A Beer A Day (Even Non-Alcoholic) Seems to Keep the Doctor Away
28 June 2022 Issue 19/2022
Like wine, beer can have health benefits when consumed in moderation. Non-alcoholic beers have become wildly popular recently, but are these drinks also healthful? In a pilot study, researchers report that compared to their pre-trial microbiome, men who drank either one alcoholic or non-alcoholic lager daily had a more diverse set of gut microbes, which can reduce the risk for some diseases. Trillions of microorganisms line human gastrointestinal tracts, directly impacting their host’s well-being. Studies have shown that when more types of bacteria are present, people tend to have a lower chance of developing chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes. And beer contains compounds, such as polyphenols, as well as microorganisms from its fermentation, that could impact the variety of microbes in the human gut.
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A previously published “cross-over” study showed that when both men and women consumed non-alcoholic lager beer for 30 days, their gut microbiome diversity increased. Many of those same people were also in a second group that drank an alcoholic version of the beer, and it didn’t have the same effect. Few other clinical trials have tested this issue, so Ana Faria and colleagues wanted to see if they would find similar results with men in a different type of study—a parallel, randomized trial design—with two separate groups of participants. In this double-blind study, 19 healthy men were randomly divided into two groups who drank 11 fluid ounces of either alcoholic or non-alcoholic lager with dinner for 4 weeks. The researchers found that the participants’ weight, body mass index and serum markers for heart health and metabolism didn’t change during the study. But at the end of the 4-week period, both groups had greater bacterial diversity in their gut microbiome and higher levels of fecal alkaline phosphatase, indicating an improvement in intestinal health. The researchers suggest that these results could differ from those of the prior study because of the different designs of the trials, and because the participants were living in different communities. But based on this pilot study, the researchers say that consuming one bottle of beer, regardless of its alcohol content, may be beneficial to the gut microbiome and intestinal health of men. However, they add that because the safest level of alcohol consumption is none, non-alcoholic beer may be the more healthful choice. Source: American Chemical Society
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A Society Without Criminals Anthropologists once examined a society that utilized a special technique for the treatment of those members who chose to break rules or violate customs, which were predominantly children. At the time of the offense, everyone would stop what they were doing and gather in a circle with the violator in the middle. One by one each would take their turn listing all the good qualities and past achievements of the offender. After everyone had described as many of the person’s positive points as they could think of, they all went back to what they were doing, and made no further mention of the infraction again. In this way the members were able to sustain a society that was virtually crimefree…
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What’s up? Silver Spoon Hospitality Academy is hosting a “Cheese & Game Reserve Wine Tasting” on 29 June, from 18h00 - 22h00, as well as a “Spice up your Curry” evening on 6 July, 18h00 - 22h00. RDJ Publishing is hosting a Public Discussion on Sustainable Aviation titled “Sustainable Aviation is Here, Are we ready?”, to be held in Windhoek on the 29th June 2022 at the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC).
The Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre is hosing a comedy evening, “Le Comedy Club”, with Big Mitch every Thursday from 19h00.
BASAAR!! On 9 July at the Seniorpark Retirement Village, from 08h00 onwards. Enjoy home made cookies, pancake, arts and crafts.
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Make popcorn. • 10 Cups of Popped Popcorn • Salt Salt popcorn and set aside. 1 Cup Butter (Sweet Cream Salted) Melt 1 cup of butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. • • 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar Add 1 cup of brown sugar and stir until thoroughly mixed. • 2 tsp. Vanilla Stirring continuously, bring the butter and sugar mixture up to • 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda a boil on medium heat. When it reaches a boil allow it to cook for 5 minutes without stirring on medium heat. Add the 2 tsp. of vanilla at the 4 minute mark and stir to mix. Continue to boil for one addition minute and then add the 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. Drizzle the caramel mixture over the popcorn. Use a spoon to gently fold the popcorn with the mixture until the kernels are all covered. Pour the popcorn out onto a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil or a silpat liner. Let the popcorn cool. Serve.
yield 10 CUPS prep time 10 MINUTES cook time 10 MINUTES additional time 5 MINUTES total time 25 MINUTES
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