The history of wine as a medicine : from its beginnings in china to the present day / Philip Norrie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norrie, Philip, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wine--Therapeutic use.

Wine.

Wine--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

This unique book is the first to describe mankind's 5,000 year history of using wine as a medicine. Wine is our oldest, most documented and best preventative medicine. It reduces the rate of death from all causes by up to 50% by minimising vascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes by up to 50% and dementia by up to 80%.This text rewrites the history of wine by showing that the first grape wine was actually made in China and not Georgia, as current theory suggests. It contains a unique detailed chronology of wine as a medicine from 9,500 years ago in China until today. It also details some interesting stories about wine, such as its use to help keep convicts alive during their long voyage to Australia, its use in Australian lunatic asylums, Australia's many 'Wine Doctors' such as Penfold and Lindeman, and the American Presidents who championed wine. The book also contains a chapter on one of the main health components of wine, namely resveratrol; written by Professor Joseph Maroon, the famous American neurosurgeon for the American NFL who is an expert on concussion injuries and a great advocate for the use of resveratrol to delay the aging process. It shows that the best way to absorb resveratrol is as a liquid via the buccal mucosa or lining of the mouth and not as pills or capsules. That is why it is best to swirl wine around in your mouth for a minute or two before swallowing it, to absorb more resveratrol.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Contents

About the Author

Joseph C. Maroon, Co-Author

Jeff Bost, Co-Author

Foreword by Robert Mondavi

Foreword by Robert Lusby

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Medical Glossary

References.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-2248-2

OCLC:

1080082896