Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

Gino — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:40:05 GMT

what about all those "studies" indiating that a daily glass of red wine in healthy for the heart and circulatory system?

are the wrong is all alcohol bad?

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

Guy Snow — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:36:17 GMT

As alcohol is one of the few substances that is absorbed directly through the stomach lining, I cannot fathom

how alcohol could result in intestinal damage. Must be the pub food, probably kidney pie.

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

Sarahstringbean — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:29:31 GMT

My Grandfather died because of his alcoholism. He drank so much that he got cancer, had to have his leg amputated, my uncle got *** cancer, and my future father in-law has cancer as well from his drinking and smoking. His doctor told him that he needs to stop drinking or he will die. I understand that one cannot just, bam, stop drinking in one day. But he hasn't even made an effort. I'm afraid he won't live for that much longer, unless by some miracle he decides to live a healthier life (unlikely, knowing him) or if the doctor was wrong and he can keep drinking and smoking and be fine (also unlikely, knowing common sense).

My boyfriend used to get drunk practically every weekend before he met me. I voiced my concerns and he doesn't drink nearly as much. I am afraid for his health a lot of days, when I see him drinking diet Coke with Lime, or eating all the junk food that he does. I send him these newsletters though, so I think his bad habits may be changing soon enough. He's a smart man, not nearly as stubborn as his father. The whole drinking/smoking scene is overrated I think, and honestly isn't worth peoples' lives if you ask me. People can water it down all they want, putting large amount of alcohol into your body weekly and even daily for some people, and sucking smoke from a cancer stick, isn't going to make your health better, so how can people ignore the fact that it makes it much worse?

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

LibertarianHippie — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:11:43 GMT

People who drink excessively (or even a little) can get candida. I don't think much good come from getting drunk nightly (or daily).

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

Freedom — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:59:53 GMT

For God's Sake, first you should drink wine to assist heart problems and cut out salt, then they tell us don't drink alchohol because it causes other problems, then we read that salt may, after all be good for us.

If you believed everything those so called "Experts" told us we would be running around in ever decreasing circles eventually disappearing up our .................

Moderation in everything and a Meditearranean Diet for me, thankyou.

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

LibertarianHippie — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:45:24 GMT

Not to mention that drinking can lead to candida and then to more more serious health problems. If people read the Old Testament of the Bible and ate the way it says to, I bet over half (probably more) of all diseases in this country would be wiped completely out. Alcohol is perfectly legal and advertised everywhere but something that grows (marijuana) is illegal. Maybe is has something to do with the fact that it is easier to control alcohol. Hmmmm!!

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

Birute — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:21:44 GMT

Has anyone else been puzzled by the ruler/thermometer rating system? What's his criteria? Why would i get a negative rating when I merely expounded on what the Bible says about alcohol?

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

Birute — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:56:20 GMT

John's gospel has Jesus turning water into wine, by His mother's request. He was not initiating this, but to remain sinless, He had to obey His mother. I have heard arguments that most of the wine spoken of was grape juice, that wine (other than "moving" wine, fermented/alcoholic grape juice) was highly dilluted. I don't know; just some thoughts. Clearly, getting drunk is not a good thing, though strong drink is allowed when one is facing death, according to Proverbs.

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peggy in seymour — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:51:09 GMT

Studying alcohol consumption alone doesn't tell us much. If alcohol REPLACES healthy food then there will be health problems. If alcohol is taken in conjunction with healthy meals and exercise it is a GREAT aid to sociability and long life.

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

peggy in seymour — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:44:35 GMT

moderate drinkers live longer than tee-totalers.

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

Duparc — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:16:54 GMT

Just been to the funeral service of a friend 70 years old who died with cancer (uncertain which but could have been bowel cancer). Before the cancer was discovered he was initially misdiagnosed. Three months later he was dead. For most of his life he was a heavy smoker, that 's what those who wanted to prove their manhood did but, from his teens he was a drinker and a heavy one too; wine being his favourite beverage ("I'm not an alcoholic" so he believed). Prior to death he was physically fit and active; he regulary played golf, would spend most of his days in retirement walking his dogs in the local countryside, he would cycle almost everywhere he went and also mountain biking, and he was slim built. He boasted about his fitness, that was until 3 months ago. One wonders how long he would have lived if he was a more modest drinker or if he had been teetotal? It sure saved his pension scheme a lot of money. He did, however, get his three score and ten in but he has left behind a very saddened wife but tha's life I guess.

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

mohammad kazemi — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:35:41 GMT

Alchohol is toxic. If it came out today there is no way they would allow it to be sold the way it is. But there is too much money involved they will never ban it. Alcohol effects every part of the body negatively besides the ears is what I have read. I think Dr. M is correct on alcohol. It cannot be good for you, Just think about it.

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

Orthmolecular411 — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:09:55 GMT

As a medical researcher myself, I have personally seen many studies documenting the health benefits of wine/beer consumption in moderation. Certainly, alcohol IS a toxin, poisonous even to the organisms who produce it - there's no dispute there, but for someone who has optimal liver function (virtually free of accumulated toxins), has optimal whole food nutrition (including high amounts of methyl donors), and has a positive mental outlook, ethanol (alcohol) and its by-product acetaldehyde will have little ill effect on tissues and cells if consumed in moderation (1 glass per day for females, 2 glasses per day for males). The first blogger made a good point, and that is that possibly those who drank alcohol also had poor diets and nutrition, which could have led to the increased risk.

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

bluepoppyshell — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:19:22 GMT

seriously people, get grip on life. Whatever! We all make our own choices in the end anyway.

re: Just One Glass of Alcohol a Day Can Lead to Bowel Cancer

Meona Goodday — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:14:52 GMT

Hm. Interesting. I wonder if anyone has informed the French, Italians, Greeks...