Alcohol and the Brain

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Reversing Memory Loss by H. Vernon, M..D.

Alcoholism, Brain Poisoning, and Memory Loss

 

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Excerpts from book:

 

“Memory deficits in people who consume large amounts

of alcohol are often difficult to ascribe to one cause

to the exclusion of others. While it is true that

people drinking alcohol are poisoning their brains,

other factors may enter the clinical picture, making

the precise cause of memory loss difficult to define.

Nutritional deficiencies, for example, are common

among persons who consume large amounts of alcohol

(perhaps 6 percent of the adult population: 10 percent

of those who drink alcohol can be classified as

alcohol abusers or alcoholics) Certain B vitamins are

often lacking in the diets of alcohol abusers,

especially vitamin B-1, or thiamine. Thiamine

deficiency is associated with a disease called

Korsakoff’s psychosis which produces a memory loss and

can be corrected only if the thiamine and vitamins B-5

and B-6 are taken in sufficient quantities to saturate

the tissue before permanent brain damage occurs….

 

 

“The most important fact you should know about alcohol

is that it is a brain poison…..But without enumerating

the famous or infamous persons whose lives were

destroyed by alcohol, I want to stress that the

average individual who poisons his or her brain with

alcohol is less able to solve the problems one

encounters from day to day in our competitive and

complex society. Memory impairment by brain poisoning

makes us less prepared and less resourceful in

responding to the challenges of our world. My own view

is that for optimal brain function the intake of

alcohol should be zero…”

 

 

“Finally, there is the question of the celebratory

glass of wine taken once a month or once a week. How

much harm will a single glass of wine or can of beer

do to the brain? The answer is that we don’t know…”

 

“The choice is yours to make. Your brain is the most

precious organ in your body. It needs the utmost

protection—especially from brain poisons.”