[Vampt’s Lean Machine post-workout hooch]
An alcoholic sports drink!?
Gatorade out of here.
“A properly formulated beer beverage is likely to do you no more harm than you are likely to get from a sports drink,” Desbrow says. “In fact, it probably is likely to do you more good, because it’s got a lot of these sort of natural compounds, like polyphenols, that are actually good for your health.”
He’s talking about compounds found in plants that are believed to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects. A 2011 in Germany suggested that polyphenols in beer may be especially useful for those who go through prolonged strenuous exercise, which tends to lower the body’s immune function.
In the study, those who were given nonalcoholic beer every day for three weeks before and two weeks after a marathon reported fewer incidences of upper respiratory tract infections and were up to three times less susceptible to the common cold.”
Beer As A Post-Workout Recovery Drink? Not As Crazy As It Sounds (NPR)
Thanks Eva