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Friday, December 5. 2008

Alcohol and the Heart

Your doctor may be so concerned about protecting you from alcoholism that he or she might not tell you that current research indicates that 1-2 drinks per day appears to reduce the risk of heart and arterial disease by 18-30%.

More is not better, however. Details at Medscape.

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Medical at 09:52 | Comments (9) | Trackback (1)

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I was never impressed by the health crusade against alcohol and it seems to me obvious that if consumed in moderation it is not harming. It is nice to to learn, however, that moderate use has positive health effect. It is the lack of sub...
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Now is that two fingers or three fingers of hooch?
#1 Margo Kidder on 2007-09-05 10:08 (Reply)
Or does 1 Martini= 1 beer?
#2 BD on 2007-09-05 11:00 (Reply)
If it's Olde Frothingslosh, the Pale Satle Ale with the foam on the bottom the it's ratio to Martini's is 2:1..

Martini's?..you been watch'n that new Ad Man show?
#3 Margo on 2007-09-05 11:26 (Reply)
Take control of your heart health! You define your dosages and make them HeartWise (which means you should make ample provision for cranberry, grape, and cinnamon products). Cape codders and rum punches, that's the ticket.
#4 Knucklehead (Link) on 2007-09-05 14:02 (Reply)
dropped off the son at boarding school while the 8 year old was put on the wrong bus on her first day but all is well and my martini is quite heart healthy thank you very much doc Bliss.
#5 opie on 2007-09-05 20:12 (Reply)
Watch out for the vodka and grapefruit juice. And no licorice drinks (you shouldn't be drinkin' that foofoo nonsense anyway). I'm too grumpy to register for yet another freakin' site at the moment (OK, I'm always grumpy, get over it!). More may not be better but where is the line where it becomes worse?

BTW, if anyone wants to purchase some 16oz red wine goblets let me know. The 12oz martini glasses are on backorder - the demand was much higher than I anticipated.
#6 Knucklehead (Link) on 2008-12-05 09:59 (Reply)
HMMMM.... I do not recall creating that first comment by Knucklehead. There is either an imposter posting or something else is amiss - I certainly haven't been drinking yet - never before noon.

I agree with it fully but, alas, I've chosen to avoid the fruit juices in all but minimalist splashes.
#7 Knucklehead (Link) on 2008-12-05 10:04 (Reply)
I'll drink to that! And today (12/5/08) IS the 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition. Salute!
#8 JoeC on 2008-12-05 10:26 (Reply)
A quick inventory of the liquor cabinet reveals a.) no Irish whiskey of any type, the last being Redbreast bought two weeks ago that was quite good, such that the empty bottle is now sitting at the curb in the recycle bin and b.) no bourbon. Zero. c.) And No Campari, thus Negronis become impossible.

Some sort of kaizen just in time system has to be implemented.
#9 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2008-12-05 10:59 (Reply)

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