BOOST YOUR MEMORY WITH ALCOHOL?

According to World Health Organization’s statistics, more than 200 health problems are related to alcohol, leading to more than 3 million deaths each year worldwide. Still, is complete sobriety the answer when it comes to cognitive performance? Read on…

Mary McKinney from Worcester, MA, asks:
 
In early stages of Alzheimer’s right now and afraid also of developing dementia in my advanced age, I completely refrain from any alcohol to avoid an enormous negative effect on my brain. I am sure you agree, Doc?

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND

Dr. Fritz:
 
While Alzheimer’s disease as a form of dementia has struck more than 5 million U.S. citizens so far, no relief or even cure is in sight in conventional medicine.
 
Therefore, it is certainly advisable to avoid risk factors as far as possible. Just like alcohol - ?
 
This may be seen especially in the light that, according to World Health Organization’s statistics, alcohol is responsible for more than 200 (!) health conditions, with more than 3 million deaths related each year globally.
 
Still, complete sobriety may not be the answer when it comes to cognitive dysfunction and alcohol consumption.

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION SCIENTIFICALLY GRANTED?
 

Take, e.g., the natural substance Resveratrol, to be found in grapes and red wine, accordingly.
 
As scientifically indicated inter alia in our recent Medical Sunday Blog....

* Fight Alzheimer’s With Red Wine? 

....resveratrol as a polyphenol and super-antioxidant is not only supporting our health in general, but our cognitive ability specifically.
 
This may well be one of the reasons why folks in the Mediterranean countries not only have less incidents of age-related Alzheimer’s and dementia, but also are placed well above the U.S. in World Health Organization’s statistics of global life expectancy.
 
Now we learn from research at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) in New York that – yes – alcohol in general may have a positive effect on our memory when consumed in moderation, i.e.  

• 2.5 alcoholic drinks daily

 
By clearing the brain of toxins, thus reducing brain inflammation which stands behind Alzheimer’s and dementia.

CONCLUSION

This example demonstrates once again that nature and its kingdom of nutrients are the center part of our health when consumed with a sense of what is appropriate and in moderation. Alcohol being no exception. Scientifically validated.

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