The usefulness of Alcohol...
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And I'm SURE the drinkers would be so happy to read the following article!
A shot of alcohol improves the heart
Date: 24-02-2006
A non-invasive procedure involving the injection of alcohol into blocked arteries to reduce the stress on the heart is one of the new procedures that has been approved by Bayside Health's innovations committee.
The procedure, known as Alcohol Septal Ablation, is targeted at patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, where a disproportionate thickening of the heart makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the aorta and around the body.
Cardiologist, Dr James Shaw, says there is evidence that by reducing the thickness of the enlarged heart muscle, symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain and headaches may improve.
He says the procedure involves creating a localised controlled heart attack with alcohol by killing the part of the muscle that is thickened in order to reduce its size and ensure the heart does not have to work as hard.
The procedure is currently being performed in many centres around the world and in other parts of the country.
Dr Shaw gained experience in this technique which training at Harvard Medical School and believes this procedure is a good option to major heart surgery for some patients.
The procedure, which takes up to two hours and is performed in the cardiac catheter laboratories, aims to deliver significant health benefits to people with this heart condition.
Source : http://www.alfred.org.au/articles/news/20060224154728_446.html -
red wine, anyone?
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Originally posted by tiggersgd:red wine, anyone?
It's been said that the French drink a glass of red wine everyday.
Of course it's a generalisation but it's really been said that red wine can be good for you.
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i am a successful example of the benefits of alcohol n nicotine....
i hardly fall ill n i luk 10yr younger thn i really am...
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"Health Benefits of Red Wines: One to Two Glasses a Day
Plato may have been wiser than he knew when he said, "Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the Gods to man." Those of us who have come to enjoy the variety and tastes that wine have to offer can now look to red wines for greater health benefits. Recent studies show that drinking one glass of red wine every day may have certain health benefits. Research indicates that moderate red wine consumption may help protect against certain cancers and heart disease, and can have a positive effect on cholesterol levels and blood pressure.
The French Paradox
The French seem to know something about the health benefits of red wine. In a study that compared French and German red wines, the French red wines delivered a greater health benefit due to their higher level of antioxidants. This may partially account for the "French paradox," where studies show that in areas of France where the diet is high in fat those who drink red wine with meals have a lower incidence of heart attack than other parts of the world. Due to vast differences in diets, the evidence is inconclusive, but experts believe that red wine contains certain compounds that help protect the heart. This has opened the door for other researchers to study the components in red wine that may be responsible for its health benefits.
Moderation is Key
The key to reaping the health benefits of red wine seems to be moderate consumption. Drinking one glass a day for women and up to two glasses a day for men may decrease the risk of heart disease, cancer and stroke. Excessive or binge drinking, however, doesn't produce the same benefits. In other words, when it comes to red wine: more is not better.
Healing Powers of Antioxidants
The compounds found in red wine that are responsible for its healing powers are antioxidants. Red wines contain several antioxidants beneficial to good health. Different antioxidants have different functions, but the key feature of all these antioxidants appears to be one of protection and prevention of disease.
Source : http://www.red-wine-and-health.com/ -
wow alcohol.... for good brandy appreciator like me sure got my attention to this topic "the usefulness of alcohol"....
for the sake of cultivation in meditation, i've cut down on alcohol cos it affects the concentration. but well life is full wonderful things besides the nice taste of some fine wines and brandy etc....
lucky i'm not the kind to have weaknesses to self indulgence. but hey a small little cup of liquor sure gives one good blood circulations yeah.... or more? -
Depends on WHAT types of liquor you're consuming!Originally posted by paperflower:wow alcohol.... for good brandy appreciator like me sure got my attention to this topic "the usefulness of alcohol"....
for the sake of cultivation in meditation, i've cut down on alcohol cos it affects the concentration. but well life is full wonderful things besides the nice taste of some fine wines and brandy etc....
lucky i'm not the kind to have weaknesses to self indulgence. but hey a small little cup of liquor sure gives one good blood circulations yeah.... or more?
Absinthe, I've read, can be extremely potent! In the past, there have been people who actually died after consuming Absinthe! (But just recently, they've decided to bring it back into the market again! Maybe, it's the solution to world overpopulation?? 
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And Bear keeps saying Tequila is nasty for health.
And there was this yucky-kerosene-smelling alcoholic drink that TX drank once when Club 30 went to Harry's that I'm sure makes the drinker instantly flammable after imbibing it!
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cab. sau for me. pls drink more reds.
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Hee hee.............here goes..........Originally posted by skeujin:i am a successful example of the benefits of alcohol n nicotine....
i hardly fall ill n i luk 10yr younger thn i really am...
if alcohol n nicotine r so bad for you.... imagine wat it does to all the germs n bacteria in yr body...
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beer... is there nothing it cannot do?
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100-year-old credits beer, fun and family for her longevity
By Marisa Donelan
LEOMINSTER -- Irene Alice Goguen may know a secret potion for longevity.
"Drink beer," the lifelong Leominster resident said. "I did, I'm still living."
Goguen celebrated her 100th birthday Monday, and joked that she enjoyed a beer now and then while she and her late husband, Jack, owned the Blue Moon, a restaurant in Leominster.
But her husband never drank, she said.
"It was nice, we had a good business. We sold beer," she said. "We sold beer over the counter for years, and he never drank any of it."
Birthday cards, posters and balloons crowded the area around Goguen's bed in the Keystone Center, where she has lived for about five years.
About 30 friends and family members went to the nursing home Sunday for a party in her honor.
"There were flowers all over," she said. "We had fun."
Irene Belrose, who lived near Goguen in the high rise apartments at 161 Spruce St. about a decade ago, said she wishes Goguen a happy 100th birthday.
"Well, enjoy life," Belrose said. 'If it's the beer, the laughter, whatever. You take one step in front of the other, and it's about not being afraid of your age."
Born March 6, 1906, Goguen was one of 12 children. Her father died at the age of 39, and her mother did odd jobs to support the family.
"She cleaned and ironed," she said. "We helped her out."
The family lived at 177 Sixth St., she said. She attended school in the St. Cecilia parish until she was 14, then left to help support her siblings and mother.
"I had to find some money so we could eat," she said.
Goguen worked her first job at a second-hand store on Whitney Street, she said.
"We went and took the rubbish someone threw out," she said. "Then we turned it into what people wanted to buy."
Her niece, Theresa Hakala, said Goguen stayed healthy by being busy and maintaining a positive attitude.
"She walked everywhere, and she was always working. Even after she retired, she had part-time jobs," Hakala, a Lunenburg resident, said. "And she's always happy."
Goguen has a feisty sense of humor and erupted in fits of giggles several times during an interview Monday, especially when she talked about getting into trouble with her siblings.
Ask her about the biggest changes in Leominster during the last century, and she can't think of anything.
But ask her about how she acquired the Leominster Enterprise as a girl and her eyes light up.
"My mother would give me the money for the Enterprise, and I would go steal it from the neighbor, and keep the money" she said. "He would say, 'It was out there this morning,' but the morning was long gone."
Goguen remembers conspiring with her siblings to use the family's limited grocery supply to make fudge when their mother left the house.
"We had a lot of fun," she said. "My mother went out of town and told us not to touch anything. We waited until we heard the door close, and we got started right away because we knew we didn't have a lot of time."
Goguen remembers her wedding anniversary - May 30 - but not the year of her wedding. It was sometime in the 1920s, she said.
She and and her husband were married more than 60 years when he became sick and died. The couple did not have children, but they had a large extended family and enjoyed traveling to California, Florida and Europe, she said.
Jack was the best part of the last century, she said.
Goguen, who had "the nicest voice" among her siblings, sang the 1918 ballad "Till We Meet Again" from memory Monday morning.
She remembers the lyrics to the song about a fallen World War I soldier from her childhood.
"So wait and pray each night for me, till we meet again," she sang.
After the song, Goguen, who has outlived her husband and 11 siblings, said: "That's it, I guess. That's the story of my life."
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Issit? wait, how old are you really? I've seen you before so I can gauge the truthfulness of your statement.Originally posted by skeujin:i am a successful example of the benefits of alcohol n nicotine....
i hardly fall ill n i luk 10yr younger thn i really am...
if alcohol n nicotine r so bad for you.... imagine wat it does to all the germs n bacteria in yr body... -
Beer is an instant cure for my headaches..
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We need alcohol to do drunken fist -
sistah getg the swing of forums lingo liao hor... can vry fleuntly use acronyms and post cutesy icons....Originally posted by littlestream:Hee hee.............here goes..........
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Originally posted by the Bear:
Hmm... the article didn't mention one important thing - whether she had a beer belly or not!
beer... is there nothing it cannot do?
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[b]100-year-old credits beer, fun and family for her longevity
By Marisa Donelan
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Originally posted by DriftingGuy:We need alcohol to do drunken fist
Biangz, even before you get drunk, you're already delusional about being Bruce Lee! Quite serious leh, your psychological diagnosis! -
Originally posted by Mao x 2:Beer is an instant cure for my headaches..
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Originally posted by littlestream:Hee hee.............here goes..........
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Hanor! Hanor!! I was thinking the exact same thing!!Originally posted by skeujin:sistah getg the swing of forums lingo liao hor... can vry fleuntly use acronyms and post cutesy icons.... -
Aiyo.. bruce lee doesnt do drunken fist la..Originally posted by Rhonda:
Biangz, even before you get drunk, you're already delusional about being Bruce Lee! Quite serious leh, your psychological diagnosis! -
drink when you are happy, drink when you are sad...
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Whites for me.
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Well... I dunno how does Tequila taste straight up, but if they're what goes into Margaritas, they can't be all bad ! hehee
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It's not the taste. It's the impurities in the liquor itself.Originally posted by choco B:Well... I dunno how does Tequila taste straight up, but if they're what goes into Margaritas, they can't be all bad ! hehee -
i only go for cordon bleu.Originally posted by Rhonda:Depends on WHAT types of liquor you're consuming!
substitute choices when cordon bleu is not reachable - lychee martini, sometimes stout. no beer for me.
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i try not to touch spirits anymore...
one time in my life, i put away about 3/4 of a bottle of 1.125litre Jack Daniel's and was still pretty sober...
that scared the hell outta me...
don't wanna go anywhere near there again
sticking with beer now
like the old lady said