American neurologist Restak announced the age at which people should give up alcohol completely

The doctor explained what age you need to stop drinking to maintain your sanity

American neurologist Richard Restak link the use of alcoholic beverages to the future development of dementia. The risk of memory problems increases from the age of 65.

It is at this age, the doctor explained, that people should give up drinking, because there is a risk of Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia in continuous drinking.

It is about the toxicity of alcohol to nerve cells, on which a person’s ability to think sensibly depends to a large extent. Restak noted that even small amounts of alcohol such as a glass of beer or wine can cause significant harm, reports Daily Mail.

The neurologist named another disease, which threatens the elderly to drink alcohol. We are talking about Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, which is a type of amnesia.

Over time, the body of chronic drinkers loses the ability to absorb vitamin B1, which is very important to maintain the health of brain cells. As a result, pensioners who are addicted to drinking begin to forget what happened before and also cannot remember new information.

Two years earlier, the American neurologist Richard Restak also raised the issue of the need to give a drink to prevent the development of dementia. The doctor, who wrote the book The Complete Guide to Memory: The Science of Strengthening Your Mind, noted that older adults also need to read as much as possible and monitor hearing changes.

Among the alarm bells, he mentioned situations like the inability to remember where you left your glasses or why you went into another room, writing The Keeper.

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