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Re: Glass of red wine for IR..Re: In the protein power diet
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 07:52:24 -0600 (CST)
I do have an occasional glass of red wine with dinner, esp. before I
switched to a high fiber, lower protein, low fat (vegetarian) diet. I
was not responding well first to low carb and then to just low gylcemic,
I found that a glass of merlot with dinner helped me feel a lot better.
At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Barbra wrote:
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>At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Panacea wrote:
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>Hi Panacea,
>
>Here is a quote from the Protein Power Diet:
>"several studies have shown that a glass of dry red wine to be an
>effective agent for increasing the body's sensitivity to insulin-the
>main goal of the protein diet."Since we are shooting for lower insulin
>levels,it not only doesn't hurt to add wine to our regimen;it actually
>helps.
>They are not saying alchoholic beverages as in hard liquors etc,or sweet
>wines...just dry red wine.
>
>I am not a drinker by any means,but I must say that when we go out for
>dinner;I always have one glass of the driest red wine.For some unknown
>reason to me,it has a positive effect on my shakeyness.If I would have
>an alchoholic beverage of any other type,;I would experience the same
>problems as you do.This has always been this way for me,so that is the
>reason I have never been drunk in my life.
>
>I have read the correlation for alchohol increasing risks of
>cancer,heart disease and the like in women.
>I have never read anything that would suggest alchohol being good for
>men.
>On the contrary,all I have been reading on even moderate alchohol
>consumption has been negative for both men and women alike.
>I read that a one ounce of dry red wine contains 1&1/2 grams of carbs.
>
>They seem to put people in groups:non drinkers,wine drinkers,and hard
>liquor drinkers.Studies show that insulin is controlled in the wine
>drinkers.
>
>I don't know..seems everything I read these days,;one seems to
>contradict the other.
>Guess our own body knows best.But I can sure relate to you with having
>an alcholic beverage....I had not in years and years.....if I have a
>drink.....god..I felt as if I would die.(I mean hard stuff).
>
>Not a drinker anyways..but was just curious if this would help.
>I know my mother in law,being diabetic and portuguese (biggest wine
>drinkers)...so I would tend to debate the good results with implementing
>wine in my diet on a daily basis.
>They speak of people in france having the lowest rates of diabetes and
>heart disease in the book,yet these people eat the fattiest foods and
>drink alot of wine.I suppose is is our own genes that predispose us to
>diabetes.
>
>I was just curious if anyone has been having a glass of red wine with
>their dinner.
>I think the reason it helps me,is that any alchohol is diuretic....and
>one glass makes me pee...so I rid myself of all the excess water.I would
>tend to think that all will react differently to alchoholic beverages.My
>hubby likes his beer....oh...the latest here in Canada all over the
>papers lately...forgot that...is that beer prevents heart
>disease.Sorry,I did read something positive on that!:) :) I hate beer!
>
>>At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Barbra wrote:
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>>>Have any of you heard of a glass of red wine after dinner to control IR?
>>>Dry red wine,that is.
>>>
>>>In my doctor's office there was an article about this.I wish I had
>>>brought the magazine home with me.
>>>I asked him,and he really didn't know.My MD that is.
>>>Any comments?
>>>I am sure it is somewhere in the Protein Power Diet book too.
>>
>>I read in Lillian Gillespie's Goddess Diet book that red wine being good
>>for women is a myth - it's good for men, but only increases the chances
>>of heart attack etc etc in women, as alcohol it effects the IR badly
>>just like a bad load of sugar... I drink one serving of alcohol and I
>>have a *terrible* reaction... and can barely move the next day for the
>>body pains etc etc (not a hangover, just that hit by a bus feeling). And
>>believe me, when I drink I can hold my liquor!! it takes quite a bit to
>>get me drunk. So one little drink shouldn't have that effect, but it
>>does! The morning after I'm always grumbling and thinking how I
>>should've just drank the whole lot of it and gotten drunk, what would be
>>the difference in the morning?!!
>>
>lol :)
>>
>>--
>>Panacea
>>
>--
>Gentle hugs to all,
>Barbra Camara
>
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