[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I would agree that beer, whiskey, and vodka are bad for cognition. Small daily amounts of red wine are likely good for a person.

According to Cliff Clavin, beer actually makes you smarter...

"Well, you see, Norm, it’s like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it’s the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.

And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I would agree that beer, whiskey, and vodka are bad for cognition. Small daily amounts of red wine are likely good for a person.

And beer has the same benefits as red wine...

https://www.brainandlife.org/article...20into%20three.

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by virtualcynthia

Thank you for this post. Is there anyway to save or print this thread. So much great information. I want to save and share.

I can help you with that:

Open the thread.

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Boomer

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Boomer

I can help you with that:

Open the thread.

Go to the top of the page where you will see a tab that says Thread Tools. Click on it.

There you will find Show Printable Version, click, and then you can then send it to your printer.

Boomer

I learn something new every day!

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by jswirs

No one here has mentioned drinking of alcohol. I think alcohol may accelerate loss of memory and cognitive ability.

Yeah, it can. But some believe it works the other way too.

Back in my college years I played a lot of tournament chess. I remember one tournament in Fargo ND when by the luck of the draw I had the opportunity to play Stepan Popel, noted chessmaster and author. He's been gone for a lot of years. Anyway during our game he had a thermos bottle, out of which every now and then he took a sip. I figured coffee. But nope. Brandy! Didn't seem to impair his playing ability in the least.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Yeah, it can. But some believe it works the other way too.

Back in my college years I played a lot of tournament chess. I remember one tournament in Fargo ND when by the luck of the draw I had the opportunity to play Stepan Popel, noted chessmaster and author. He's been gone for a lot of years. Anyway during our game he had a thermos bottle, out of which every now and then he took a sip. I figured coffee. But nope. Brandy! Didn't seem to impair his playing ability in the least.

The difference between a pro and an amateur. . . but did you beat the chessmaster? I am assuming with your modesty you won. . .

sux at chess guy

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by bsloan1960

I'm 65. I have always had, and used a pretty expansive vocabulary- not scholarly but enough to be sure I was understood. I could hold my own in a variety of social situations.

For the past few years I have a lot of trouble finding words. I find that my conversations are now lacking the 'big' words I used to use. When I'm talking, a word that would normally be immediately available to me is now a blank space in my mind, and I instead use a basic word. An example: While talking I might use the 'Expansive" (as in my 1st sentence above), but when I draw a blank I'll instead say, "Big". This problem is not quite so bad when I'm typing.

So, are these lapses on the spectrum Senior Moments?

Be very careful on what doctor you go to. Any mention of memory loss will stay on your medical and can prevent you from being insurable in the future