The Border Collie Chronicles
Observations from (arguably) the World's Smartest Dogs;
(but, without question, the bestest friends!)
or, Life As We Understand It, as told from dad's shop.
Posted April 7, 2016
Good
News … and
Bad!
Stolen (almost
verbatim) from
www.RealBeer.com
Well, as we are sure that all of you are
well aware (and have already planned all of the necessary
celebrations), April 7th is National Beer Day!!!!
We were FORCED to post this article a little early since dad
is in Cow Town - without doubt, enjoying too many frosties with JC …
while at a seminar??!!
(Do George and Sammy know that they sent these boys out –
together – on NATIONAL BEER DAY????!!!!).
However, we would like to educate our esteemed readers on the
finer points regarding PIVO[i]!!!
When an advertising
agency, S. H. Benson, conducted market research during the 1920s to
find out what people liked about a well-known stout and people
responded that they felt good when they drank the stout, the slogan
"Guinness is Good for You" was born.
It is still used in some countries (notably in Africa) that
do not regulate advertising claims as zealously as the U.K. and
North America.
We could consider
this stout a proxy for beer — what's good in stout is good in other
beers, and what's not so good isn't.
That said, not all beers are alike.
Some contain more calories,
some more carbohydrates, etc.
Meanwhile, the
medical profession faces its own dilemma: Is it ethical to advocate
drinking alcoholic drinks; Or is it ethical not to when the benefits
are well established?
With that in mind,
we've tried to stick with the facts.
Beer
contains no fat.Beer
contains alcohol, and there are about 7 calories per gram of
alcohol, compared to 4 calories for carbohydrates or protein.
Fat has about 9 calories per
gram.Beer
is low in sugar.Alcohol
can cause blood sugar levels to drop more rapidly.
That can stimulate your
appetite, and disrupt your ability to tell when you've had enough to
eat. This can also create
fatigue and your energy level will suffer.Beer
is a source of soluble fiber which is derived from the cell walls of
malted barley. A liter of
beer contains an average of 20% of the recommended daily intake of
fiber and some beers can provide up to 60%.
As well as aiding healthy
bowel function, this has a further benefit by slowing down the
digestion and absorption of food and reducing cholesterol levels,
which may help to reduce the risk of heart disease.
Beer itself has no
cholesterol.Because
alcohol interferes with the body's absorption of vitamins and
minerals, it can lessen the body's ability to burn stored fat.
Calories from alcohol may go
right to your stomach. Also,
alcohol is detoxified by the liver.
In the process of metabolizing excess quantities of alcohol,
the liver swells and may itself become filled with fat.
All these factors contribute
to what is known as a "beer belly."One
12-ounce serving of "regular" (150 calories) beer per night adds
more than 1,000 calories a week to a diet, and that works out to an
extra 15 pounds per year. One
light beer per night adds 10 pounds.A
5-foot-9, 160-pound, 30-year-old man must walk only about 40 minutes
at 3 miles per hour (moderate pace) to burn 150 calories.
Moderate
levels of consumption of beer have been shown to reduce stress and
the chances of heart disease.Alcohol
can impair your judgment, causing you to drink more than you should.
To top it off, many people
eat high-calorie, high-sodium snacks when they drink.Beer
contains significant amounts of magnesium, selenium, potassium,
phosphorus, biotin, and is chock full of B vitamins.Alcohol
destroys Vitamin C and Vitamin B complex.
Drinking beer that has not
filtered out the Vitamin B (such as English "real ale," many
microbrewed beers and homebrew) will help combat the effects of
alcohol — most notably a hangover.
Hey … it’s up for to you to decide for yourself … Good or Bad???
And just HOW MUCH is moderate??!!
And does that 40 minutes of walking at 3 mph include time
(and distance) spent walking to the cooler/beer machine?
Cause it seems that dad walks faster and across more of the
shop as the night progresses!
We think that he’s working on getting his mileage in!!!
Of
COURSE, we have quotes, please … partake and enjoy!:
Drunk
words are sober thoughts.
Unknown
You
gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going
around lucky all day and not even know it.
Jimmy Dean
Is 24
hours in a day and 24 beers in a case a coincidence?
I think not.
Unknown
I
snuck a bunch of booze into work today, using my stomach.
Unknown
I
remember the times that I had.
Some
were happy, some were sad.
Memories, me and my partners in crime.
Throwing up a thousand times.
We’re not gonna tell you who
– but we’ve heard dad tell him to wake
up and have another beer!
An Old Irish Blessing:
May the road rise up to
meet you.
May the wind always be at
your back.
May the sun shine warm upon
your face,
and rains fall soft upon
your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the
palm of His hand.
May you have the hindsight
to know where you've been,
The foresight to know where
you are going,
And the insight to know
when you have gone too far.
Always remember to forget,
The troubles that passed
away.
But never forget to
remember,
The blessings that come
each day.
AMEN, our
friends!!!
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[i] For a full explanation, please refer to http://bc-chronicles.com/Article%20Simple.html – we don’t have the space in this article to explain it to you!
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