Deans' stroke musings: Alcohol consumption in later life and reaching longevity: The Netherlands Cohort Study

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

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My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Sunday, July 5, 2020

Alcohol consumption in later life and reaching longevity: The Netherlands Cohort Study

If you don't like my cherry picking of positive research on alcohol you can quote these, your doctor will:

If you can afford to drink this much alcohol you probably have enough money to have decent health insurance.

Safest level of alcohol consumption is none, worldwide study shows

Alcohol consumption increases risk for PAD, stroke

But this Spaniard is my hero:

Man Dies Aged 107, Thanked Red Wine For Long Life - 3 liters a day, no water

The latest here:

Alcohol consumption in later life and reaching longevity: The Netherlands Cohort Study

van den Brandt PA, et al.

Age and Aging|February 10, 2020

Researchers focused on the link of alcohol drinking characteristics with the likelihood to reach 90 years of age, utilizing data from the Netherlands Cohort Study. The individuals that took part in the study were born in 1916–1917 (n = 7,807) and were asked to complete a questionnaire in 1986 (age 68–70 years). These people were observed for vital status until the age of 90 years (2006–07). Findings revealed that both men and women demonstrated statistically significant positive links between baseline alcohol consumption and the possibility of reaching 90 years. A positive link of wine consumption with longevity was observed (notably in women), whereas liquor was positively related to longevity in males and inversely in females. Those without and with a history of selected diseases showed a link between alcohol intake and longevity. Overall, participants drinking 5– < 15 g alcohol/day showed the highest probability of reaching 90 years. Although not significant, the risk estimates also suggest to avoid binge drinking.

Read the full article on Age and Aging.