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In a prospective epidemiological study, men who consumed as few as three portions of flavonoid-rich foods (red and purple berries, citrus fruits, red wine) were 14% less likely to develop erectile dysfunction (ED) compared to men who ate little or none. Wine gets short shrift here, sadly, but [...]
My essay on prescribing wine in palliative care on Medscape has attracted lots of comments, and that’s good: we need to put this issue on the table and make it part of our discussion about well-being as a goal of medicine, and as part of care near the end [...]
Heart Healthy Diet Plan Most people with heart disease don’t know how to eat after a heart attack. A well-done study from UMass followed 555 patients one year after their angiogram after their heart attack. They were overweight (average BMI of 30, about 30 pounds over), averaged 61 years [...]
My Medscape essay on Prescribing Red Wine in Palliative Care, which I’ve reproduced for you below, has attracted good stories and comments, and it is something I have thought a lot about, while also trying to decide whether to get labs on my 18 month old barrels of pinot [...]
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Wine is bottled poetry (Stevenson), or the civilized drink (Hemingway), or magic. Making wine is, if you can believe it, even better. Wine is also good for you, in small, regular amounts: it almost certainly reduces risk for heart attack and stroke; reduces inflammation (likely the mechanism of [...]
Have you ever harvested your own certified organic avocados and Buddha’s hands? Sunk your teeth into handmade Santa Barbara syrah, grenache, dolcetto or arneis, with the winemaker at your side, describing the process and answering every single question you can ask? Operated a flame throwing 1952 [...]
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The purpose in preventing a man’s second heart attack is to prevent death. And disability. In other words, it’s quality of life, not just quantity. For decades, American physicians have proscribed alcohol to men, warning of its dangers (which are real, if done in excess) and putting [...]
