This is a little bit of a stretch but you can’t enjoy the Good Life if you are suffering from bodily inflammation!
My guest this week is one of my favorite wine friends Gordon Ens. Not only has he grown his own grapes in a nifty little vineyard on his property in Flint Hills, but he has made some pretty great wine from those grapes.
Throughout his career, Gordon has been involved in clinical laboratory medicine, specializing in thrombosis, hemostasis and inflammation. This includes research and clinical laboratory testing, in-vitro diagnostic product support and pharmaceutical clinical trials. He now works to educate people on the utilization of laboratory testing in the diagnosis, prognosis, prediction of risk and the management of clinical disease states.
In 2009, Gordon, together with Dr. Barry Sears from ZoneLabs in Marblehead, MA, established Inflammatory Markers Laboratory in Marblehead, MA. Serving as the laboratory director, he increased his knowledge of the significance of chronic/cellular inflammation in chronic diseases and the aging process.
The role of chronic inflammation in chronic diseases and the aging process is becoming quite clear and this awareness is growing rapidly. As the CEO of Creative Clinical Concepts, Gordon is focused on educating healthcare practitioners and patients as to the appropriate utilization of laboratory testing in the diagnosis, prognosis, prediction of risk and the management of therapy in a cost-effective manner.
A simple urine test at his lab here in Wichita (you can do it all by mail) will establish a base-line of bodily inflammation and from that a specific dose of aspirin can be proscribed. Reducing inflamation can help prevent all manner of serious illnesses. Now that’s The Good Life.
Learn more at www. chronicinflammationtest.com
In the second half Gordon and I talk about his vineyard, his winemaking experience and the wine of the week.
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week
2016 Navigator Reserve Cabernet of Napa Valley
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot,t aged 18 months in 50% new French oak barrels. The wine shows dense color and a beautiful nose of blue and black fruit, licorice, graphite and subtle toast. On the palate it’s rich and balanced with black cherry, cassis, toasty oak and dark chocolate flavors. The mouthfeel is chewy and vibrant suggesting a good agability.
Available at Jacob Liquor Exchange East here in Wichita, tell them you heard about it from Good Life Guy!