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There has been and probably always will be a big debate on whether beer has true scientific evidence that it is good for your health.

For most people, beer might not seem to equate directly to health benefits. It might seem like a potbelly is the only result of drinking too much beer. Of course, too much beer is also the cause of that nasty hangover. However, beer can actually have some positive effects on your health that might surprise you more than a little.

There are many beer drinkers in the world. So, it is good to know that there are a number of health benefits of drinking beer.Hence,here are some benefits of beer.

A compound found only in hops, which are used to make beer, have been discovered to prevent cancer. Of course we all know that hops are an ingredient in beer and therefore Xanthohumol has high hopes of making beer a new anti cancer drug.

Beer has the ability to lessen the chances of heart disease. It contains vitamins B6 which have the ability to counter chemicals in the body which are responsible for heart problems, such as amino acid.

Beer is a proven stress reliever and sleep inducer. Nothing like relaxing with a glass of delicious beer you brewed yourself. In fact, the very act of making beer is relaxing.Home brewed beer contains no fat and no bad cholesterol. Drink it guilt free!

Great news for beer drinkers! Bone material has also seen positive effects of beer consumption. The study suggested that beer can help maintain bone density, but too much beer can also increase the chance for bone fractures, which is why finding a healthy balance is just as important as drinking it.

Apparently, according to The New England Journal of Medicine, moderate beer drinkers are actually able to reduce their chance of having a stroke. In beer drinkers who drank no more than one beer per day (and no less than one per week), the chance of stroke was reduced by up to 20%.

Memory Booster – Studies in mice have shown that moderate consumption of beer can actually stimulate the growth of new nerve cells in the brain. These are responsible for memory capacity in humans.

Increase in beer consumption may reduce the risk of developing kidney stones. Results showed that there was a 40 percent lower risk of kidney stones in beer drinkers, but the researchers were stumped as to whether the results were due to water, alcohol or hops.

Slowing The Aging Process – Scientists have found that hops, the key ingredient in beer, affects the body’s production of neoterin and trytophan, which help the body deal with inflammation. There are anti-oxidants in beer that help the body fight the symptoms of aging from the inside out.

So the next time someone looks down their nose at you for the stories that you tell about the night before and the beer that you drank. Come back here and point out that you were just doing the healthy thing and having a couple of beers.

Has anyone ever told you that beer is a health drink?
Probably not, but drank in moderation it does have health benefits – don’t use this as an excuse to drink a lot though!

Homebrewed beer is definately the best kind because it has no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives.

Here’s the seven ways  health benefits of homebrew:

1) The November 1999 edition of ‘The New England Journal of Medicine’ reported that moderate drinkers of homebrew could lower their chances  suffering a stroke by as much as twenty percent.

2) The Medical Center of the  Texas Southwestern University found that drinking beer could lower your chances of developing coronary heart disease by as much as 40%, providing it is done in moderation.

3) Studies have found that beer can increase amounts of HDL, which a is good form of cholesterol, and also it can cut down the risk of blood clots.

4) In the Netherlands the Nutrition and Food Research Institute showed that homebrewed beer contains vitamin B6, and that this prevents the build-up of the  homocysteine, an amino acid that has found as a cause of heart & vascular disease).
Beer also increases absorption of vitamin B6 into blood  by 30% – and no other drink can do this!

5) Homebrew contains zero fat and nonwe of the bad form of cholesterol so you can consume it without feeling guilty.

6) Another benefit is that beer reduces stress and induces sleep . There’s nothing as good as relaxing with a pint of delicious ale of beer that you made yourself. In fact, even the process of brewing beer is great for relaxing.

7) Drinking homebrew helps to increase dilation of blood vessels , and aids urination in the elderly.

I hope you have plenty of reasons to finally go ahead with brewing your own beer.  Not only is it cheaper than mass produced beer,

so it’s good for your wallet and it’s good for your health. Cheers, and good health!