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To: yarddog

My mom’s ex-husband drank 24 beers a day. We were sure that it’d kill him (we’ve never had an alcoholic in the family). But nope. He’s in his mid-80’s now and doing just fine. Still chugging 24 beers a day.


50 posted on 04/21/2014 7:37:43 PM PDT by Marie (When are they going to take back Obama's peace prize?)
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To: Marie

I think one’s genes has a lot to do with these outcomes. I knew a long-term, serious alcoholic (I’m talking Manhattans at 10:00am) who lived to 89. I had a great-aunt who smoked two packs a day since a teenager, who lived to 92. And I knew a total abstainer — never smoked, never drank — who was an accomplished athlete. He died in his fifties.

I certainly believe you should take care of your body as best you know how but, in the end, it’s mostly about the genes.


51 posted on 04/21/2014 7:52:49 PM PDT by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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