A way to drink and stay healthy....

Today's post: Friday, 3-27-2009

As you know, light moderate but regular drinking, particularly of red wine, 2 drinks a day or a bit less for men; & 1 drink a day or a bit less for women seems to have a favorable influence on most aspects of health. Even better, it raises your beneficial HDL cholesterol and helps to prevent heart disease.

Doing this seems to help prevent one kind of esophageal cancer it was even reported recently.

However, some men, particularly those with East Asian ancestors, who get facial flushing from a small amount of alcohol are more likely to get the other kind of esophageal cancer if they drink a separate report stated.

And, another report said that women who drink, even this lightly, seem to somewhat increase their risk of breast cancer.

So, it was of great interest to me when the Total Health Breakthroughs email recently had a story with evidence that taking folic acid supplements possibly and eating fruits and vegetables high in the natural form of folic acid for sure looks as if it prevents these negative effects from such light drinking.

Doing the other things that help prevent cancer such as eating raw cruciferous vegetables (which also are high in folic acid); taking at least 2,000 iu a day of vitamin D, and taking curcumin or eating curried food every day is also a good idea if you drink.

Or, you can get some of the benefits of red wine if you choose not to drink by vigorous exercise; taking resveratrol; drinking concord grape juice; & taking grape seed extract.