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There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption
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There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 6:32 AM

of alcohol, per this study.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/alcohol-harm-brain-health


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Never has been safe or healthy


May 21, 2021, 7:01 AM

I think pretty much everyone knew this. Now we just know it can hurt .8% of your grey brain matter.

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This news is so depressing...


May 21, 2021, 8:43 AM

That I think I'm gonna have to hit happy hour today to forget about it.

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 7:01 AM

Alas.

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 7:02 AM

Can’t wait to hear from the “follow the science crowd” on this one.

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 7:30 AM

Not following the science on this one, just disregarding it knowingly, willingly, and recklessly.

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That's not a bug, it's a feature.***


May 21, 2021, 7:28 AM



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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 7:31 AM

Every man has his vice. What’s yours Prod?

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Pride and complacency***


May 21, 2021, 7:49 AM



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I was gonna say being a Coot but okay.***


May 21, 2021, 8:43 AM



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You are the meme master. - RPMcMurphy®

Trump is not a phony. - RememberTheDanny


Re: Pride and complacency***


May 21, 2021, 9:51 AM [ in reply to Pride and complacency*** ]

Cool cool. Mine is not fully recognizing and acknowledging how completely and utterly brilliant and awesome I am.

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I can assist with that.


May 21, 2021, 9:52 AM

Follow me for more tips.

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Trump is not a phony. - RememberTheDanny


Hummmm.....


May 21, 2021, 8:03 AM

1,000 years ago life expectancy was what, 28ish? About the time we started smoking tobacco (nicotine), and drinking caffeine from coffee beans, and drinking more and more hard alcohol and spirits, and started polluting the environment with industry and the internal combustion engine, life expectancy during the past 200 years has skyrocketed to 78.

And here we are today attacking all of the major things that are different today than 1,000 years ago. Interesting isn't it?



In fact, going back in history, modern cities, as we know them, couldn't have existed without alcohol. Cities never really took off until the problem of waterborne diseases could be tackled. Just so happens fermenting grapes for wine, and hops, etc. for beer, makes water safe to drink, and eliminated cholera, and other diseases, making cities happen.

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Seeing as how chlorination of water was invented about


May 21, 2021, 8:19 AM

110 years ago, I don't think that situation applies anymore.

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Re: Hummmm.....


May 21, 2021, 8:25 AM [ in reply to Hummmm..... ]

I wonder if that inflection point happened when we discovered penicillin? you thinks?

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The uptrend started before penicillin


May 21, 2021, 9:05 AM

At least in the US and industrialized world. The inflection point seems to be around 1860 for the US, Europe, and Australia, about the time of our Civil War. Between then and WW2, life expectancy had almost doubled, and penicillin wasn't even available until WW2, and its use grew mainly after WW2.

Actually, in the US, life expectancy grew more from the Civil War to the introduction of penicillin/WW2, than it has since the introduction of penicillin.


https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040079/life-expectancy-united-states-all-time/




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Re: Hummmm.....


May 21, 2021, 9:04 AM [ in reply to Hummmm..... ]

a shout out to the overlooked and unappreciated invention of the hydraulic cylinder

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And the ball bearing.***


May 21, 2021, 9:07 AM



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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 8:34 AM

Maybe but it will definitely improve your quality of life.

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 8:40 AM

I can tell you with certainty that is not true. When I kicked that stuff out of my life for good, EvERYTHING got better. But then again I was a pretty hard-core drinker.

And I will tell you a secret that helped me get off of it, there is nothing in the alcohol that is making you feel this way, it is your brain's natural response to the drug that causes the flood of pleasurable chemicals in your body. Alcohol is poison, it just tricks your brain into releasing these fun cocktails, all it does on its own is slow respiration and give you headaches.

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 8:49 AM

Of course heavy binge drinking is bad, but moderate drinking can make even the most miserable person fun to be around.

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 9:58 AM

yeah, moderation left me in my 30s. But after a couple of years, the idea of having a drink is about as appealing as putting my hand on a hot stove.

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 11:08 AM

I could see getting to that point. I hate being hungover.

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I could have told you that...


May 21, 2021, 8:38 AM

I have to drink this much to keep my giant brain from conquering the world.

Y'all are welcome for my service.

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i'll wait for the next study


May 21, 2021, 8:52 AM

haven't eggs or coffee changed from bad to ok or good every few years

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I remember my mom freaking out because


May 21, 2021, 9:00 AM

Good MOrning America told her that if dish soap dried on the dishes and then you ate off that dish, your chance of cancer increased exponentially. She freaked and washed all the dishes again and we had to dry them off.

She died from Geloblastoma, which is definitely not caused by dish soap.

Lets worry less and live more.

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Re: I remember my mom freaking out because


May 21, 2021, 10:17 AM

People who quit drinking get partnership offers. hth.

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you should have told me last night


May 21, 2021, 8:59 AM

too late

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Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile,
Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile!!!!


This is absurd. Damage to the brain?


May 21, 2021, 9:02 AM

I'll have you know I have been a casual drinker for years, and dont erp...brain...work good and stuff. lots thoughts. big smart

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And because I respect Prod and I know this is an important


May 21, 2021, 10:03 AM

topic for him, my serious response is that I think this is an interesting and noteworthy study and finding, but I think you need to pause before overreacting in the broader sense. Put simply, we see in life that there are incredibly successful, productive people who drink...some heavily. And there are people that abstain that otherwise contribute very little or do very little. At the end of the day I doubt these scientist could align their finding in degradation of 0.8% grey matter with actual abilities, or success in life. And I get it...all things being equal, why not try to optimize your mental acuity? Well, because life isn't simply an exercise in optimizing one's performance. Life also is to be enjoyed, and shared. And one way we enjoy and share life in this society is with alcoholic beverages. Maybe some day in the future that won't be the case but it is today.

But I certainly applaud and support Prod in his efforts to avoid alcohol, as I know it is a strong part of his faith.

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If alcohol improves quality of life...


May 21, 2021, 11:20 AM

Someone should tell the nearly 100,000 people per year in the US who are killed as a result of it.

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Re: If alcohol improves quality of life...


May 21, 2021, 11:24 AM

Killed because they abuse it.

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Like these three people did?


May 21, 2021, 11:26 AM

https://www.lapezejohns.com/mother-baby-and-child-killed-by-drunk-driver-in-fiery-collision/


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Re: Like these three people did?


May 21, 2021, 11:33 AM

Because someone abused it.

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Something every abuser has in common:


May 21, 2021, 11:34 AM

They started with one.

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Certainly. What would you like to do with any activity that


May 21, 2021, 11:47 AM

has ever resulted in someone's death, either through accident or abuse of such activities?

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Starting of course with the one you linked, in which the


May 21, 2021, 11:48 AM

person was doing something that is already against the law.

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I don't understand this phrase:


May 21, 2021, 11:50 AM [ in reply to Certainly. What would you like to do with any activity that ]

"what would you like to do with any activity". All that matters is what I do about my own activities.

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Re: I don't understand this phrase:


May 21, 2021, 11:57 AM

Are you against any thing that when abused could lead to death?

I believe this is his question.

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No.***


May 21, 2021, 11:59 AM



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Are you for any activity that could lead to death?


May 21, 2021, 12:01 PM [ in reply to Re: I don't understand this phrase: ]

That seems an equally silly question. If I said yes to your question, then I'd be against drinking water. If you said yes to my question, you'd be in favor of dismembering people.

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Re: Are you for any activity that could lead to death?


May 21, 2021, 12:19 PM

I said alcohol in moderation can enhance quality of life.

You responded with a link to someone abusing alcohol by drinking and driving.

So what’s your point?

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No point. Just providing information,***


May 21, 2021, 12:22 PM



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Re: No point. Just providing information,***


May 21, 2021, 12:59 PM

In response to “alcohol in moderation can enhance quality of life” you said tell that to the 100,000 who die each year.

So it would seem your point is that if something, when abused, can lead to death or someone else’s death it can not enhance quality of life.

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Agreed.***


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Re: And because I respect Prod and I know this is an important


May 21, 2021, 11:34 AM [ in reply to And because I respect Prod and I know this is an important ]

Does he know Jesus drank wine?

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I appreciate your kind words.


May 21, 2021, 11:38 AM [ in reply to And because I respect Prod and I know this is an important ]

However, all I did was post a link. I haven't actually stated any kind of opinion in this entire thread. So I hope you agree I have not "overreacted" in any way.

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But doesn't wine unclog your arteries too?


May 21, 2021, 9:07 AM

That's what I tell myself at least.

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 9:47 AM

I hate to be so cynical, but who are the authors, what are their lines of research, who pays for their research, do they have strong political alliances, did they grow up with an alcoholic in the family, how do we know they are objective, etc.

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 9:52 AM

...do they have strong political alliances...

$10 you eventually call this study "leftist".

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Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption


May 21, 2021, 2:12 PM [ in reply to Re: There is no such thing as safe and healthy consumption ]

That is exactly how we should question everything from “science”. Ask the questions, do your homework, make your own opinion based on what you see.

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May 21, 2021, 11:46 AM



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This is not even new news.


May 21, 2021, 11:46 AM

Studies over the past couple of years have come to the same conclusion, as does the longitudinal study of men by Harvard that included people like the Kennedys. That said, there is some SOCIAL alcohol use in SOME (not all) of the world's "Blue Zones."

Relationships are what matter most.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Zone

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