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Originally Posted by Humble Janitor
I just realized that if I were to be trapped inside for 10 days, that I have a stash of homebrewed beer that could help me out if I couldn't get food in time. It's bottle conditioned and still has yeast sediment in it. Yeast has B vitamins. The beer is somewhat more nutritious with the yeast still in it. Gives ya gas but at least I've got something other than food.
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I don't know if I could find the source now if I looked, but a long time ago it was noticed that AIDS victims that drank a lot of beer did better than those who did not drink beer. Especially a dark beer like Guinness, the yeast produces lots of beta-glucans that boost immunity.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-glucan
Additional applications
Influence of certain cereals (barley, oats) and edible mushrooms upon decrease of levels of serum cholesterol and liver low-density lipoproteins, leading to lowering of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease hazards, is also mediated by b-glucans.[47] It is known that cereals, mushrooms and yeast facilitate bowel motility and can be used in amelioration of intestinal problems, particularly obstipation.[48][49] Non-digestible b-glucans, forming a remarkable portion of these materials, are also able to modulate mucosal immunity of the intestinal tract.[50] In the central nervous system, β-glucans activate microglial cells.[51] These cells act as scavengers of the brain cell debris and play a positive role in Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, ischemia injury and multiple sclerosis.[52][53]