Tag Archives: alcohol
Need A Neuroprotective “Hangover-Helper”?
Posted on 06. Jul, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
photo credit: andronicusmax Internet hype and global democracy ideologies aside, the elusive hangover cure does not exist–and mostly likely, never will. There are simply too many variables involved for a one-size fits all approach. Everything from the amount and rate of alcohol consumption, the presence of congeners (impurities produced during the fermentation process) and genetic [...]
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Five Brain Myths Busted
Posted on 25. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
Myth #1 Alcohol kills brain cells. It does a number on your limbic system and disrupts communication between message-carrying dendrites in your cerebellum – but it doesn’t kill them. The greater the alcohol intake obviously, the greater the amount of disruption. Over time, chronic alcohol ingestion (it takes a lot of alcohol – Zane Lamprey [...]
