Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Booze (Health) Nooze

First, the bad news:

"Alcohol causes about 13,000 cancers a year in Britain ... A team of researchers found that most of these cases were caused by people drinking more than the recommended daily limits"

Thus (perhaps) proving the old adage about moderation.

And if you're thinking "no problem, I'll just fuhgedaboutit," well, think again:

"Drinking to forget your problems? Scientists have found that drinking will actually help you to remember them."

Oops.

Turns out, drinking can actually increase activity in the areas of the brain that enable us to remember things.

And there's this:

Drinking can actually increase activity in the areas of the brain that enable us to remember things.

Who knew?

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