Beer, a favorite drink at the table or with friends, is also a powerful analgesic. Now a study confirms it!
Beer? It is a powerful pain reliever and now a study published in The Journal of Pain also confirms it.
Two glasses of beer are enough to have a greater effect than paracetamol.
The study was carried out by the University of Greenwich where a team of researchers discovered how a pint is able to act against pain. If the alcohol content in the blood is raised by 0.08 percent, the body will thus increase the pain threshold, reducing the intensity of what is perceived.
The results, the scientists revealed, suggest that alcohol is an effective pain reliever that provides clinically significant reductions in pain intensity scores. This could explain alcohol abuse in those who have persistent pain, despite the potential long-term health consequences. “
But how does beer act as a medicine?
For now, scientists have not yet found an answer. According to the first hypotheses, alcohol it would affect the receptors in the brain, but it is also likely to be able to relax and lower tension.
“Alcohol can be compared with opiate drugs such as codeine and the effect is more potent than paracetamol,” he explained Trevor Thompson, professor at the University of Greenwich in London.
However, the experts reiterated that the results of the study do not aim to demonstrate that the alcohol is good for your health, reiterating how its long-term consumption is always harmful. Despite this, science has long since revealed the positive effects of beer.
In fact, this drink would be good for the kidneys, helping to increase good cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attack by 30%. Not only! As reported on supereva.it, would also allow to decrease osteoporosis and to improve circulation, making the arteries much more flexible. As always, the secret is moderate and above all responsible consumption.
Source: The Journal of Pain
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