The science of healthy drinking / Gene Ford.

ISBN:

9781891267475

Title:

Author:

Ford, Gene

Personal Author:

Ford, Gene

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

South San Francisco, Calif. : Wine Appreciation Guild, 2003.

Physical Description:

xl, 461 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Donated by Jeremy Oliver in 2020.

Contents:

Machine derived contents note: Foreword \ xv -- Epidemiology and the Communication Issue \ xvii -- Prologue \ xxix -- 1 Angina Pectoris - Relieffrom upper body pain \ 1 -- 2 Atherosclerosis - Fewer arterial problems \ 13 -- 3 Blood Clots - Drinks help reduce blood clotting \ 41 -- 4 High Blood Pressure - Less risk for hypertension \ 47 -- 5 Coronary Artery Disease - Fewer ischemic problems \ 55 -- 6 Heart Attacks - Fewer heart attacks than abstainers \ 63 -- 7 Strokes - Drinks can lessen the risk of stroke \ 75 -- 8 Alcohol and Cancer - Surprising alcohol benefits \ 89 -- 9 Breast Cancer - Drinking risks exaggerated \ 105 -- 10 Aging and Alzheimer's Disease - Many benefits for the aging \ 121 -- 11 All-Age Cognition - Drinks enhance brain functioning \ 139 -- 12 Common Cold - Eighty-five percent less risk \ 149 -- 13 Diabetes Mellitus - Enhances dietary management \ 153 -- 14 Diet and Nutrition - Abundant evidence of food values in drinks \ 163 -- 15 Lumbar Disc Surgery - Improved recovery \ 183 -- 16 Gallstones - Significantly reduced risk \ 185 -- 17 Gastro-Intestinal Problems - Better than Pepto Bismol \ 189 -- 18 Gender Differences - Inequality between genders \ 197 -- 19 Acute Hospitalization - Fewer acute visits for moderate drinkers \ 203 -- 20 Personal Income - Higher average earnings among drinkers \ 209 -- 21 Kidney Stones - Remarkable reductions in risk \ 219 -- 22 Mortality and Morbidity - Extended life and less illness \ 225 -- 23 Osteoporosis - A natural food for stronger bones \ 237 -- 24 Healthy Pleasure - Pleasures enhance a healthy lifestyle \ 243 -- -- -- -- -- 25 Stress - Drinks and faith can lessen anxiety \ 251 -- 26 Essential Tremors - A small drink can work wonders \ 261 -- 27 Ulcers - Protection against ulcer bacteria \ 267 -- 28 Skin Ulcers - An ancient salve rediscovered \ 273 -- 29 Vision - Some potential benefits \ 275 -- 30 Weight - Drinks can enhance weight maintenance \ 283 -- 31 Myths, Misperceptions and Inertia - Inertia - a fixed resistance to -- change \ 289 -- 32 The Clinician's Conundrum - A medicalproblem \ 317 -- 33 The Family Challenge - A return to genuine temperance \ 333 -- -- Epilogue \ 347 -- Good Reading \ 359 -- References \ 361 -- Index \ 449.

Subject Term:

Alcohol -- Physiological effect.

Alcoholism -- Complications.

Consumer education.

Public health.

Medicine -- Practice.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- United States.

Format:

Books

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy043/2003105531.html

Publication Date:

2003

Publication Information:

South San Francisco, Calif. : Wine Appreciation Guild, 2003.

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Summary

The scientific evidence is mounting daily: Moderate drinking is good for you! No longer is abstinence from alcohol a rule of good health. Quite the opposite! Medical science has established beyond a doubt that moderate drinkers live longer, happier and healthier lives than non-drinkers. This book even documents higher financial income for moderate drinkers. Why is this good news not fully disclosed to the public? Gene Ford, a lifelong researcher and expert on drinking and health explains the political, social and religious pressures in America which have suppressed the truth about the benefits of moderate drinking. America has its roots in Puritanism: "Anything that feels good must be evil." Wide spread alcohol abuse in early America lead to prohibition, which only lead to more crime and alcohol problems. The social and medical answers are all in this book! How much is enough? How much is too much? Certainly there is a small percentage of the population who should not drink, but the vast majority, both men and women, young and old, will benefit from daily imbibing. Most important are the Cardiovascular benefits of red wine. Angina, atherosclerosis, blood clots, coronary artery disease, strokes and heart attacks are all reduced by moderate drinking. The surprising benefits of wine as an anti-oxidant, reducing Cancer morbidity and mortality is documented. Over 1500 studies and articles are cited as the science behind the 30 specific health benefits of moderate drinking. From Alzheimers to Osteoperosis to Ulcers, from the Common Cold to Diabetes to Kidney Stones-here is a panorama of good news about drinking never before assembled in a single book. This is a book of Science. Give it to your doctor and then choose your daily dose of pleasure, "To Your Health." Hardcover, 7 x 9 inches, 460 pp, graphs, charts, extensive bibliography and index.