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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Dear man.
My father was an alcoholic but did not lose his memory or sanity or develop Alzheimers at the time of his death at 90. He lost respect, money and a lot of good times, but all of us are old enough to know what alcoholism can do.
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Judging by some of the posts on this thread, I don't think everyone is fully aware of the seriousness of alcoholism.
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Alzheimer's is probably caused by a genetic reason and that gene MAY have been altered by any number of things or it could have been a non dominant recessive trait or a dominate trait. Much is being discovered about genetics by the minutes, even seconds, these days. Some think that the tendency toward alcoholism may be genetic. It GOT my attention.
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Genes alone don't cause Alzheimer's. The Alzheimer's gene has to be triggered by some behavior like drinking, smoking, overeating to the point of becoming overweight, or something in the environment.
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Not every bad thing or unhealthy thing is caused by lack of a diet you believe in and not every disease can be avoided by keeping to the diet you believe in.
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I never said that everything can be avoided by eating a healthy diet. But a high percentage of degenerative diseases ARE caused by poor lifestyle habits. Those who doubt this are very likely already taking medications for some of these health issues.
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Relax and enjoy a few more things. We all don't have forever to live.
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Are you speaking for everyone, or just yourself? I think you're speaking for yourself and you don't expect to live much longer. Maybe I should say "goodbye".
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And I mean that most kindly and most sincerely.
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"Relax and enjoy a few more things" comes across as very condescending, as if I'm not relaxed and not enjoying anything. So pardon me if I don't think you mean it "kindly and most sincerely."