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I have often heard doctors recommending a little wine or a little whiskey for heart ailments and as a psychologist I have an issue with this. Quite a number of the issues that we psychologists deal with are based on the fact that our client is addicted to some type of drug usually alcohol. I have seen children abandoned by their parents because the parent is addicted to some type of drug. I have seen children beaten by a drugged up parent. Crimes are usually committed by someone under the influence of a drug.In our small community we have had a number of fatal traffic accidents, and the driver was drunk at the time. Once the person goes off of alcohol they can become delusional until they dry out.
Alcohol also damages the brain and for elderly it may be the last blow to their sanity. Why on earth would a doctor ever recommend a drug that damages the brain? Alcohol damages the intestines, the liver, and causes people to get gout.
It is immoral for a doctor to EVER recommend drinking alcohol. I have a better idea. If the doctors want to reduce the high blood pressure and thin the blood, why don't they recommend a reduction in the consumption of meat. Just don't eat so much meat. Don't drink so much milk. Dairy and meat cause a majority of our health problems. Start there. Do not tell people to drink alcohol so they can continue eating too much meat.
Doctors have little training in nutrition, and they try to make up for this by using the prescription pad or recommending alcohol. I hope Obama includes in the health care packet that doctors learn about prevention as well. Instead of sharpening the surgery tools, doctors need to be sharpening their knowledge about preventing the disease to begin with. If they don't get money for cutting someone open, they might be more inclined to suggest a way to prevent the disease to begin with.
