Road Runner Posted March 7, 2022 Share #1 Posted March 7, 2022 I heard this on the news tonight. Luckily, I don't drink alcoholic beverages, so my brain understood what they were saying. Quote Just one drink per day can shrink your brain. By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted March 7, 2022 Popular Post Share #2 Posted March 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I heard this on the news tonight. Luckily, I don't drink alcoholic beverages, so my brain understood what they were saying. So that’s why I’m losing weight! 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted March 8, 2022 Share #3 Posted March 8, 2022 If we only use 10% of our brains how much can one drink before we get into the 10% that we need? Asking for a friend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 8, 2022 Share #4 Posted March 8, 2022 Fortunately I won’t read the article, instead just the headline which states that just one drink is bad. I agree. But two are very good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 8, 2022 Share #5 Posted March 8, 2022 I had a scare the other day. The TV news anchor was commenting on how nice the weather was going to be. She said, "It'll be so nice today, we'll be pushing up daisies." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 8, 2022 Share #6 Posted March 8, 2022 "Small amounts of alcohol are associated with health benefits for some conditions, such as ischemic heart disease and diabetes" At least diabetes is good for something! There doesn't seem to have been any elimination of variables in the study like diet, physical behavior, mental activity, etc. For example, are those who drink every day less likely to have a poor diet or do things that stimulate the mind like complex jobs, crossword puzzles, chess, watching Jeopardy, crocheting, etc.? When I was at IIT, almost all of us scholarship chemistry grad students drank and some smoked dope. The professors drank with us. Maybe brain shrinkage brings key neurons closer together and increases your IQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 8, 2022 Share #7 Posted March 8, 2022 Oh sure, when I drink my brain shrinks. That's because it gets more concentrated. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wilbur ★ Posted March 8, 2022 Share #9 Posted March 8, 2022 11 hours ago, Road Runner said: I heard this on the news tonight. Luckily, I don't drink alcoholic beverages, so my brain understood what they were saying. It wasn't on the news, it was on CNN! 8 hours ago, donkpow said: Oh sure, when I drink my brain shrinks. That's because it gets more concentrated. The closer one is to the poles, the lower the tropopause is. Being that the tropopause normally determines the maximum height of thunderstorms even though moisture content and lapse rates are identical, means a smaller thunderstorm can pack the same energy as an equatorial thunderstorm. The same applies to brains. Smaller is equally as good although I do like the Cliff Clavin theory. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted March 8, 2022 Share #10 Posted March 8, 2022 48 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said: With the Buffalo beer brain theory you would think that everyone in Wisconsin would be smarter and faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 8, 2022 Share #11 Posted March 8, 2022 53 minutes ago, Wilbur said: The closer one is to the poles, the lower the tropopause is. Being that the tropopause normally determines the maximum height of thunderstorms even though moisture content and lapse rates are identical, means a smaller thunderstorm can pack the same energy as an equatorial thunderstorm. The same applies to brains. What a coincidence, that's exactly what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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