A Study finds that Small amounts of Alcohol may reduce Stress
Researchers claim they may be able to explain why moderate drinking is good for the heart because, contrary to what was previously believed, it acts on the brain rather than the blood as was once supposed. However, because alcohol also increases the risk of cancer at any level, according to researchers, they don’t advise people to drink. Understanding this mechanism may instead suggest better approaches to obtaining the same effect, for as through meditation or exercise. Excerpts from the Study Large epidemiological studies have demonstrated for decades that people who drink moderately—less than one drink per day for women and one to two drinks per day for men—have lower risks of serious cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes than both those who don’t drink at all and those who drink more. However, scientists have never been able to pinpoint the precise reason why this is the case. Drinkers have lower levels of a sticky protein called fibrinogen in their blood, whi...