Mild Drinking Sharpens Episodic Memory in Elderly People: Study
October 23, 2014
Those aged 60 and above and not suffering from dementia can afford to consume a drink or two that could sharpen their memory, going by new research.
Light alcohol consumption during late in life is associated with higher episodic memory or the ability to recall memories of events as it is linked with a larger volume in the hippocampus, a brain region critical for episodic memory.
“Adults who are able to continue consuming alcohol into old age are healthier, and, therefore, have higher cognition and larger regional brain volumes, than people who had to decrease their alcohol consumption due to unfavourable health outcomes,” said Brian Downer from the University of Texas’ medical branch at Galveston in the US, who led the team to study data from more than 660 patients in the Framingham Heart Study (www.microfinancemonitor.com/mild-drinking-sharpens-episodic-memory-in-elderly-people-study/19349).
Oei, dat is een verband maar geen oorzakelijk verband...
A Little Alcohol is Actually Good as It Heals Chronic Pain: New Study
Alcohol consumption is always associated with harm to human health. Damaging liver, intervening with the actions of brain, high blood pressure and stroke are some of the known negative effects of too much alcohol consumption.
Even so, a new study by Scottish scientists has shown that a little intake of alcohol is in fact good for health, keeping the chronic disabilities at bay....The research team found that those individuals who drank 21 to 35 units of alcohol per week had 67 percent less possibility to suffer from chronic disability compared to the non-drinkers.
On an average basis, one unit of alcohol is a half pint of beer or lager, one small glass of wine or one single measure of spirits.
Macfarlane said although they can’t state that consumption of alcohol leads to less disability in individuals with extensive chronic pain, “the observed link warrants further investigation.”
The study was published in the journal Arthritis Care and Research.
A report by medicalnewstoday said that Dr. Kenneth Mukamal who examined the effects of moderate drinking in a New England Journal of Medicine, discovered the parts of drinking patterns and heart disease. After a 12-year follow up, he found that those men who drank alcohol between three and seven days a week had fewer heart attacks compared to the men who drank only once a week.
Mukamal also found in his study that moderate drinking decreased the risk of dementia – a type of brain disease that lowers an individual’s ability to think and remember (www.microfinancemonitor.com/a-little-alcohol-is-actually-good-as-it-heals-chronic-pain-new-study/36074).
in most of the studies that look at this issue, people have been asked 'How much alcohol do you usually drink?' When that question is asked, people take an average. For example, I drink 10 drinks a month. But 10 drinks a month is very different for someone who has them all on one night vs. someone who has them on 10 different nights of the month.
That kind of detail surprisingly hasn't been available in most of the studies that have been devoted to this topic. In our study we tried to figure out the drinking pattern that's most closely tied to lower heart attack risk.
What we found in a study of about 38,000 men was that the key factor wasn't what men were drinking, or frankly even so much how much they were drinking at a time, but how frequently they were drinking alcohol.
We found that men who were drinking at least three to four days a week or more had lower heart attack risks than people who had one drink a week.
We also have some very strong studies showing that heart disease risk, while lower amongst moderate drinkers, can be substantially higher among people who drink to excess even occasionally.
....
The strongest medical evidence exists for the link between moderate drinking and a reduced risk of heart disease.
Dr. Kenneth Mukamal, an internist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, was the lead author of a New England Journal of Medicine study examining the roles of drinking patterns and heart disease that found, after 12 year of follow-up, that men who consumed alcohol between three and seven days a week had fewer heart attacks than men who drank once a week...A wide variety of health effects have been attributed to moderate drinking. A lower risk of diabetes has been seen in women and men.....t looks like moderate drinking improves the body's sensitivity to insulin.
It may actually lower insulin levels altogether and may prevent diabetes through that mechanism.
More recently we've done some work on moderate drinking and dementia. We looked at a group of older adults in the United States - average age was in the mid-70s - and found a reduced risk. (www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/3968.php).
Bier bevat phytoestrogens en dat maakt mannen die bier drinken vrouwelijker, met als voordeel:
As women often take longer to arrive at the party, this isn't just great news for men, who often show up early (www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).
Dark brews can help get you in the mood. You know about mood lighting— now discover the glorious benefits of mood beer. Apparently, darker beers contain more iron than pale ones, increasing both red blood cells and overall circulation (www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).
Beer increases stamina. Research at at Italy’s Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura showed that men who downed a pint a day were 31 percent less likely to suffer from heart issues, giving credence to the belief that beer is good for heart health. Combined with exercise, it could be your ticket to better cardio endurance (www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).
Guinness is great for stomach issues. Don't judge a beer by its cover. Guinness is surprisingly low in calories and alcohol content, but that's not the only reason to indulge in the dark Irish stout. Dr. Kirk says that Guinness is rich in vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin B and probiotics (www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).
There's even a beer specifically engineered to enhance performance. 50 Shades of Green is basically like green juice and Viagra combined. It "uses ginseng, ginkgo biloba and damiana....(www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).
October 23, 2014
Those aged 60 and above and not suffering from dementia can afford to consume a drink or two that could sharpen their memory, going by new research.
Light alcohol consumption during late in life is associated with higher episodic memory or the ability to recall memories of events as it is linked with a larger volume in the hippocampus, a brain region critical for episodic memory.
“Adults who are able to continue consuming alcohol into old age are healthier, and, therefore, have higher cognition and larger regional brain volumes, than people who had to decrease their alcohol consumption due to unfavourable health outcomes,” said Brian Downer from the University of Texas’ medical branch at Galveston in the US, who led the team to study data from more than 660 patients in the Framingham Heart Study (www.microfinancemonitor.com/mild-drinking-sharpens-episodic-memory-in-elderly-people-study/19349).
Oei, dat is een verband maar geen oorzakelijk verband...
A Little Alcohol is Actually Good as It Heals Chronic Pain: New Study
Alcohol consumption is always associated with harm to human health. Damaging liver, intervening with the actions of brain, high blood pressure and stroke are some of the known negative effects of too much alcohol consumption.
Even so, a new study by Scottish scientists has shown that a little intake of alcohol is in fact good for health, keeping the chronic disabilities at bay....The research team found that those individuals who drank 21 to 35 units of alcohol per week had 67 percent less possibility to suffer from chronic disability compared to the non-drinkers.
On an average basis, one unit of alcohol is a half pint of beer or lager, one small glass of wine or one single measure of spirits.
Macfarlane said although they can’t state that consumption of alcohol leads to less disability in individuals with extensive chronic pain, “the observed link warrants further investigation.”
The study was published in the journal Arthritis Care and Research.
A report by medicalnewstoday said that Dr. Kenneth Mukamal who examined the effects of moderate drinking in a New England Journal of Medicine, discovered the parts of drinking patterns and heart disease. After a 12-year follow up, he found that those men who drank alcohol between three and seven days a week had fewer heart attacks compared to the men who drank only once a week.
Mukamal also found in his study that moderate drinking decreased the risk of dementia – a type of brain disease that lowers an individual’s ability to think and remember (www.microfinancemonitor.com/a-little-alcohol-is-actually-good-as-it-heals-chronic-pain-new-study/36074).
in most of the studies that look at this issue, people have been asked 'How much alcohol do you usually drink?' When that question is asked, people take an average. For example, I drink 10 drinks a month. But 10 drinks a month is very different for someone who has them all on one night vs. someone who has them on 10 different nights of the month.
That kind of detail surprisingly hasn't been available in most of the studies that have been devoted to this topic. In our study we tried to figure out the drinking pattern that's most closely tied to lower heart attack risk.
What we found in a study of about 38,000 men was that the key factor wasn't what men were drinking, or frankly even so much how much they were drinking at a time, but how frequently they were drinking alcohol.
We found that men who were drinking at least three to four days a week or more had lower heart attack risks than people who had one drink a week.
We also have some very strong studies showing that heart disease risk, while lower amongst moderate drinkers, can be substantially higher among people who drink to excess even occasionally.
....
The strongest medical evidence exists for the link between moderate drinking and a reduced risk of heart disease.
Dr. Kenneth Mukamal, an internist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, was the lead author of a New England Journal of Medicine study examining the roles of drinking patterns and heart disease that found, after 12 year of follow-up, that men who consumed alcohol between three and seven days a week had fewer heart attacks than men who drank once a week...A wide variety of health effects have been attributed to moderate drinking. A lower risk of diabetes has been seen in women and men.....t looks like moderate drinking improves the body's sensitivity to insulin.
It may actually lower insulin levels altogether and may prevent diabetes through that mechanism.
More recently we've done some work on moderate drinking and dementia. We looked at a group of older adults in the United States - average age was in the mid-70s - and found a reduced risk. (www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/3968.php).
Bier bevat phytoestrogens en dat maakt mannen die bier drinken vrouwelijker, met als voordeel:
As women often take longer to arrive at the party, this isn't just great news for men, who often show up early (www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).
Dark brews can help get you in the mood. You know about mood lighting— now discover the glorious benefits of mood beer. Apparently, darker beers contain more iron than pale ones, increasing both red blood cells and overall circulation (www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).
Beer increases stamina. Research at at Italy’s Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura showed that men who downed a pint a day were 31 percent less likely to suffer from heart issues, giving credence to the belief that beer is good for heart health. Combined with exercise, it could be your ticket to better cardio endurance (www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).
Guinness is great for stomach issues. Don't judge a beer by its cover. Guinness is surprisingly low in calories and alcohol content, but that's not the only reason to indulge in the dark Irish stout. Dr. Kirk says that Guinness is rich in vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin B and probiotics (www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).
There's even a beer specifically engineered to enhance performance. 50 Shades of Green is basically like green juice and Viagra combined. It "uses ginseng, ginkgo biloba and damiana....(www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/29/5-ways-drinking-beer-can-boost-your-performance-in-bedroom.html).