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To say this is true for every human being is an assault on the field of genetics. There are several voltage gated ion channels that are inhibited by ethanol. S
by FollowingTheDao 4y ago
To say this is true for every human being is an assault on the field of genetics.
There are several voltage gated ion channels that are inhibited by ethanol. So ethanol can clearly be seen as a medicine in those with genetic changes in these genes that cause channel channelopathies.
And anecdotally, my grandfather drank a lot. Not an alcoholic, but he was no teetotaler, and I would often see him sneaking shots of vodka before noon. He lived was 99 with his full mental capacity.
- blantonl 4y agoYour grandfather was an alcoholic who lived to age 99
- thehappypm 4y agoSneaking shots is alcoholic behavior.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoOr it's "keep the peace" behavior. A real alcoholic would have it in a water bottle. (inb4 no true scotsman)
- throwaway98797 4y agowhat’s preferred a happy alcoholic or a sober know it all
- FollowingTheDao 4y agoGive me a break. Do you know my grandfather? When I said sneaking shot, it wasn’t that he was hiding it from anyone. Don’t misinterpret what I say. How do you feel if he wasn’t alcoholic so what? That’s not relevant here the relevance is how it affected his health. He was healthy till he was 99. As well as his marriage and family life. He was a barber till was 82. Tired of you people turning everything into a pathology.
- boomboomsubban 4y ago>When I said sneaking shot, it wasn’t that he was hiding it from anyone. Sneak generally means do something stealthily. Pretty easy to misinterpret, hell I'm still not sure what you meant by "sneak" besides hiding it.
- CommanderData 4y agoDo you think he would have lived longer without Alcohol?