THE GUARDIAN: UK study of 25,000 people finds even moderate drinking is linked to lower grey matter density
There is no safe amount of alcohol consumption for the brain, with even “moderate” drinking adversely affecting nearly every part of it, a study of more than 25,000 people in the UK has found.
The study, which is still to be peer-reviewed, suggests that the more alcohol consumed, the lower the brain volume. In effect, the more you drink, the worse off your brain.
“There’s no threshold drinking for harm – any alcohol is worse. Pretty much the whole brain seems to be affected – not just specific areas, as previously thought,” said the lead author, Anya Topiwala, a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Oxford. » | Natalie Grover | Tuesday, May 18, 2021
First they came for the smokers; now, it’s they’re coming for the drinkers! They have beaten the c*** out of smokers for years. They have driven them into the margins of society. They have kept saying that there is no amount of cigarette-smoking that is safe. The message above has a familiar ring to it! This is the start! Meat-eaters are being targetted, too; but that’s a story for another day.
For years, I was a proud and happy smoker. I never smoked out of addiction; I always smoked for pleasure. And I used to get so much pleasure from a cigarette. However, they have made life impossible for smokers: they have increased the price of a pack of cigarettes so much that the cost of a pack far outweighs the pleasure you can get from them. Add to that, when you buy cigarettes, there is nowhere you can go to smoke them, except in your own home. This leads to confinement and loneliness for many.
I have solved the problem by giving up smoking and drinking! I am now a non-smoking teetotaller. It was an easier transition to make than I once thought it would be. Life will never be the same; but then life isn’t the same as it used to be because people aren’t the same. People have lost all sense of joie de vivre.
For those people who still smoke and drink: Enjoy the pleasures whilst you still can! The way things are going, all pleasures in life will be banned by the health police, the health Nazis. – © Mark
