Hops may indeed be a good addition to beer. This is what Mark Konlee at Keep Hope Alive write (http://www.keephope.net/v1998.html): "About a year ago, I wrote an article that DRINKING BEER STOPS AIDS PROGRESSION that raised a few eyebrows. Recently, a medical assistant who has access to the medical records of several hundred AIDS patients in Wisconsin asked me why persons on drug cocktails who were heavy alcoholic drinkers had higher T cell counts than non-drinkers. I told him that beta 1, 3 glucan was in beer, but I didnt think beta glucan was the whole story and that the herb Hops used to flavor beer may have anti-viral and/or immunological benefits. Also, alcohol itself will dissolve the outer envelope of lipid envelope viruses like HIV and HHV-6 and in moderation will increase ATP production that helps with antigen presentation. However, too much alcohol will deplete B vitamin and mineral reserves and that is immuno-suppressive. Beer is preferred over both wine and hard liquor as it is a rich source of B vitamins and is a source of minerals and other nutrients. A long term patient with CFIDS reported she had some health problems while she was a heavy beer drinker fro several years but added that her health really deteriorated after she stopped drinking beer."
Roman ascottsil...@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Kathie, > > A glass of good home-brew made with real malted barley, hops and yeast > can indeed be just like eating a loaf of good bread - only better. > Warning - This won't work with any domestic beer or most imported > beers. > > Best wishes, > Andy (^_^) > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
