Hot Rod has Alzheimer's

[franklin]

It is a stretch. There are proteins that are built up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's and alcohol doesn't cause that. If there were a definitive link it would have been relatively easy to prove. No one with any credibility would say "long term excessive drinking = you'll get Alzheimer's"

Alcoholism has more to do with draining the brain of important metabolites as far as I can tell. The only link between the lack of these metabolites and Alzheimer's that I've seen is that some possibly bind and transport the bad proteins out of the brain. That puts Alzheimer's before alcohol consumption, not after.

On top of that, the correlation between the two would be as easy to prove as they come. They have not.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Stem cell research

Get it done

Cut the ******** and get it done.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Hot Rod will always be the best. His style was perfect. Shared all my favorite jazz moments with me. I miss him.

Major bummer. This disease scares the crap out of me.

 

[Hotdog]

It is a stretch. There are proteins that are built up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's and alcohol doesn't cause that. If there were a definitive link it would have been relatively easy to prove. No one with any credibility would say "long term excessive drinking = you'll get Alzheimer's"

Well, if you insist. Good luck with that. After all, it always ends well when you keep drinking into your later years. Ive never seen one problem when people do that.

 

[Gameface]

Well, if you insist. Good luck with that. After all, it always ends well when you keep drinking into your later years. Ive never seen one problem when people do that.

Stop being dumb. There are a ton of health issues associated with drinking alcohol. Liver disease is pretty horrific. Being a drunk is pretty horrific. It isn't good for the brain. None of that means it is a leading cause of Alzheimer's. You think being drunk is like having Alzheimer's therefore drinking causes Alzheimer's, good for you. That's dumb, but good for you.

 

[UGLI baby]

Best announcer in any sport of all time ever.

I HATED nationally televised Jazz games as a kid because it meant no Hot Rod, and the listen to the radio and watch the game at the same time thing didn't always sync up perfectly.

Anyone ever go to "Hot Rod Hundleys Place" ? I was too young.



on the app. square bizness.

 

[Hotdog]

Stop being dumb. There are a ton of health issues associated with drinking alcohol. Liver disease is pretty horrific. Being a drunk is pretty horrific. It isn't good for the brain. None of that means it is a leading cause of Alzheimer's. You think being drunk is like having Alzheimer's therefore drinking causes Alzheimer's, good for you. That's dumb, but good for you.

I didnt sat "being" drunk is the same. Moe said that, or something like that.

Im simply pointing out that drinking effects the memory. Alzheimer's is a memory loss condition. Do doctors, or people who conducts studies know everything. No, they still dont enough. Studies barely mean squat. I see a new study that contradicts the last one just about every other day. So I see no reason to use that crap as a way of understanding something. These studies dont follow the person around their whole life and document every step. So how the hell can they say one way or the other what something does?

Everything is connected in the body. You start hurting one part of your body then it effects the rest. Especially if the region is the brain. Just because some study says its not directly correlated doesnt mean it isnt.

I mean cmon, this is commom sense. You damage your brain and it will develop problems. Weakening it one way might cause it to be more susceptible to disease and all sorts of problems. It doesn't have to be directly linked, or have to happen everytime for it to be the cause. Every person is different.

Do you not think it might have lowered the odds of this happening if he had not had a drink his whole life? Let alone abuse it well into his older years? I guarantee he had a better shot at avoiding this or at least pushing it further down the road if he had taken better care of himself.

But props to him I guess. He made it pretty far actually. Ive seen alcohol take the mind a lot sooner than this.

 

[UGLI baby]

One thing I have learned about Hack is that he really, really does not like drinking.

Probly due to the Alcohol mishap that disfigured his face.

on the app. square bizness.

 

[Hotdog]

One thing I have learned about Hack is that he really, really does not like drinking.

Probly due to the Alcohol mishap that disfigured his face.

on the app. square bizness.

No I dont really like drinking. Not anymore anyways. I used to drink a lot. Only on the weekends. But it was a lot. I had a lot of fun with it. Used to be my favorite thing to do. But Im into my 30's now and it just isnt the same. You dont recover as well. It effects the memory big time and overall health too. It just isnt worth it anymore. I used to wake up with no hangover whats so ever. Now I feel like I fried my brsin when I drink. Takes like a week to fell better again. So I only have been having drinks about once or twice a year or sometimes none at all, for the last 6-7 years. I feel good too. Dont miss it at all actually. You'll see what happens when you get older. Its all funny to you now. Just wait.

Some people pull back when they realize its time, and some cant and they just push right on through. And it never ends well.

Ive never seen anyone who is older and is in great health that can drink regularly. It just doesnt mix. I have family members that it has destroyed their lives. I dont even recognize the person anymore. My Aunt in particular, she basically is brain dead because of it. It almost like she is soulless. Its not the same person I used to know. Everything about her personality changed. She can barely put together a sentence now. Its very sad.