Is Exercise Best With a Little Alcohol?

re: Is Exercise Best With a Little Alcohol?

patrick york — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:57:16 GMT

even though i believe dr mercola is right about alcohol being a neurotoxin, if you're going to drink, go with sierra nevada!! it's beer made with the purest indredients possible and it's damn good to boot. Cheers!

re: Is Exercise Best With a Little Alcohol?

theprayertreeroadrunner — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:58:51 GMT

From my study, it's not what's in red wine that's good for you, but what is in the grape. Pure, unfermented grape juice is the best

with similar results." Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." Proverbs 20:1

re: Is Exercise Best With a Little Alcohol?

OlliO — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:47:53 GMT

I have a drinking problem, so I have to admit that I cringe when I see the recommendation to drink wine for health.

Dr. M suggests grape skins instead of grape meat. Grape skins? Without the grapes? Huh?

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Deborah.M — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:47:52 GMT

As much as I like Mercola and have learned so much from him, there are just some things I do not agree with at all. Not having alcohol is one of them. So what if it is a neurotoxin. When you drink in moderation the benefits outweigh any risk. Plus, its so much fun!!!!!

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rehtaeh — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:16:02 GMT

energy,

Mic ULTRA may only have 2.7 carbs per beer, but drinking ULTRAs to get a buzz would require at least 20 of those babies.

Result: 54 carbs and significant weight gain for me :)

Rehtaeh

re: Is Exercise Best With a Little Alcohol?

derketchup — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:58:08 GMT

I think the most important thing is to listen to our bodies. If you feel better after having a glass of red wine, this may be something to consider incorporating into your routine.

If you're like me and wine makes you feel sluggish and gives you a slight hangover even with one drink, then it's probably not the right thing to do.

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ebatycki — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:30:34 GMT

I put a teaspoon of home made Swedish Bitters in my tea every once in a while, it's supposed to be really good for you but to make you need to use Spirit, pure alcohol. For some reason whenever I have some I sleep really well, the next morning I feel great and can get out of bed easily. I think it's good stuff and I'm going to continue using it anyway.

re: Is Exercise Best With a Little Alcohol?

TWS500 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:34:47 GMT

Does walking...or running... to the bar count.....?

Drinking on the way to the gym.....??

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bmc — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:41:04 GMT

I like to have glass of wine with dinner a few nights a week, but there is no way I am going be deluded into believing this is a health benefit. I realize this is a vice that I just happen to enjoy.

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corgi — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:22:18 GMT

I will wager that a glass of wine or beer or even a shot of liquor is no more damaging to the human body than the lethal govt authorized poisons the we get from large pharma at our local drug store, RX and OTC alike. Listen to the disclaimers for it all or read the labels or better yet look the drugs up on the net.

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KarenP_203 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:56:19 GMT

I do agree that a glass of wine or beer may be beneficial for some.

It does make some sense to me.

It does calm you down, relax you, and maybe it does heap your heart; but I do believe that alcohol is a nerotoxin and for those who can have just 1 or two it might be OK.

But drinking on a daily or weekly basis might cause problems.

1 out of every 10 persons who drinks alcohol will become alcoholic; some do immediatly and some do after some time.

This is a major problem in our society.

The amount of AA meetings in my community and all the people who attend them is astounding.

I certainly would not advise someone to take a drink for their health, I side with Dr. M's opinion, but of coarse would not try to stop them.

It seems TV is also pushing this idea, as I have just heard it this morning.

As a recovering alcoholic I cannot even have 1 drink, I wish I could, but I absolutely cannot. I crossed that line many years ago.

Be very careful all who decide to start drinking for "better health".

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hoopoe — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:34:53 GMT

The worst health impact from alcohol is the huge number of fatal accidents from drunk driving, and the next worst is the tragedy of alcoholism. I'll stick with my organic red grape juice, thanks.

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dancing_bear — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:19:43 GMT

yeah yeah alcohol is a poison....

AND LIFE IS A TERMINAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE.

lighten up people! we're all going to die in the end anyway, why not have a little fun in moderation on the way? the negative effects from a glass or two of wine are NOT going to seriously negatively affect your quality of life.

re: Is Exercise Best With a Little Alcohol?

Karel — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:09:24 GMT

I think there are many reasons for the positive outcomes of alcohol studies.

1. They are financed by those who profit from producing alcoholic beverages (That is why there are so many beer or wine studies and virtually no fresh carrot juice studies).

2. The selection of the two groups - alcohol drinkers and non-drinkers is another reason. If anyone randomly selects 1000 people drinking a little alcohol and 1000 people drinking no alcohol at all, there will be a large share of non-drinkers who do not drink because they are sick. They will not select 1000 healthy alcohol non-drinkers, will they? And this is self-explaining. As the non-drinker group will have more sick people, it will have a worse outcome. And the interpretation is clear - non-drinkers will have worse results/health/will be dying sooner NOT BECAUSE not drinking alcohol, but simply because they are sicker (and were so even before stopping drinking alcohol).

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JayPatrick — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:16:53 GMT

Well, it talkes all kinds to make a world! At least it keeps things interesting. From now on, I'm going to take my reservratrol before having my organic red wine with no added sulfites. My cardiologist approves.

This whole "red wine" thing originated from studies of French people in general, who drink red wine every day, eat anything they want, often smoke cigarettes, and really enjoy breaking bread with friends. They also live years longer than Americans.

I believe the resveratrol was uncovered as a result of scientific studies of the French lifestyle. Just in case, I'll take my resveratrol before drinking my organic red wine. I won't be drink the wine before my challenging daily mountain bike rides, but I'll save it for after.

Mercola often seems overly stark and prudish, but I do give him credit for bringing up this topic.

There is so much more to taking good care of oneself than just exercise routines or living as a regimented tea-totaller. As a 65 year old, I find I do best on my version of an organic "cave man" diet, 45 minutes of mountain bike riding a day, a toxic-free environment, drinking a few glasses of organic red wine a week, not suffering fools gladly, following my intuition, living my life as a work in progress, loving "the good, the true, and the beautiful", developing and following my own custom chelation program, and so on.

All things considered, I have taken the responsibility for my own health. I am my own physician who is healing "thy self", and Mercola is a valuable information resource. And despite my idealistic lifestyle, I enjoy the fruits of being flexible, breaking my "rules" around 10% of the time. Try it, you'll like it (your own unique version, of course).