Red Wine Wards off Covid

[ainsworth74]

Well this is good news as it means Covid is entering the same realm as other health conditions where one month x food is good for preventing y condition, then another month x food is terrible and if you want to avoid y should avoid it all costs, then another month it turns out that z food is brilliant for y, etc etc etc...

 

[Yew]

This is an interesting story which I spotted on the Daily Mail web site but has appeared on a few web sites in the past 24hrs.

Red wine wards off coronavirus but not beer, according to new research (msn.com)

As someone who is a regular red wine drinker - at least 2 to 3 bottles a week - I now know, why despite braking more rules in England and Wales than BoJo has had parties, I am still fit and healthy despite being unjabbed and unmasked on public transport. Apparently it works against other respiratory illnesses too - I have never had flu.

I think I will just up the frequency of my wine club delivery sounds a much more pleasurable way of staving off the lurgy than having jabs and boosters! I think I will just drink a bit more wine.

That's significantly more effective than the results for masks, mandatory red wine in schools, anyone?

 

[kristiang85]

No, but I think getting annoyed at the suggestion that five glasses of red wine a week is "irresponsible" is a little over the top. If the suggestions was to drink at least 5 glasses a day then maybe you would have a point, but what amounts to a little more than a bottle a week really isn't all that terrible.

A decent glass of wine is 2 units, and the UK reccomended limit is 14 units, which is 7 glasses (so 1 glass a day).

Then again, in Spain the recommended limit is 35 units, which is about 2.5 glasses a day, and the Spanish live longer so I'll go with that

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That's significantly more effective than the results for masks, mandatory red wine in schools, anyone?

Well back in the day, beer was mandatory for school children as it was healthier than the London water supply...

 

[Islineclear3_1]

1 very generous glass a day for me.... and I'm still in good health

Granny has small measure of whisky a day. She's 101 and a half years old...

 

[Cowley]

Granny has small measure of whisky a day. She's 101 and a half years old...

Wow. I’m off to the shop to buy some whisky!

 

[Mcr Warrior]

So what's going on here? Is it just that parts of the country where red wine is most often sold/consumed aren't those where COVID-19 has been observed to be prevalent? So, are we just talking about general socio-ecomomic factors causing the apparent correlation?

 

[John Luxton]

In this case encouraging unhealthy levels of wine consumption. Pseudomedicine is also dangerous as it can mislead people to believe that they don't to seek the real treatment that they need.

We have had a lot of Pseudomedicine and Pseudoscience rammed down our throats for nearly 2 years.

Why not celebrate an optimistic story?

I had been wondering why I could break more English and Welsh rules than BoJo probably had parties - but remained fit and healthy.

Two items of news came out last week.

An article I think which was in the Daily Telegraph reported that scientists had confirmed that some people are immune to Covid - which I had always presumed.

Then there was the news about the red wine

Now I would rather accept and celebrate that sort of thing than listen to doom and gloom Whitty / Valance / Ferguson etc.

Just as we choose which politicians to believe - we can chose which scientists to believe as well.

Over the years red wine has experienced periods of being acknowledged by some scientists and medics as being good for you and others that it is bad for you.

As I have tended to drink a fair amount of it without any ill effects - I would say it is not doing me any harm and drinking wine is preferable to having a vaccine injected into me which has been proven in a few cases to have had very negative effects.

One only has to wonder why 80,000 to 100,000 NHS staff are fighting for the right not to have the vaccine.

 

[D6130]

One only has to wonder why 80,000 to 100,000 NHS staff are fighting for the right not to have it.

The vaccine....or red wine?

 

[John Luxton]

There is cheap red wine and the "proper" stuff. Not many people can regularly afford the more expensive stuff £10+ a bottle

That's okay then I tend to drink the proper stuff! - Next delivery on Wednesday!!!

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The vaccine....or red wine?

OOOPS corrected it!

I am sure they like the red wine!

 

[ainsworth74]

Just as we choose which politicians to believe - we can chose which scientists to believe as well.

You can of course choose which ones to believe but science doesn't care whether you believe in it or not it just is. If (and that is an important 'if') the science is accurate then the effects will be what they will be, believed in or not.

 

[John Luxton]

You can of course choose which ones to believe but science doesn't care whether you believe in it or not it just is. If (and that is an important 'if') the science is accurate then the effects will be what they will be, believed in or not.

Please explain then why many decisions regarding the pandemic were made not on facts but just projected worst case scenarios which never materialised or even came close to materialising. One did not have to be a scientist to spot something was going on even back in March 2020.

 

[ainsworth74]

Please explain then why many decisions regarding the pandemic were made not on facts but just projected worst case scenarios which never materialised or even came close to materialising. One did not have to be a scientist to spot something was going on even back in March 2020.

I don't know, you'd have to ask the politicians that made those decisions why they made them. Hopefully something the public inquiry will get to grips with. You will also note that I emphasised "if the science is accurate". It seems, happily considering the death tolls that would have followed had it been, that some of the science was not accurate. However I stand by my original point. You can choose to believe whatever scientists you want. But if that science is accurate then it doesn't matter whether you choose to believe in it or not. The effects will be the same, whether they be positive or negative.

 

[Welshman]

Good news about the red wine

I'm going to ring my doctor tomorrow. See if I can get my merlot on prescription.

 

[Cowley]

Good news about the red wine

I'm going to ring my doctor tomorrow. See if I can get my merlot on prescription.

I had to go private…

 

[John Luxton]

I had to go private…

I have a standing order for Covid Wine Vaccine with Laithwaites Wine Club

Had a a double dose Wednesday night with two bottles.

Next booster is on Saturday!

I will keep taking it at least twice a week as usual and as I have been doing for many years.

That's probably why I have been quite bullet proof for past 2 years.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

I get mine on repeat prescription

 

[43096]

I have a standing order for Covid Wine Vaccine with Laithwaites Wine Club

Had a a double dose Wednesday night with two bottles.

Next booster is on Saturday!

I will keep taking it at least twice a week as usual and as I have been doing for many years.

That's probably why I have been quite bullet proof for past 2 years.

I get mine on repeat prescription

Don’t know why, but this seems appropriate at this point!

 

[John Luxton]

Don’t know why, but this seems appropriate at this point!
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Brilliant!!!

 

[Dai Corner]

I'm conducting self-funded research into the efficacy of real ale in preventing Covid and a range of other diseases and conditions. Initial results seem promising and if anyone knows any commercial or academic sponsors who may be interested please let me know.

 

[Yew]

I'm conducting self-funded research into the efficacy of real ale in preventing Covid and a range of other diseases and conditions. Initial results seem promising and if anyone knows any commercial or academic sponsors who may be interested please let me know.

The effectiveness is un-beer-leivablely high

 

[Dai Corner]

The effectiveness is un-beer-leivablely high

Groan! Or do I mean grain?

 

[John Luxton]

I'm conducting self-funded research into the efficacy of real ale in preventing Covid and a range of other diseases and conditions. Initial results seem promising and if anyone knows any commercial or academic sponsors who may be interested please let me know.

No point doing this as the research mentioned in the article concluded that beer, white wine or cider does not have the same efficacy as the red wine at combatting Covid.

However, I still drink ale - that's what I drink during those evenings when I am not drinking wine.

 

[Dai Corner]

No point doing this as the research mentioned in the article concluded that beer, white wine or cider does not have the same efficacy as the red wine at combatting Covid.

However, I still drink ale - that's what I drink during those evenings when I am not drinking wine.

Ah, but I'm considering the overall effect of ale, not limiting my research to one specific virus. I do enjoy red wine but am refraining at the moment in the interest of science.

 

[greyman42]

At the end of the day, the best defence against viruses (as well as getting vaccinated where applicable) is to eat and drink healthily and get plenty of exercise.

Really good advice. Throughout the pandemic, the government should of pushed this message more than it did. It was only when Boris caught Covid that obesity came to the fore for a short period of time but was soon dropped.

 

[duncanp]

I get mine on repeat prescription

I can personally vouch for the fact that whisky is good for treating COVID symptoms if you have tested positive.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

I can personally vouch for the fact that whisky is good for treating COVID symptoms if you have tested positive.

And what's the desired measure kind sir?

 

[Busaholic]

Groan! Or do I mean grain?

Hop springs eternal in the human breast.

 

[duncanp]

And what's the desired measure kind sir?

Measure of whisky?

What's a measure?

Now, about getting whisky prescribed on the NHS

 

[D6130]

Measure of whisky?

What's a measure?

That depends on whether you are buying it in Scotland or England. In Scotland it's either a fifth of a gill or a quarter gill. In England it's a sixth.

 

[duncanp]

That depends on whether you are buying it in Scotland or England. In Scotland it's either a fifth of a gill or a quarter gill. In England it's a sixth.

It may be a sixth of gill if you buy it in the pub, but in my house it is whatever I pour out of the bottle.

Cheers!!