Alcohol

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On the subject of alcohol....some healers find that if they drink that all

their guides and masters come through all at once and there are less barriers

to " connecting " . I myself don't drink but I have heard of healer friends who

on the rare occasion of having a couple of drinks found their guides coming

through them all night and filling their room. (it kept their roommate awake

all night) -Kathrin

[Guest guest]

while personally i understand the challenges of suggesting that

moderate alcohol use can be healthful, i believe firmly that

telling people the truth and letting them use that info in their

lives is the only path i can walk. here is more truth! Ross

 

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Daily tipple for older women pushes away dementia?

Evidence continues to mount suggesting the benefits of moderate

drinking to overall health with a new study on over 4,000 older women

finding a daily drink could sharpen the mind.

24/01/2005

 

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Researchers at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in

the US report from their study that women aged between 65 to 79

years, who consumed between one or two drinks a day, tended to

perform better on tests for cognitive function and dementia.

 

" Women who reported drinking one or more drinks a day had a 40 per

cent lower risk of significant declines in cognitive function over

time, compared to women who reported no alcohol intake, " said lead

researcher Mark Espeland, a professor of public health sciences.

 

A growing body of science has highlighted the possible benefits to

mental health - reducing the risk of dementia and the decline in

cognitive function - of moderate drinking. Much work has focused on

the red wine compound resveratrol, thought to be responsible for the

drink’s protective effects on the heart.

 

Dementia already affects millions around the world and the threat is

increasing with the growing numbers of elderly. Alzheimer's disease,

the leading cause of dementia in the elderly, afflicts an estimated

4.5 million people in the US alone.

 

“There are a number of reasons one might expect moderate alcohol

intake to be beneficial, " says Espeland, who, with his team, tracked

4,461 women aged 65 to 79 years for an average of 4.2 years with

annual Modified Mini-Mental State Examinations (MMSE).

 

" Some cognitive problems are due to strokes and blood vessels in the

brain becoming blocked, and alcohol may reduce the development of

blood clots and increase blood flow, thereby improving cognition. "

 

The scientists added that alcohol also tends to increase levels of

high-density lipoprotein, or " good " cholesterol, which might also

reduce the risk for narrowed vessels in the brain. In addition,

alcohol may decrease the formation of plaque that is associated with

Alzheimer's disease.

 

But despite growing evidence, scientists still remain unsure as to

whether alcohol intake or another defining characteristic is the

reason for reduced risk.

 

The researchers said that even adjusting for other factors that might

affect the results, such as education level and family income, they

still found the same pattern of moderate alcohol intake associated

with better cognitive function and less risk of dementia.

 

" But we cannot rule out that unmeasured factors affected cognition, "

warns Espeland.

 

" Until we better understand the reasons why alcohol consumption is

associated with better cognitive functioning, however, these results

on their own are not a reason for people who don't drink to start or

for those who drink less to increase their intake. "

 

Full findings of this latest study are published in the February 1

issue (Vol. 161, pages 228-38) of the American Journal of

Epidemiology.

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Because of arrogance and hubris George W. Bush did what Osama Bin

Laden has always said the West was planning. Bush ordered the US

military to attack a Muslim country in the heart of the middle east

based on lies and untruths about weapons of mass destruction and

imminent threat to the US. Iraq is now a training ground for jihadists.

RossCannon