I see that Geek is sippin' scotch and everyone else is drinking da wine and da beer. :drink: Me too.
But, I'm wondering, does alcohol increase or exacerbate inflammation?
Donna:
My shoulder always feels better after a glass of wine or two.:banana:
Doesn't the sugar in rum reduce inflammation? Isn't that what prolotherapy is? You get "sugar shots" to grow muscle tissue and reduce inflammation.
Just don't be calling me a "guru," DB. And, thanks to my PM failure, everyone knows I'm not a doctor. Maybe I'm married to one? Not an orthopod, of course. Then I would really have married well. :rofl: But, really now, when my husband rowed crew in college, he said the whole team drank beer and justified it as being loaded with carbs. Of course, we are older now and should act with more decorum and civility ....
I see that Geek is sippin' scotch and everyone else is drinking da wine and da beer. :drink: Me too.
But, I'm wondering, does alcohol increase or exacerbate inflammation?
Depends...but it thins the blood right???
Well, my feet swell up when I drink too much rum, does this count? And then I have paddles for feet instead of feet so I swim better. My shoulder feels better when I drink, does this count, too?
Where's our cardiologist, maybe he can answer this as he has more contacts in the medical field than me.
Donna
Well, Golllleeee, Fortress, that is the most sound science I have heard about drinking rum and inflammation. Maybe this is why my shoulder isn't bothering me now that I am starting from ground zero on my training toward a very long ocean swim. I haven't heard of this, but I sure do like your answer.
And Poolrat, maybe there are actually electrolyes in our drinks after all. Wouldn't that go against all protocol.
Of course, we know that there are people probably cringing at our talking about our drinking and being swimmers, but hey, one can't argue with success.
Donna
*wags finger dissaprovingly*
Hey you, newbie guy. I posted a poll to try to get off your thread. I should get points for trying. Meanwhile, I notice you failed to say a single thing about the assigned topic of ... "alcohol." :thhbbb: Maybe it's "inflaming" that bicep tendon? ;) Hope you're curling a few while you're resting up. :drink:
Really? Why?
So we don't get kicked off the forum like scyfreestyler!!:rofl:
Or get scolded for hijacking a thread or going off topic. So, does alcohol cause inflammation?
