Alcohol & Your Heart
Okay, the one sure fire alternative to alcohol that provides a protective benefit to your heart is.................(drumroll, please)......
Eat a healthy diet and exercise.
Don't shoot!! I'm just the messenger. But a healthy diet and exercise goes such a long way toward achieving this goal (and many other healthy ones). It works so well that the researchers note people should NOT take up drinking because the potential for abuse is always there.
You can check out the entire study. The journal that published it was kind enough to make it available on-line for free. Many charge a fee.
Here is the main page for the journal (BMJ):
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/
Here is the link to the study:
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/332/7552/1244
And here is what the American Heart Association has to say about alcohol and your heart:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422
On an unrelated note.. Vince Patton got a fancy new camera a couple months ago and he ran around grabbing all kinds of great candid shots. This was mine.
He's a fabulous photographer and has taken a number of amazing pictures. He tends to like wildlife and nature scenes (at least from the photos I've seen)
Email me:sstricklen@kgw.com
