Today it’s o.k., tomorrow it will kill you! Remember they are mere humans, do not know everything. The Delany Sisters lived to over 100yo,authors of “Having our Say” and Jack Lalane died at 94yo. with excerise and healthy eatting and drinking! All with clear minds, wonder if they had wine with that?!…TRACK
A Little Alcohol May Stave Off Alzheimer’s Study suggests benefits for light to moderate daily drinking — Alan Mozes WEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) —
Drinking light to moderate amounts of alcohol may actually lower the risk for developing both Alzheimer’s and some forms of age-related dementia, new German research suggests. Though noting that full-fledged alcohol abuse accounts for about 10 percent of all dementia cases, the researchers reported that consumption of just one to two drinks a day appears to protect against the overall incidence of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. They caution, however, that the study found no evidence of a lower risk for either vascular dementia or general cognitive decline. Nor was it clear whether the risk varied by the type of alcohol consumed.
The findings, reported in the March 2 online edition of Age and Ageing, stem from periodic interviews over a three-year span with 3,327 participants, all 65 years of age and older.
When the study began, 3,202 had no dementia, and the calculation of incident cases of dementia is based on these participants. At the start of the study, about half of the participants did not drink, about one-fourth consumed less than one alcoholic drink a day, nearly 13 percent had one or two drinks daily and about 12 percent had more than two drinks a day. Wine was the most popular choice, followed by beer and then a mix of alcoholic beverages. By the end of the study, 217 participants (7 percent) had developed dementia and 111 (3.5 percent) had Alzheimer’s disease, the investigators found. Light to moderate alcohol consumption was found to be associated with a lower incidence of dementia and Alzheimer’s, and overall was tied to relatively good physical and mental health, Siegfried Weyerer, of the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, Germany, and colleagues reported.
Perhaps you are thinking about a generation or ago. You would be retiring and "winding" down at 59, but times are different. You are probably much more "with it" than in those days, your health is better but due to economics going to work longe
Evie and Doris, I'm so with you on this. My dad used to say, "Family is everything," but when he died, so did the family. Or, to apply the loveliness of the Holmes poetry, after horrendous abuse, I just drifted away. Family is an accident of birth. L
Hi Doris,
I am a lot older than you and can only tell you my feelings, around family, as I've aged.
My childhood was rough and my parents made so many mistakes, alcoholism, neglect, etc. For many years I resented them for giving me such a poor 
Or a touch of Stoli?
KG, On the rocks please…TRACK
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It’s a little bit early but I’ll take a Lemon Drop shooter, please?
I long ago gave up on being told what’s healthy and what’s not. First it’s low carb, then it’s low fat, then no drinking, then drinking. As long as I try to stay moderate with the things I enjoy, that’s about all that matters to me. The whole point of life is to enjoy it, right? ♥
TL, It’s only good common sense, the hold point!…TRACK
Why of course. I’m much smarter the more I drink, Aren’t you?
DL it says MODERATION ….lol i drink 2 to 3 glasses of wine every day (red wine to keep cholesterol down), when we go out to eat ( 2-3 times a month) I have a Manhattan on the rocks and a glass of wine. Told my doctor this and he said I should cut out the Manhattans… fat chance Doc!!!
Im right there with you. I drink 2 glasses of red wine almost every night. My cholesterol level is great. Occasionally a 3rd glass will slip in but I usually pay for that with waking up in the middle of the night. I drink for medicinal purposes only. @_@
Of course DL, so do I!! I wouldn’t touch the stuff if it wasn’t to keep my cholesterol down
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I told my husband not too long ago that the more he drinks the better I look. His six-pack a week is costing a lot less than cosmetics or other beauty enhancements. So ladies, tell your man to drink up. You’ll be ravishing in no time at all! Oh, I’m bad today. Musta been that cuddle last night!
That should work for females as well…TRACK
Well in my case alcohol is out of the question. But what is dear to you is always beautiful, no? I like that song “Nothing you can do can make me be untrue to my guy!” But the rest of you ladies who can drink by all means drink up. The bible says “Wine to make the hearts of men glad.”
GILJ, Here’s to you!…TRACK
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Coming back at ya, TRACK! (With a tonic water!)