woman the bartender gave me a small beer glass. All the men were drinking big mugs full. I said that I wanted the same size as they had.

[newfie11]

21. That happened to me too

It was as though they thought I wouldn't like it. Boy were they wrong.
I'm told each pub's Guinness can be a little different but I didn't find any I didn't like lol.

[Laelth]

6. Benjamin Franklin.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/4586-beer-is-proof-that-god-loves-us-and-wants-us

-Laelth

[LisaLynne]

7. Some beer seems to have a much higher water count than others...

Bud Light, I'm looking at you!

[frylock]

9. support your local brewer!

[nomorenomore08]

34. +1

[moriah]

12. "Beer! It's liquid bread, it's good for you!"

For a PSA, though, my stepfather may be on the liver transplant list soon thanks to stage 4 cirrhosis. Had two bleedouts and a portal vein shunt to try to stop the recurrent bleeds. He quit drinking after the first, but there's a lot of damage already done. Sad it got that far, and for the last few years, all he was drinking was ... beer.

Moderation, people.

[1-Old-Man]

15. I wonder which alcoholics prefer, beer, wine, or distilled spirits.

In my experience most obnoxious drunks seem to drink beer.

[moriah]

19. Dunno, but when you notice their tolerance going down....

.... or their consumption going down but staying just as drunk... it might be a good idea to convince them to go in for a liver function test. We all knew he had a problem, we just didn't realize how much damage he'd done to himself. The surgery should stop the gastric bleeds (the second time he had to be intubated to keep an airway through the blood), but it increases the risk of hepatic encephalopathy among other things.

As often as I wished my stepdad would quit drinking, I never wanted him to "hit bottom" in this fashion.

[nomorenomore08]

36. I guess beer kind of gets you "sloppier" compared to other forms of alcohol.

Whereas hard liquor gives you a slightly more clearheaded sort of drunk.

[Jamaal510]

22. I wonder who's behind these statistics.

Budweiser? Coors?

[Niceguy1]

23. great for relationships, too.

The more I drink the less stress lo ha ha ha

[Rambis]

26. Tried a New Gluten Free beer this weekend in Peoria IL

http://www.twobrothersbrewing.com/prairie-path-faqs/

[Nye Bevan]

27. Not a new thing.

[watch the sky]

29. guess it's like red wine

good for you in moderation. I love beer but have yet to try home brewery. I will one day.

[CreekDog]

37. Can you tell me if there's anything important in there

I'm drunk.

[CreekDog]

38. here's another