Every year on the 27th of March, whisky lovers come together to celebrate International Whisky Day with a glass of their favourite distilled alcoholic beverage.
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This day was first launched in 2009, during the Whisky Day Festival in the Northern Netherlands. March 27 celebrates the birthday of Michael James Jackson who was a famous British writer. Michael was renowned for many influential books about whisky and beer, according to International Holidays.
According to Amazing Seniors, whisky or rather ‘water of life’ as it is fondly known, if taken in moderate amounts, can boost your health.
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Here are some of the health benefits of whisky:
- Lowers risk of heart disease – The idea that moderate drinking protects against cardiovascular disease makes sense biologically and scientifically. A Harvard T.H. School of Public Health report states that moderate amounts of alcohol raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Higher HDL levels are associated with protection against heart disease. Reasonable alcohol consumption is also linked to beneficial changes varying from better sensitivity to insulin to improvements in factors that influence blood clotting.
- Helps fight cancer – Medicaldaily.com says whisky contains high levels of antioxidant compound elegiac acid, which helps neutralise free radicals, the harmful by-products of cellular metabolism that cause diseases like cancer. The report adds that the high levels of elegiac acid in whisky could serve as an effective measure in preventing cancer.
- Lowers risks of dementia – A study on aged individuals without dementia showed moderate alcohol intake could be associated with lower cerebral amyloid-beta deposition. This protein fragment is deposited in the brain in an increased manner for those with Alzheimer’s. The study adds that moderate, lifelong alcohol intake may have a beneficial influence on the disease.
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