The French Paradox and Beyond:
Living Longer with Wine and the Mediterranean Lifestyle
By Lewis Perdue
Copyright 1992-2005 By Lewis Perdue
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by journalist and author Lewis Perdue and his medical collaborators,Dr.
Keith Marton, M.D., and Wells Shoemaker, M.D.More than 50,000 books
have been sold.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
French Paradox? No, No: It's An American Paradox
We're the ones spending billions on health care and fitness
clubs. So why are the French blowing Gauloise smoke in our faces
and outliving us to boot?
Leading a Longer, Disease-Free Life
This book promises to help you decrease your chances of getting
a heart attack, live a healthier life without deprivation, and
make your own independent decisions about the health studies reported
in the press.
What is Alcohol, Anyway?
It's nearly impossible to avoid in food or nature.
What's All the Fuss About?
Why are people suddenly so interested in wine and health?
What's a Drink?
Defining how much is a drink.
What's Wrong With Intervention? Plenty!
Treatments once you have a heart attack have lots of problems:
you could die before getting to a hospital; it's expensive, painful
and doesn't always work.
Aging Gracefully With Wine
Moderate alcohol consumption is a strong indicator of seniors
who stay active and healthy as they grow older.
Beware of "Popular" Alcohol Advice
Much of what you read is based on outdated, distorted or intentionally
biased data.
Is it The Wine or the Food? Yes...And No
Food is an important factor in staying healthy, but the greatest
body of scientific data points to moderate alcohol consumption
as one of the most important factors in living longer.
Wine and Diabetes
Diabetics need not avoid alcohol, but must choose their beverage carefully and with their doctors' advice.
Wine and Gout
Gout is not caused by alcohol consumption, but can be aggravated
by heavy drinking and abuse.
What's Moderate consumption?
Learning not to drink too much... or too little. Scientists
have a pretty precise definition of "moderate."
A Moderation Checklist
A "reality check" to avoid guilt or abuse.
Drunk Driving
A preventable tragedy; responsibility rests in the hands of
every drinker.
Wine, Beer or Spirits: Is There a Difference?
The evidence is not yet unequivocal, but wine seems to have
a measurable edge.
Wine, Like Most Fruit Products, Contains Sulfites
Government warnings about sulfites in wine should also apply
to dried fruit, jelly, jams and many other fruit products. There
is no problem for the vast majority of people (those without a
specific allergy).
Reduce Stress; Live Longer and Enjoy it Now
Wine may help you relax, but this chapter shows you a number
of other ways to lighten your stress load.
The Cultural Models for Healthy Eating Project
Ethnic cuisines around the world offer us all a healthy eating
example; we just need to pay attention.
Eat Your Fruits and Veggies
You can't just pop a nutrient pill; micronutrients mean that
food is more than just the sum of its vitamins, minerals and fiber.
Healthy Eating Begins in the Kitchen (Yours!)
Seventeen solid, easy tips that anyone can use to start eating
healthy immediately.
A Pantry for Cooking Ethnic Cuisines
Take this list shopping and you'll have all you need to start
cooking those healthy ethnic dishes.
How Your Government Lies to You About Alcohol
As many as 200,000 Americans may die each year because the
federal government lies to its citizens about alcohol and pursues
controversial NeoProhibitionist policies based on distorted data
and outdated research.
The Major Goals of the New Temperance Movement
How anti-alcohol advocacy groups want to deprive you of your
right to choose.
The Good, the Bad and the Drugly
Is alcohol a drug? Certainly, but so is penicillin. Whether
a drug is "good" or "bad" depends on how its
used.
Alcohol Abuse: Defining It; Avoiding It
Many people should not drink alcohol at all.
Alcohol and Aspirin: Risks and Benefits
Alcohol and aspirin are two of civilizations oldest drugs.
Both have benefits when used in the proper dosage; both are harmful
when abused.
Men, Women and Alcohol
Alcohol and sex have long been linked; men and women react
differently.
Alcohol and Breast Cancer
Some studies say there is no link, other studies say there
may be a link. What's the evidence and how should women evaluate
it?
Wine, Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
The problem is abuse, not moderate consumption. What are the
real facts and why have some "advocacy" groups tried
to frighten women with misinformation? To keep them barefoot and
pregnant?
Breastfeeding and Alcohol
Mothers need not worry about the moderate glass of vino.
Keeping Youth From Abusing Alcohol
"Just say no" doesn't work with sex, drugs, rock
and roll or alcohol.
One Pediatrician's Observations on Preventing Youth Alcohol
Abuse Experience with the growing-up pains of hundreds of children
offers some perspective.
In an age of "factlets" and sound bites, a lot of
people with hidden agendas are trying to distort science for their
own goals. How do you Avoiding Junk Science: How to Make Your
Own Decisions separate the gems from the junk?
"Proving" a Scientific Impossibility
How scientists once used junk science to "prove"
that education made women less fertile.
Why Do Heart Attacks Happen?
It's more than just a plumbing problem for the medical Roto-Rooters.
Cholesterol & Fats: Jekyll and Hyde Characters
We can't live without them, but they can be the death of us
all.
Why Do Coronary Arteries Clog Up?
Diet, stress and heredity all play a role.
Strokes of Misfortune
How alcohol may prevent some cerebrovascular disease or put
you at risk.
Cirrhosis and Alcohol
Most alcoholics don't get cirrhosis; many non-drinkers do.
How to separate the truth from the propaganda surrounding this
relatively rare disease.
How Alcohol Helps Prevent Gallstones
What prevents heart attacks prevents gallstones.
Alcohol and Cancer
Anti-alcohol advocates have tried for decades to link drink
with cancer. So far, the only relationships come from cooking
the statistical books.
Can Wine Fight Cancer?
Quercetin, found in wine, garlic and onions may actually help
prevent cancer.
Wine and Lead
The truth over a public scare campaign based on flawed and
outdated studies. If wine's a problem, so's spaghetti sauce.
Thirty-nine brand-new recipes to get you started on eating
in the Mediterranean style.
Just who are the people behind this book? What are their qualifications
and biases?
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