Good news for a lot of men I know
Coffee and beer may help prevent aggressive prostate cancer.
posted by michael at 8:14 PM
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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1 Comments:
Perhaps the knowledge that indulging in these pleasures has a health benefit will have a psychological effect that is positive, not only to preventing prostate cancer but other diseases.
By reading the attached article, I learned about the compound in beer that has the desired preventative effect: xanthohumol. (I will not try to pronounce it...lest I sound like I'm invoking an ancient Aztec deity!)
It would be interesting to see if this compound can be isolated and used without needing to combine it with alcohol consumption. Of course, then it would most likely be appropriated by some drug company, and subjected to a monopoly status...and then we will need a prescription just to order a pitcher....
No...not good!!
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