[MarkeyD]

I have my own belief where large quantities of alcohol will continually keep those proteins from forming.

[Wiggins]

Alcohol probably dilates the arteries bringing more blood and oxygen to the brain, resulting in a healthier brain and cirrhosis of liver. I guess we can't win. I was looking for an excuse to start drinking.

[El Gato]

I have my own belief where large quantities of alcohol will continually keep those proteins from forming.

Believe what you want, but my observation, strictly anecdotal I suppose, is that such a "treatment" is more likely encourage the formation of those proteins.

My Dad and Aunt essentially died of the complications of those proteins. Both were more or less functioning alcoholics for most of their adult life. Their brother drank more, and had fewer obligations, since he had no wife or children. He died in his 50s.