8 unbelievable health benefits of beer

Echo LiuFebruary 28, 2023
Image by -Rita- from PixabayImage by -Rita- from Pixabay

Low alcohol content in beer can dilate blood vessels, promote blood circulation and speed up metabolism; drinking beer can promote secretion of pepsin, enhance fat metabolism, promote digestion and diuresis; the ingredients in beer can relieve mental tension, and the vitamin B group is also beneficial to brain central nervous metabolism. Beer belongs to pure energy drinks, which can be used as a source of energy for the body.

If it is a low degree of alcohol and drink a small amount of it is good for the body.

Image by David Greenwood-Haigh from Pixabay Image by David Greenwood-Haigh from Pixabay 

1.Sterilization

Beer contains vitamin C, which can soften blood vessels. Alpha resin and beta resin in beer have strong antiseptic and bactericidal action, which can kill staphylococcus and tubercle bacillus. Beer can only be used as an auxiliary therapy, and can not be sterilized by drinking a lot of beer.

Beer contains a lot of B vitamins, which can reduce stress, help memory, strengthen muscles and reduce heart disease.

Image by Kirtip from Pixabay Image by Kirtip from Pixabay 

2.Reduce fatigue

In summer, people sweat a lot and take away potassium, calcium and magnesium plasma, especially potassium, so people will feel tired. Moderate drinking beer can slightly stimulate the central nervous system, let the human body feel comfortable, and the carbohydrate in beer is easy to be absorbed by the human body to release heat, so that the sense of fatigue is reduced.

Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay 

3.Promote digestion

In summer, drinking beer can not only relieve heat and cool down, but also promote saliva and gastric juice secretion, invigorate saliva and thirst, increase appetite and help digestion. Besides, beer contains certain alcohol. After drinking beer properly, alcohol can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, so as to accelerate absorption and decomposition of gastrointestinal contents, which can help prevent indigestion or improve symptoms of indigestion. But beer belongs to food, and there is no drug treatment effect, if there is serious constipation should be timely treatment;

4.Speed up blood circulation

The alcohol in beer can stimulate the metabolism speed in the body, help to expand blood vessels, make the blood flow speed in blood vessels faster and relieve the blood viscosity, which can play an auxiliary role in improving the poor blood circulation. However, the health care effect of beer is limited, and the specific conditioning effect varies from person to person.

Image by Edward from Pixabay Image by Edward from Pixabay 

5.Alleviate hunger and thirst

Beer is generally made from barley malt and wheat buds through fermentation, which contains a lot of water. Drinking beer properly can supplement water for the body, relieve hunger and thirst, and stimulate taste and improve appetite.

Beer is mostly brewed by malt and hops through a series of processes, the alcohol content of beer is relatively low, containing a lot of carbon dioxide, vitamins, amino acids and so on. The unique taste can make people feel refreshing and thirst quenching. Moderate drinking may be beneficial to human body, but excessive drinking may cause some harm. Some people are not suitable for drinking beer.

Image by Simón Delacre from Pixabay Image by Simón Delacre from Pixabay 

6. Strong bones and heart

Beer contains a rare nutrient called silicon, which makes bones strong.

The results, published in the Journal of Nutrition, show it can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. Other studies have found some heart health benefits.

7. Good for longevity

The antioxidants in beer can rebuild cells and help to live longer.

8. Reduce cancer risk

Hops contain polyphenols that lower "bad" cholesterol levels, kill viruses and even fight cancer. Beer in small cans has more hops than beer in large cans.

Image by -Rita- from Pixabay Image by -Rita- from Pixabay 

Beer is a good drink for many people, but be careful not to overdo it. In addition, patients with gastrointestinal diseases, liver diseases, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, hyperuricemia, mental disorders, alcohol allergy and other diseases should learn to refuse to drink beer to avoid exacerbation of the disease and threat to life safety.

Besides, some people are not suitable for drinking beer, such as people with gastrointestinal inflammation and ulcer, or people with nephritis and gout, drinking beer may lead to exacerbation of the disease, should avoid drinking.