Dry January

C_J

I find your use of the phrase “been around” both highly suspicious and frankly disturbing in this context.

LT42

C_J Disturbing? It’s an observation, CJ, not an admission of participation you see.

Hursty

It’s an interesting concept regarding drinking and stress as the research shows that stress levels drop when people stop self medicating with it, however I also agree if you have a system in place that is under control and it works then why not? There is definitely a lot to be said for doing what works for you and if it involves alcohol then so be it.

bosstrabs

Hursty It’s an interesting concept regarding drinking and stress as the research shows that stress levels drop when people stop self medicating with it

I am not particularly surprised. There is a history of high blood pressure on my mum’s side of the family and it’s well known that alcohol worsens blood pressure. You can cope a lot less well with stress if you have high blood pressure (naturally or brought on by daily alcohol use).

Amps

Along_the_Wire Just reading a really interesting book on training. Well, not that interesting.

Details please.

Along_the_Wire

Amps The Midlife Cyclist - don’t be put off by it being about cycling, it’s relevant to any endurance sport - the same principles. It quickly gets into the science after a chapter about his racing days. Quite an eye-opener - resistance training of some form is really important - weights, harder intervals etc. Doing the same thing ie getting up at 5am, eating broccoli and running 10k isn’t much cop at holding off the body ageing

Hursty

Along_the_Wire damn it 😂

BlainSA

Along_the_Wire Getting back into sculpting my guns a few years back after a long break didn’t hold off the aging process for me. Took years off.

Hank_Solo

Been to the pub more in January 2022 than I did all of 2021. Which is 4 times.

Dan

First drug free year since 89 and nearly t-total for January.

Beginning of the end.

Hursty

Dan great effort, any positive effects?

rhouses

Dan Nice one.

Millsy

You need drugs to get the full enjoyment from this board, Dan.

Dan

Hursty I can breathe out of my nose at long last.

C_J

This explains the mood swings

C_J

You can cope a lot less well with stress if you have high blood pressure (naturally or brought on by daily alcohol use)

Substantiate that assertion at once Bossytrabs or let it be struck from the record!

bosstrabs

C_J You can cope a lot less well with stress if you have high blood pressure (naturally or brought on by daily alcohol use)

Substantiate that assertion at once Bossytrabs or let it be struck from the record!

I’m not going to spend the day trawling Google Scholar to support the obvious, but the conclusions here are a start…
https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA85/AA85.htm

rhouses

This is a bit random, but did anyone find their resting heart rate drop (a good thing) after giving up booze? I’m shocked at how much mine dropped just picking up exercise and being unemployed.

Along_the_Wire

rhouses shocked at resting heart-rate being lower after stopping boozing and exercising more?

seanc80

I had neither a drug free nor dry Januray but its great to see you all living your best lives and going on about it like absolute auld wans.

Have you experimented with going for a nice walk?

Millsy

Lol

C_J

bosstrabs

Conclusion

More research is needed to better understand how alcohol alters the brain

My conclusion: The people who wrote that “study” are shit

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