Alcohol For A Longer Life?
Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 13:10
in Psychology & Sociology
Forget starving yourself or kooky ideas like a lettuce diet for increased longevity - the answer to living longer may be found in a bottle of alcohol. Minuscule amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, has been shown to more than double the life span of Caenorhabditis elegans - though just why is still unclear, so don't get out the Jim Beam just yet. Plus, high concentrations have been linked to numerous detrimental neurological effects too many times for that to be overthrown any time soon. read more