Barb wrote:

> Hi folks. With all the problems with alcohol
> seemingly rampant in the UK lately - for various
> reasons, cheapness, accessibility, street-cred,
> etc. etc. - it seems to be the fashion in the
> media lately to clobber drinking of any kind.
>
> There's a kind of grudging admission that One
> Glass Of Red Wine Is Good For
> You, but that's it!!! Without going into a long
> argument about what is, and what isn't, sensible
> drinking - we're all adults here, hopefully -
> how is it that people in Europe have been
> drinking wine regularly for years (centuries,
> even!) in moderate quantities, and haven't had
> the promised "epidemic" of liver disease and all
> the other nasties?
>
> There was a prog on the telly the other night
> maintaining that even a couple
> of glasses with a meal was bad for you! I,
> personally, can't deal with
> this! I'm getting a conscience every time I
> have a glass of my latest
> lovely homebrew! Help !!!!
>
> Barb

My family doctor told me "Keep drinking your wine,
Paul. You will live longer". My doctor at VA
said I have the highest value of HDL (the good
cholesterol) that she has ever seen. She thinks
it may be due to my home made wine consumption.
I also have very low triglycerides. My liver
enzymes are all normal. Enough said; think I
will have a glass of wine - or two or so.