| At last, doctors know that home brewed beer, like | | | | 5. Vitamin B6 prevents the build-up of the amino acid, |
| chocolate and red wine, can improve your health. | | | | homosysteine, a substance that is associated with |
| Scientific studies from reputable American institutions | | | | heart and vascular disease. It is significant that the |
| reveal that some previously shunned foods, like beer | | | | TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute reported |
| and chocolate, are valuable additions to a healthy diet | | | | that home brewed beer is an easy-to-access source |
| and are now recommended by doctors. | | | | of vitamin B6. |
| Like all good things, beer, chocolate and wine should | | | | 6. Even more important is the fact that beer |
| be consumed in moderation. The healthful compounds | | | | increases vitamin B6 absorption into the blood plasma |
| in these foods are effective in small amounts so it's | | | | by 30 percent. No other beverage has been reported |
| never a case of "the more the better" but rather "a | | | | to do that. |
| little dab'll do you". | | | | 7. Beer is widely recognized as a stress reliever. It's |
| Taken in moderation, there are at least 8 ways in | | | | sad but true that many of us these days are |
| which beer, especially home brewed beer, is good for | | | | enduring health-destroying levels of stress. There's |
| you. | | | | nothing more stress relieving than a cool, relaxing |
| 1. Did you know that beer increases the good | | | | glass of beer at the end of the day. And if you |
| cholesterol (HDL) in your blood thereby decreasing | | | | made it yourself, it works even better. |
| the incidence of blood clots? | | | | 8. Why is home brewed beer better than |
| 2. Furthermore, home brewed beer contains no bad | | | | store-bought? One reason, of course, is the great |
| cholesterol (LDL) and is totally fat-free. | | | | satisfaction that comes from enjoying a delicious |
| 3. Would you like to significantly decrease your | | | | beer that you've made with your own hands. |
| chances of having a heart attack? In May of 1999, | | | | But more importantly, is the fact that home brewed |
| researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern | | | | beer contains no artificial colors or flavors and no |
| Medical Center reported that moderate beer drinking | | | | harmful preservatives. Because you make it yourself, |
| decreases the incidence of coronary heart disease by | | | | you have the assurance that everything you choose |
| 30 to 40 percent. | | | | to put into your beer is pure and healthful. |
| 4. In November of that same year, the prestigious | | | | Extensive food research has brought delicious foods |
| "New England Journal of Medicine" reported that | | | | like chocolate and red wine - and now - home |
| consuming beer in a responsible manner decreased | | | | brewed beer, out of the closet. Wise use of these |
| the probability of suffering a stroke by a full 20 | | | | foods may make you healthier and, without doubt, a |
| percent. | | | | whole lot happier. |
