If you are on Jana Cytynbaum's mailing list, you would know this!

If you don't know Jana, you should. Jana has been scanning, reading, studying, analyzing and interpreting news for liberals in Denver for years. Almost daily, she sends out a pertinent article and highlights the most important or relevant parts for us. Jana is amazing. If you want to stay well informed, contact Jana and get on "THE LIST". You can contact her at: jcytrynbaum@msn.com

Now, what is it you would know if you knew Jana? You would know why we should probably all be members of Drinking Liberally. The problem is, there is no Drinking Liberally this far south and east. The closest one is in Highlands Ranch. Seems to me Al's Bistro would be the perfect spot for a weekly liberal get-together (although Al himself is wise and stays out of political stuff).

Anyone interested in starting up a Drinking Liberally here in the extreme southeast? If so, go here and then let us know all about it: http://livingliberally.org/drinking/

Oh, and here is why we should all be drinking red wine, straight from Jana's LIST:

A Little Wine Boosts Omega-3 In The Body: Novel Mechanism For A Healthier Heart Found
ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2008) — Moderate alcohol intake is associated with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in plasma and red blood cells. This is the major finding of the European study IMMIDIET that will be published in the January issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The study suggests that wine does better than other alcoholic drinks. This effect could be ascribed to compounds other than alcohol itself, representing a key to understand the mechanism lying behind the heart protection observed in moderate wine drinkers.
The IMMIDIET study examined 1,604 citizens from three geographical areas: south-west London in England, Limburg in Belgium and Abruzzo in Italy. Thanks to a close cooperation with General Practitioners of these areas, all participants underwent a comprehensive medical examination, including a one year recall food frequency questionnaire to assess their dietary intake, alcohol consumption included.

Omega-3 fatty acids, mainly derived from fish, are considered as protective against coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death, thus their high blood concentration is definitely good for our health.

Now European researchers found that moderate alcohol drinking acts like a 'trigger', boosting the amount of omega-3 fatty acids in our body.

"Several studies have shown that moderate alcohol consumption, including wine, is associated with protection against coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke - says Romina di Giuseppe, lead author of the study, from the Research Laboratories at Catholic University of Campobasso - Although the mechanisms are not completely defined, there was some evidence that alcohol intake might influence the metabolism of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, as omega-3. That is exactly what we found in our population study. People drinking moderate amounts of alcohol, one drink a day for women and two for men, had higher concentration of omega-3 fatty acids in plasma and red blood cells independently of their fish intake". (Continues)

I don't drink much. I should drink more. After all, I AM a Patriot.