The Effectiveness of Sake

As you read below, I went to a sake factory today. As part of the tour, we were given an English brochure describing the process... I started reading it on the train ride home and found it to be quite humorous. I decided that the last page was worhty of an entire blog entry all by itself... so I shall now type it word for word here... and after you read it, you will see why I am now considering creating a sake closet here in our apartment!

Effectiveness of Japanese Sake

Terrific effect with 0.36 "litter" per day

If you are Sake drinker or health conscious, don't miss this out!

"Sake is the chief of all medicine" is TRUE!

• Japanese Sake Prevents cancer! Natural Killer (NK) cells are inside blood and destroy cancer cells. Japanese Sake contains over 100 kinds of micronutrients that activate the Natural Killer cells.
• Japanese Sake precents arteriosclerosis! The cause of arteriosclerosis is not bad cholesterol itself, but "oxidized and degenerated" bad cholesterol. An antioxidant that controls such oxidized and degenerated bad cholesterol is included in fermented liquor such as Japanese sake and wine.
• Japanese sake prevents dementia! The maintenance of memory and study function are conducted by "vasopressin," a neurotransmitter hormone in the cerebrum. It is presumed that malfunction of this hormone for some reasons might lead to onset of dementia. Recently, however, three kinds of protein enzyme were discovered in Japanese sake, which proved to be effective in our study or memory.
• Japanese sake prevents osteoporosis! There is no particular treatment for this disease, however, it was proved that moderate drinking of sake delays the onset of the disease and alleviates the symptom.
• Japanese sake is gentler to liver than distilled spirits! Japanese sake drinker is not prone to alcoholic liver cirrhosis. In fact, death rate due to liver cirrhosis is lower for people who live in eastern Japan, known as sake consuming region, than those who live in western Japan, known as distilled spirit consuming region. This is because Japanese sake deems to contain more than 100 kinds of nutrients.

GIVE YOUR LIVER A REST!!! People who can hold their liquor well do not always have healthy liver. To metabolize alcohol, a lot of Vitamin Bs are required. We suggest that you partake of such dishes that contain Vitamin Bs including soy beans, peanuts, liver, fish roe, egg yolk, and pork as you enjoy drinking at your own pace. Care for your liver by giving it a rest once a week or so.