by Brad Clifton

He is known as the Wine Doctor and his own special brand of medicine is coming to a liquor store near you. Sydney GP Philip Norrie has been extolling the health benefits of alcohol for years and is about to put his knowledge where your mouth is. … Regarded as a world expert on the subject, the good doctor has written 12 books about the ability of wine to help you “die young as late as possible”.

“I’ve just finished a PhD on the history of wine as a medicine,” he said. “We want to make people aware opf the health benefits of wine in moderation. …” … he says a maximum of four standard drinks for males and two for females each day reduces the chance of heart attack, stroke, diasbetes, cancer, renal failure and deep vein thrombosis. “And it doesn’t matter if it’s red or white,” Dr Norrie said. “You need to be drinking it on a regular daily basis because antioxidants are like vitamins, your body can’t store them.” ….

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