Expert introduction
Li Shen, President of China Geriatric Care Association. 1982 to 1988 served as director of outpatient department, director of health and dean of air force command college, 1988 to 1999 served as minister of health of armed police, and 1999 served as president of China geriatric health care association.
Moderate drinking is good for health.
Li Shen, president of China Geriatric Care Association, believes that all kinds of wines contain nutrients and harmful ingredients. Moderate drinking is not only harmless to the human body, but also beneficial; But if you drink too much or are addicted to alcohol, it will lead to alcoholism, damage the digestive system and central nervous system, and even lead to liver damage and cerebral palsy.
"Medicine"-medicine comes from wine.
Li Qiping: Doctors always tell patients to quit smoking and drinking. Is alcohol harmful or beneficial to human health?
Li Shen: It is scientific to give up smoking and limit alcohol. Moderate drinking is good for health; Excessive drinking is harmful to health.
Li Qiping: From the perspective of health care, what are the benefits of wine?
Li Shen: In the medical history of China, there is a saying that "medicine originates from wine" and "wine is the best medicine". The second half of the traditional Chinese character "medicine" stands for wine in ancient Chinese. China people mastered the technology of brewing wine 4000 years ago. Wine can be used as beverage and condiment, which has the functions of promoting blood circulation, benefiting qi, warming stomach and dispelling cold.
In health care, moderate drinking can improve human immunity, increase appetite (mainly beer) and help sleep. In addition, modern medicine has observed that moderate ethanol can inhibit the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. Clinical studies have proved that a small amount of drinking can significantly improve the aging symptoms of the elderly, such as improving sleep, appetite, physical strength, chills and limbs, sexual function and so on.
Moderate drinking for three times
Li Qiping: Drinking in moderation, how to grasp this "moderate amount"?
Li Shen: Personally, I think we should start from three aspects: First, the frequency of drinking. Never drink it twice a day or every day. You can't drink it for days at a time. It is feasible to drink 1 ~ 2 times a week. Second, the appropriate amount should vary from person to person and should not exceed the individual's affordability. Generally speaking, you can't exceed 1 ~ 2 liquor at a time. Third, drink alcohol in moderation on appropriate occasions.
Can cardiovascular patients drink alcohol?
Li Qiping: Do patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease need to give up drinking?
Li Shen: We have always advocated abstinence, believing that it will help reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. However, a series of large-scale clinical epidemiological surveys abroad recently found that the risk of fatal and non-fatal coronary heart disease of moderate drinkers is much lower than that of non-drinkers.
Recently, a comprehensive analysis of 5 1 study abroad shows that drinking less than 20g per day can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by 20%. The same results were obtained in patients with diabetes, hypertension and old acute myocardial infarction. Diabetes and hypertension often coexist with coronary heart disease. The benefits of moderate drinking are related to the fact that alcohol can increase high density lipoprotein (which can prevent the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis), prevent platelet thrombosis or improve the sensitivity of human body to insulin, thus preventing the occurrence and development of coronary heart disease. Because chronic heart failure is the main cause of death in the elderly population, Dr. Abramson of the United States conducted a study on the relationship between moderate drinking and the risk of chronic heart failure in 2235 elderly people, and the incidence of chronic heart failure was almost reduced by 50%. Those who have a history of myocardial infarction or left ventricular dysfunction do not advocate lifelong abstinence, but can encourage moderate drinking. It can be seen that moderate drinking is good for heart health, and excessive drinking is definitely harmful.
Li Qiping: What's the secret of drinking?
Li Shen: "Everything has its limits. Excessive drinking, especially hard liquor, is harmful. " The doctor's statement should be the most authoritative and scientific.
Alcohol in wine can cause different degrees of damage to internal organs. Wine is a high-calorie drink. Drinking a glass of wine is equivalent to eating 6 pieces of sugar, which is too high in calories and bad for the human body. And drunkenness is more harmful. You'd better eat something before drinking. Drinking only without eating vegetables is more harmful to the human body.
Secondly, when choosing wine, it is best to drink fruit wine, such as wine.
Both yellow wine and white wine can be used for health care.
Li Qiping: Can you introduce some domestic health wine to us?
Li Shen: Yellow rice wine is our traditional wine. For example, different ways of eating yellow rice wine have different health care effects. Drinking yellow wine raw has the functions of promoting digestion, resolving food stagnation, calming the heart and calming the nerves, and is effective for dyspepsia, anorexia, tachycardia and irritability. Hot drinking yellow wine can dispel cold and remove dampness, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, which is beneficial to patients with backache, numbness and tremor of hands and feet, rheumatoid arthritis and traumatic injury. For example, boil yellow rice wine, beat 1 eggs into egg blossoms, add brown sugar and simmer for a while. Has the effects of invigorating middle energizer, invigorating qi and strengthening bones and muscles. Can be used for preventing and treating neurasthenia, trance, depression, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and amnesia. In addition, yellow rice wine cooked with longan, litchi and jujube is effective for women's physical weakness, lack of essence, anemia, diarrhea and irregular menstruation.
Family health foods related to alcohol, such as garlic soaked in alcohol, can prevent cerebral thrombosis. The edible method is: take garlic 100g and soak it in 45% Chinese liquor. /kloc-After 0/5 days, take 3 capsules a day, and you can have food. Garlic contains allicin N compounds, which can block some receptors on platelet membrane and control platelet aggregation, thus preventing the formation of cerebral thrombosis, while garlic soaked in wine has stronger anticoagulant effect.
Explanation of drinking for the elderly
Li Qiping: A middle-aged man drinks moderately. When he is old, does his moderate amount mean reduction?
Li Shen: For everyone, with the growth of age, the appropriate amount of drinking still needs to be adjusted according to his own feelings.
Li Qiping: What should the elderly pay attention to when drinking?
Li Shen: For example, in our daily life, we pour a few drops of white wine into the mouth of the bought live fish, then put it in a cool and dark place, and put something on the lid of the fish to breathe. In this way, even in summer, fish can live for a few days.
Moderate drinking can prolong life. Relevant experts' research shows that moderate drinking is healthier and longer than abstinence. A biostatistician from an American university conducted a long-term follow-up survey on 94 pairs of brothers. Each of the 94 brothers drank moderately, while the other pair didn't drink at all. The results show that moderate drinkers live longer than teetotalers.