Why drink beer?

Beer is probably the worlds favorite beverage and no doubt in Nepal too. There is more to drinking beer then to get wasted . Thomas Jefferson rightly said ‘Beer, if drank in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit, and promotes health.’ Let us find out better reasons to drink our favorite drink. Who ever thought there would be health benefits to drinking beer? Well, there is! Studies have revealed that beer can produce the same benefits as drinking wine. Whether you prefer ales, lagers, stout, bitter or wheat beers, studies show that one drink a day for women or up to two drinks a day for men will reduce your chances of strokes, heart and vascular disease. What’s interesting is that it was proven (New England Journal of Medicine – Nov. 1999) that those who drank one beer a week compared to those who drank one beer a day experienced no variance in reducing stroke risks. It is said that light to moderate drinkers will decrease their chances of suffering a stroke by 20%. A researcher at the Texas Southwestern Medical Center (May 1999) reported that those who consume moderate amounts of beer (one to two a day at the most) have a 30-40% lower rate of coronary heart disease compared to those who don’t drink. Beer contains a similar amount of ‘polyphenols’ (antioxidants) as red wine and 4-5 times as many polyphenols as white wine. Alcohol has also been attributed of its ability to increase the amount of good cholesterol (HDL) into the bloodstream as well as help to decrease blood clots. Beer also contains vitamin B6, which prevents the build-up of amino acid called homocysteine that has been linked to heart disease. Those of us who have high levels of homocysteine are usually more prone to an early onset of heart and vascular disease. A new study performed at the TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute in Utrecht indicates that those who drink beer had no increase in their homocysteine level but those who drank wine or liquor had an increase of up to 10%. Also noted was the fact that those who drank beer experienced a 30% increase in vitamin B6 in their blood plasma, thereby proving that beer (in moderation) is actually healthier to drink than wine and other liquor. Did you know? - Beer is nutritious if consumed in moderation - That beer is fat-free and cholesterol free? - Beer has a relaxing effect on the body thereby reducing stress. - It can help you sleep better - It helps prevent heart disease and improves the blood circulation - It has proven to have positive effects on elderly people. It helps to promote blood vessel dilation, sleep, and urination. An average beer contains the following: 0mg of cholesterol, 0g of fat, 13g of carbohydrate, 25mg of sodium, protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and vitamins B, B2, and B6

Vanilla scent for your refrigerator

Vanilla scent for your refrigerator

The refrigerator is one of the most helpful appliances in the household. Without the fridge preparing and storing food wouldn’t be quite possible. Even then, food in the refrigerator doesn’t last forever. Eventually food in the fridge passes its expiry date and start giving off an awful smell. If you haven’t cleaned out your fridge recently, your fridge might be reeking. There are some things you can do to deodorize your refrigerator and make it smell fresh and clean. Here are a few guidelines that’ll help you keep your fridge odor free. The most popular trick is the old baking soda trick. You buy a box of baking soda and open it up and let it sit in the back of the refrigerator. The baking soda soaks up any unwanted odor left in the refrigerator by food. However it isn't enough to just put a freshener into the refrigerator and expect it the take care of all the bad smells. Cleaning the refrigerator is the best way to get the bad smells out. You have to take the time to actually clean the refrigerator. Take out all the old moldy food that is past its expiration date. These old foods add some pretty nasty smells to the inside of a refrigerator. You should also wash the refrigerator out occasionally. The more you use the refrigerator the more you should wash it out. It is a good idea to take time to clean your refrigerator at least once a month. Wiping the insides of the fridge with vanilla extract when you clean out your fridge should leave behind a good clean scent. If you’re washing your refrigerator, you can even add some vanilla extract to the water that you wash the refrigerator with. To prolong the nice vanilla scent in your refrigerator, just take a cotton ball and soak it in some vanilla extract. After a good amount of vanilla extract is soaked into the cotton ball place it into the refrigerator and leave it there. The cotton ball with spread its nice vanilla scent through your refrigerator for a long time. Over time as the scent fades out, replace the cotton ball with a new one.