Drink those hot flashes away
This is too wacky. Scientists have created a new way for women to deal with their symptoms from menopause--menopause beer of course!
Czech scientists say they have created a new non-alcoholic beer that contains 10 times the normal amount of phytoestrogen, intended to help women suffering from the menopause.The beer, developed by the Czech Republic’s Research Institute for Brewing and Malting, is intended to relieve menopausal symptoms and maintain bone density by tackling a lack of the oestrogen hormone in many Czech women.
Certainly sounds like a fun way to beat those hot flash blues. I guess.
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Yeah. Sounds like a lot of fun. Except that it's NONALCOHOLIC.
In related news, I am in the process of creating a "PMS" burger. After going off the mini pill, I couldn't figure out why I was craving steak for a week straight!
Bleh! Why the flavor of beer? How about a strawberry margarita? :)
What's the point if there's no alcohol in it?
Only the Czechs would invent medicine in the form of beer. (full disclosure: I am of Czech descent) As for why they would choose beer as the vessel, Czechs have the highest national per capita consumption of beer in the world. Also, their beer is GOOD.
Why is it non-alcoholic? Are women not allowed to drink real beer? Isn't that a bit patronising?
Fortunately I have access to some excellent British brewing via my local pub... maybe I can inveigle one of my local microbrewers into doing a version of the oestrogen beer at 8% ABV. Better than hormone replacement therapy I guess. :-)
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