| ▲ | southernplaces7 2 days ago |
| Can absolutely vouch for the pain reduction aspect. It's not exactly a pointed anesthetic in the way some medications are, but alcohol certainly dulls a lot of aches and moderate pains of the body. Though I think this is also partly due to the distracting effect of relaxed and socializing while drunk. Love it either way, in moderation. Also, i'm one of those people who rarely suffers anything resembling a hangover, even after those rare nights of heavier drinking, but then maybe drinking only hard spirits helps, because sugar-loaded alcoholic drinks like wine, beer and cocktails are famous for creating some of the most monstrous hangovers among those who get hangovers in general. |
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| ▲ | iamflimflam1 2 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| Up until I turned 50 I was the same. Now a couple of drinks will have an impact the following day. |
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| ▲ | adrian_b 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | The throughput of the liver for many of the enzymatic reactions that it performs, either for converting harmful chemical compounds into harmless substances, or for generating some conditionally-essential nutrients from precursors present in food, decreases in older people. Because of this, when older, one should pay more attention to observing a healthy diet, which contains smaller amounts of harmful substances (e.g. alcohol) and enough quantities of all nutrients, including those that can be produced by a human body, but in insufficient quantities in older people (e.g. long-chain omega-3 fatty acids). | |
| ▲ | carlosjobim a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | I'm in the same boat and recently read an article suggesting that with age, even one drink will have very detrimental effects on the whole night's sleep. The solution: have that drink or two much earlier, like 5 in the afternoon. I'm going to try it, but honestly it is in the evening that we want to drink. |
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| ▲ | jajko 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| That sounds rather sad... sure when I was 18 or 20 this would be cool, but then people eventually actually grow up and have adult lives. Its trivial to fall into alcoholism as billions have already achieved, normally unobservable by given person since all is fine and fun. Btw hard liquors contain tons of sugars by principle, and ie good dry red wine comparatively little, in reasonable amounts of course. |
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| ▲ | nottorp 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | > Btw hard liquors contain tons of sugars by principle Seriously? At a quick search all results contain something like "Generally, pure alcohol or hard drinks such as vodka, whiskey, tequila, gin, and rum are absolutely sugar-free.". Are you speaking of cocktails or the 20% alcohol sweet drinks? | | | |
| ▲ | southernplaces7 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | >That sounds rather sad... sure when I was 18 or 20 this would be cool, but then people eventually actually grow up and have adult lives. What exactly sounds sad? That some people can occasionally enjoy a few drinks and socialization without a hangover? Don't jump to some silly puritanical conclusion that this simple statement makes one an alcoholic or childish. Many people of all ages enjoy a few drinks with friends without being sad infantile alcoholics, and nothing about "adult life" precludes being able to enjoy such things in moderation. How about climbing down from that high horse of absolutist judgement about how others should live their lives. Also, no, do a simple bit of checking, hard liquor general contains very little or no sugar. | | |
| ▲ | johnisgood 2 days ago | parent [-] | | This is the reason for why I refrain from commenting on medications, especially opioids. Why would anyone be against, say, someone taking Kratom? Let people with chronic pain and/or anxiety and/or depression take it. Why would I be against them improving their quality of life as long as they are not posing any harm to society or even themselves? Some people really just want others to suffer, it seems. And yeah, I do not think there is much harm in drinking alcohol socially either. Get a buzz, take a cab / Uber home, etc. If someone starts a fight because they are piss-poor drunk, or drives under the influence, that does pose harm to society, which changes a lot, IMO. But if you go home and grab a beer, why would I be against that? Not my business. I especially hate it when people think it is their business and they want to control other people's lives. Like damn, come, swap with me (not you), have a chronic pain with severe anxiety and depression and we will see if you could just think it away like I am sometimes being told to do, or you know, just let me take what works for me without harming anyone, including even myself. |
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| ▲ | IAmBroom 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | > Its trivial to fall into alcoholism as billions have already achieved You're claiming over 1/8th of the planet is alcoholic? Citation needed. |
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