Beer for Health?

'If you are fond of beer and drink it moderately, it’s time to rejoice, because there are many more benefits to beer than you could have imagined. It’s indeed the kind of news that will make you want to rub your eyes in disbelief because it’s hard to consider beer as being something that is good for your health. However, this is true, because researchers are constantly coming across various connections between beer and good health. 

Here’s a look at some of the benefits that will have you reaching for your glass of chilled lager or ale and not regretting doing so at all. Do note that this does not mean you can guzzle beer all the time in the hopes of attaining good health, because, after all, too much of anything is never good for you.'


Read more...

Read more »

Who Knew? Best Beers for Bone Health...

'The old advertising slogan that "Guinness is Good for You" may have some truth to it after all. Every pint of the black stuff contains as much silicon as a pinch of sand -- and that silicon, according to recent but controversial research, may help to keep your bones strong in old age.'

'Charles Bamforth, a professor of malting and brewing sciences at the University of California, Davis, analyzed the components of 100 different commercial beers purchased at local grocery store. All of the beers contained high levels of silicon. The pale ales had the most, followed by dark malts and then wheat-based beers or light beers.

"Choose the beer you like," recommends Bamforth, whose research appeared in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. "Rejoice in the knowledge that there is a significant amount of silicon in any of them."'

Read more...

Read more »