I'm 55 and drink once a week. Maybe 10 beers on a Saturday. My health is pretty good. Just saw my doctor and he said I should try to cut my amount in half. If I only had 5 drinks I might as well have none and that would make life pretty boring
That is a false belief you should work on. You are associating fun with alcohol. Switch your mindset and start focusing on fun that does not involve drinking poison.
The alcohol gets all the credit for the good times. In reality you're taking a drug that by it's nature is effecting your ability to make good decisions and judgements. I used to drink too much. Now I'm around people who drink and believe me drinkers are boring and full of it... 😆
Education is impossible unfortunately the UK government like the revenue from the taxes. Until health and well-being is central to government policies eating and drinking still going to make people sicker for longer... that model is good for business.
Yep , Im 58....a drunk is more sloppy and judgment more impaired hangovers feel like DEATH . I QUIT....i l looked in the mirror and was aghast as I looked 10 years YOUNGER ! No mirror in house just saw myself in public restroom... my skin GLOWS with health , toned..just QUIT solves MANY PROBLEMS !
To the readers in the comment section. Instead of saying alcoholism or alcoholic because most if not all drinkers are in denial. Better to say that they have a relationship with alcohol. My Dad for 65 years has a relationship with alcohol and not his family. Alcohol gets all his spare time and money. I hope people who drink read this and try and work it out. What's more important: your relationship with your family or your beer. Unfortunately there's no room for both because alcohol is very seductive and wants all of you. I'm an ex drinker. I became an ex drinker with my boyfriend. We both stopped otherwise our relationship was heading for a break up. 12 years. Life isn't rainbows and roses but it's real and we have clear heads together. Life certainly isn't boring. We've lived in two different countries, we've backpacked around many countries, travelled with a campervan, leant to scuba dive and made more adventures and sometimes just resting and relaxing. Our life is ordinary but extraordinary because we don’t drink alcohol. We were alcohol bores. Most people including me when drinking talk crap, and we don't really remember it but some poor bugger had to listen to it 🤣 sorry!
Alcoholic is a derogatory term puting the blame or responsibility somehow on the user and not the addictive poison consumed...Unless the person is alchchol dependent. The term is called alchahol use disorder which is a spectrum that anybody who drinks any ammount or frequency is on..
The one and only reason some seniors drink heavily is strictly boredom, you're retired with very little to do and alcohol helps pass the time - period! To help cut down on daily drinking - you have to stay active and always eat 3 meals a day. You need to take your mind off of having a drink, it's just a bad habit, like smoking. Been there done that.
My friends ex husband told her she looked old compared to me. I'm 2 years older than her. We were all at the fair in town listening to a band and she was drinking, i just said that she drinks a lot , which is the truth. She scouled at me. I guess i should of stood up for her and said, no she looks young. I felt so bad after i said that. She took it as an insult. Mind you we were closer to our 40s. So we are pretty old. I hope she knows i was just joking and didn't mean to hurt her feelings. But yes, my skin is beautiful for my age because im not a drinker and i have an amazing diet.
Great&important work. Alcohol for my generation (5/31/64) is like cigarettes were for the postwar generation. Our folks were told cigarettes were good for them, that cigarettes relieve stress. While no one was suggesting that drinking is good for you, there was a cigarette-like blindness to its devastating consequences. My best friend from 7thgrade was decapitated by a drunk driver. The first time I saw Edvard Munch's Scream, it reminded me of my friend's mother, her face twisted into a rictus of grief as she followed her son's casket to the altar. I wanted to kill myself that day, the grief was so intense. Instead, my uncle handed me a tumbler of Irish whiskey. I always remember that day, the day I was taught by my so-called elders that adults deal with pain by drinking, even though it is the drinking both amplifying and causing the pain. But even worse than the physical death of a close friend is the death of a friend who is still alive. There is no psychological affliction more torturous than remorse. Remorse haunts your very sleep. His name is Freddy, Freddy Krueger, and you don't want that psychopath to even know what you look like. Stay healthy, stay sober, stay focused, in the moment. It's the best recommendation your sommelier (me) will ever offer.
Hey buddy, you should do a reply directly to that person. Under his/her comment there's the 'reply' part, please use that for a good result. Oh and best of luck for the walk, sounds like it would be magical.
After experiencing aged care with my mother over the last 7 months yep I am going to take monthly intervals from alcohol but when I can no longer play golf ride a motorcycle etc then I plan to book a boat trip listen to my favourite songs whilst getting totally blitzed then with one final hoorah jump overboard ..5 minutes to absolute peace. Beats lying in your own fowled diapers,pushing a wheeled crate if your up to it, and entering other peoples rooms because you have N.F.I. as to where you are!…so so sad…what a way to end up.
2 months since I posted when I drank 18-24 beers a week, zero alcohol last 37 days set a target goal of 4 months. However will review; feeling good been on Keto simultaneously lost 5kg …wow. Sugar blood test best in years, I have given up Statins after 22 years to the chagrin of my Doctor; as after getting heart inflammation after my first coerced 💉mRNA the greatest assault on my heart ever, I don’t trust Doctors any more to interested is writing Big Pharma scripts than preventive advice cut back on carbs and sugar. Eat like our Hunter Gatherers with periods of hunger (fasting).
Aging parents is a massive concern as the population ages. Thank you for making this piece of content. I truly appreciate your contributions to our online world.
You’re video popped up in my you tube probably bc I’m newly (50 days) sober and have been searching videos. But I have to tell you, you did not even come close to the answer of why older people drink more. I can tell you… it’s bc our body’s hurt. Chronically. Our hormones are vanishing, our skin is drying, we don’t get the dopamine hits young people get regularly. We are coming closer to end of life . Aging can be embraced… but in reality that is very difficult. And NO ONE that is not over the age of 65 can relate. That’s just the truth. No I’m not depressed. A lot of it is and how you think about it but it’s hard to overcome this physical part.
Thank you for your channel, doctor. I'm 46 years old and stoped drinking alcohol 5 years ago. Couldn't be happier. My mother is 68 and drinks heavily. She has already been involved in car accidents, falls in her house while being by herself, takes medications for mental conditions, and does not want to stop. We can all see that her health has deteriorated very fast, but have already accepted that she will take her drinking habit to the grave. Very sad.
Thanks for the reply! It’s beyond difficult maybe due to the fact that I’m Austrian born and it’s in my genes 🧬 correct me if I’m wrong but I’m almost certain that Austrian people are bigger drinkers than Germans! There is a difference even though the masses would disagree!!!! Wish you all the best in your endeavours or should I say FIGHT against this evil 👿 curse of an addiction! Take care my friend
If you desroyed yourife with drink and women there's one woman that can change your life for ever that woman our lady she waiting to help lhad many friends with drink problems ltaught them about the rosary and our lady and you no what they stop.drinking come to church with now and they have peace listen you tried every thing like now go to.ourlady ever man loves one woman thats there mother our lady your mother inheavan give her call now she one pray away from opening your prison door from drink and setting you free lf this comment helps some poor man find our lady and peace thats all lwant make call to our lady she one woman that turn your life around
Further to my previous comment i am now 71 years of age and drinking like a demon! I went cold turkey successfully between 2009 and 2019 but unfortunately gradually lapsed and then totally relapsed in 21/22. Trying very hard to moderate from a daily bottle of JD or Vodka to a 4 pack of 4% Bundaberg lemon squash of late. God damn biggest battle I’ve ever encountered in my entire life! Yes I’ve tried AA to no avail 👎🏼 I’ll close there. That’s my story in a nutshell. Any comments more than welcome 🙏
I don't know man. I was sober in AA for two years and went back on it. I was a barfly no exercise all aches and pains I got so fed up I stopped going to the bar and stopped smoking weed. I took up Tai chi and turned it around I met a beautiful woman but I stopped going to Tai chi. Of course I started drinking again. I'm in hospital I've got a stomach problem I'm going home tomorrow I've been drinking too much lately although I haven't had a drop in three weeks I'm starting to train with my partner again when I get home. I'm 62 years old. I know it's worth it. I wish you well bud.
I’m so thrilled I found your channel! I’m a big UA-camr. I always joke with my family and tell them I went to the UA-cam University because I’ve learned so much on this platform. Since the pandemic, we’ve had a situation developing with my elderly mother who is 84. The drinking has escalated. My sister, my brother-in-law and myself have to buckle down and figure out how to address this situation because I believe she’s on a self-destructive path. We are all very apprehensive about it. Long story short ….we’re very concerned. I just subscribed to your channel and I look forward to delving into your material. Thank you!
Great Channel: Because you use US measures for safe limits in Uk and Europe is: It's recommended to drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week, spread across 3 days or more. That's around 6 medium (175ml) glasses of wine, or 6 pints of 4% beer. There's no completely safe level of drinking, but sticking within these guidelines lowers your risk of harming your health.
I have no one other than alcohol. I have two choices stay at home or go to the bar and talk to people. After 5 pm where else can I meet people. Not sure where you live but that is my reality.
Precisely. Leaving the question open as what is too much drinking for a moment. What pleasures are left to one in old age? Are the few extra months of life on the end worth living like an ascetic? I think not. Problem with all these advice videos is the conflation between “problem drinking” and “normal” drinking. Soon as I hear folk talk about hang overs and headaches and such, I agree with them-knock it off. But then the ones who have a couple of drinks and watch the news or have dinner begin to chime in promoting abstinence. To that effect, I actually stopped drinking as a test of my “addiction”. I figured, you folk are so adamant, perhaps I’m fooling myself-addicts do that I’m told. Over a month now and no discernible effect. No cravings, no real benefit either, except I may have gained a few pounds. (?) Do what works best for you. If you’re old like I am, enjoy what life is left to you. Good luck.
Totally informative video. I'll check to see your newer videos as we now know that there are totally different recommendations for alcohol consumption in late 2023 compared to when you made this video.
Hi! I just found your channel! Its so wonderful that you talk about this! People don't like hearing about this topic but its so important and I commend you! You should also do skincare videos!! Your skin is beautiful 🥰
Good question. This was previously thought to be the case but the research has shown that the risks of drinking red wine outweigh the benefits. The global council on brain health recommends no alcohol (even red wine) for a healthy brain and body.
I gave up alcohol and after 18 months sober I walked 1200 miles up the U.K. for my 70th birthday. I could not have done this if I was still drinking.
Been sober 18 months and feel 100% better
Most people 50 and older die from alcohol related conditions. Somehow, that part is always left out of the obituary.
Alcohol is a magnet for drama in your life. There's another good reason to stop.
70 yrs old and 20 yrs sober. I don't miss that old lifestyle at all. AA has been a life saver for me...
Yes, one day at a time, congrats on your 20 years!
Amazing but why did you need AA for ?
8 years Sober here, tried AA and not for me. Congratulations on your 20 years; I always say whatever works.. AA, Church etc. Everyone is different.
@TonyRome402 Amazing mate well done !
I've got a friend who drinks everyday of the week but insists she's not a alcoholic?
Sounds like my mom
excellent warning
Ridiculous to claim 65% of people over 65 even drink alcohol at all, much less that they drink excessively.
Thanks for information 😊
I'm 55 and drink once a week. Maybe 10 beers on a Saturday. My health is pretty good. Just saw my doctor and he said I should try to cut my amount in half. If I only had 5 drinks I might as well have none and that would make life pretty boring
That is a false belief you should work on. You are associating fun with alcohol. Switch your mindset and start focusing on fun that does not involve drinking poison.
The alcohol gets all the credit for the good times. In reality you're taking a drug that by it's nature is effecting your ability to make good decisions and judgements. I used to drink too much. Now I'm around people who drink and believe me drinkers are boring and full of it... 😆
How about redwine ?
3:30. Alcohol is a depressant…. yes but not mentally you are wrong…..alcohol is physiological depressant….and your a Dr?
"Pros and cons of drinking" there is no pros
People over 65 ,let them do it ,it’s their life .they will soon be 70?
I will drink to that!
I never felt better than ever and 6 drinks a day and doctor , much BS , oh and 75 😂, blood pressure and white blood cells are perfect ? So much BS
Here is the real question: why do older adults increase their alcohol consumption as we age?
Most of your advice has nothing to do aging and everything to do with interactions
Better is to eliminate alcohol entirely.
Yah... they tried that in the thirties.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
That certainly went well.
I did, I don’t miss it. Got proactive into exercise and healthy eating early on before it became a issue luckily.
Education is impossible unfortunately the UK government like the revenue from the taxes. Until health and well-being is central to government policies eating and drinking still going to make people sicker for longer... that model is good for business.
Yes 🙏
100 percent!
Yep , Im 58....a drunk is more sloppy and judgment more impaired hangovers feel like DEATH . I QUIT....i l looked in the mirror and was aghast as I looked 10 years YOUNGER ! No mirror in house just saw myself in public restroom... my skin GLOWS with health , toned..just QUIT solves MANY PROBLEMS !
To the readers in the comment section. Instead of saying alcoholism or alcoholic because most if not all drinkers are in denial. Better to say that they have a relationship with alcohol. My Dad for 65 years has a relationship with alcohol and not his family. Alcohol gets all his spare time and money. I hope people who drink read this and try and work it out. What's more important: your relationship with your family or your beer. Unfortunately there's no room for both because alcohol is very seductive and wants all of you.
I'm an ex drinker. I became an ex drinker with my boyfriend. We both stopped otherwise our relationship was heading for a break up. 12 years. Life isn't rainbows and roses but it's real and we have clear heads together. Life certainly isn't boring. We've lived in two different countries, we've backpacked around many countries, travelled with a campervan, leant to scuba dive and made more adventures and sometimes just resting and relaxing. Our life is ordinary but extraordinary because we don’t drink alcohol. We were alcohol bores. Most people including me when drinking talk crap, and we don't really remember it but some poor bugger had to listen to it 🤣 sorry!
I really like how you get straight to the point,Alcohol is so
Seductive and robs us of everything and then leaves us sick and empty 😢❤️🩹.
Alcoholic is a derogatory term puting the blame or responsibility somehow on the user and not the addictive poison consumed...Unless the person is alchchol dependent. The term is called alchahol use disorder which is a spectrum that anybody who drinks any ammount or frequency is on..
You are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing.
Doctor, please gime something to forget the past and the horrible reality!
Damn, I feel that
The one and only reason some seniors drink heavily is strictly boredom, you're retired with very little to do and alcohol helps pass the time - period! To help cut down on daily drinking - you have to stay active and always eat 3 meals a day. You need to take your mind off of having a drink, it's just a bad habit, like smoking. Been there done that.
It’s the alcohol that is causing the boredom because you have no energy or clarity to get up and do something. It’s not a habit it’s addiction.
My friends ex husband told her she looked old compared to me. I'm 2 years older than her. We were all at the fair in town listening to a band and she was drinking, i just said that she drinks a lot , which is the truth. She scouled at me. I guess i should of stood up for her and said, no she looks young. I felt so bad after i said that. She took it as an insult. Mind you we were closer to our 40s. So we are pretty old. I hope she knows i was just joking and didn't mean to hurt her feelings. But yes, my skin is beautiful for my age because im not a drinker and i have an amazing diet.
Great&important work. Alcohol for my generation (5/31/64) is like cigarettes were for the postwar generation. Our folks were told cigarettes were good for them, that cigarettes relieve stress. While no one was suggesting that drinking is good for you, there was a cigarette-like blindness to its devastating consequences. My best friend from 7thgrade was decapitated by a drunk driver. The first time I saw Edvard Munch's Scream, it reminded me of my friend's mother, her face twisted into a rictus of grief as she followed her son's casket to the altar. I wanted to kill myself that day, the grief was so intense. Instead, my uncle handed me a tumbler of Irish whiskey. I always remember that day, the day I was taught by my so-called elders that adults deal with pain by drinking, even though it is the drinking both amplifying and causing the pain. But even worse than the physical death of a close friend is the death of a friend who is still alive. There is no psychological affliction more torturous than remorse. Remorse haunts your very sleep. His name is Freddy, Freddy Krueger, and you don't want that psychopath to even know what you look like.
Stay healthy, stay sober, stay focused, in the moment. It's the best recommendation your sommelier (me) will ever offer.
How long did it take you to walk 1200 miles? I will be 70 in 2 years. I want to be prepared. Not joking.
Hey buddy, you should do a reply directly to that person. Under his/her comment there's the 'reply' part, please use that for a good result. Oh and best of luck for the walk, sounds like it would be magical.
well ive been 4 years and 4 months at the age of 40…but I was thinking about picking it back up around 70-75🤷🏻♂️
After experiencing aged care with my mother over the last 7 months yep I am going to take monthly intervals from alcohol but when I can no longer play golf ride a motorcycle etc then I plan to book a boat trip listen to my favourite songs whilst getting totally blitzed then with one final hoorah jump overboard ..5 minutes to absolute peace. Beats lying in your own fowled diapers,pushing a wheeled crate if your up to it, and entering other peoples rooms because you have N.F.I. as to where you are!…so so sad…what a way to end up.
2 months since I posted when I drank 18-24 beers a week, zero alcohol last 37 days set a target goal of 4 months. However will review; feeling good been on Keto simultaneously lost 5kg …wow. Sugar blood test best in years, I have given up Statins after 22 years to the chagrin of my Doctor; as after getting heart inflammation after my first coerced 💉mRNA the greatest assault on my heart ever, I don’t trust Doctors any more to interested is writing Big Pharma scripts than preventive advice cut back on carbs and sugar. Eat like our Hunter Gatherers with periods of hunger (fasting).
Aging parents is a massive concern as the population ages. Thank you for making this piece of content. I truly appreciate your contributions to our online world.
I'm 57 and one beer gives me noticeable inflammation the next day...acetyl aldehyde is the culprit
I'll stop drinkin' if you wanna get married baby !
😂😂
3 drinks a day ? Woo hoo !!! I thought it was 2 and was following that guideline, it's party time !
Alcohol is progressive
You’re video popped up in my you tube probably bc I’m newly (50 days) sober and have been searching videos. But I have to tell you, you did not even come close to the answer of why older people drink more. I can tell you… it’s bc our body’s hurt. Chronically. Our hormones are vanishing, our skin is drying, we don’t get the dopamine hits young people get regularly. We are coming closer to end of life . Aging can be embraced… but in reality that is very difficult. And NO ONE that is not over the age of 65 can relate. That’s just the truth. No I’m not depressed. A lot of it is and how you think about it but it’s hard to overcome this physical part.
Thank you for your channel, doctor. I'm 46 years old and stoped drinking alcohol 5 years ago. Couldn't be happier. My mother is 68 and drinks heavily. She has already been involved in car accidents, falls in her house while being by herself, takes medications for mental conditions, and does not want to stop. We can all see that her health has deteriorated very fast, but have already accepted that she will take her drinking habit to the grave. Very sad.
How is she?
Thanks for the reply! It’s beyond difficult maybe due to the fact that I’m Austrian born and it’s in my genes 🧬 correct me if I’m wrong but I’m almost certain that Austrian people are bigger drinkers than Germans! There is a difference even though the masses would disagree!!!! Wish you all the best in your endeavours or should I say FIGHT against this evil 👿 curse of an addiction! Take care my friend
very good video, I think you accidentally said don't mix aspirin with acetaminophen instead of alcohol and acetaminophen as it may cause liver damage.
If you desroyed yourife with drink and women there's one woman that can change your life for ever that woman our lady she waiting to help lhad many friends with drink problems ltaught them about the rosary and our lady and you no what they stop.drinking come to church with now and they have peace listen you tried every thing like now go to.ourlady ever man loves one woman thats there mother our lady your mother inheavan give her call now she one pray away from opening your prison door from drink and setting you free lf this comment helps some poor man find our lady and peace thats all lwant make call to our lady she one woman that turn your life around
If you come from an alcoholic family you are predisposed to it. 😢
I just turned 40 years old and o never drank alcohol 🍺 in my whole entire life!!!
Depends on how much you drink.
Dr Regina thank you so much for posting this recommendations about alcohol Jim
Further to my previous comment i am now 71 years of age and drinking like a demon! I went cold turkey successfully between 2009 and 2019 but unfortunately gradually lapsed and then totally relapsed in 21/22. Trying very hard to moderate from a daily bottle of JD or Vodka to a 4 pack of 4% Bundaberg lemon squash of late. God damn biggest battle I’ve ever encountered in my entire life! Yes I’ve tried AA to no avail 👎🏼 I’ll close there. That’s my story in a nutshell. Any comments more than welcome 🙏
I don't know man. I was sober in AA for two years and went back on it. I was a barfly no exercise all aches and pains I got so fed up I stopped going to the bar and stopped smoking weed. I took up Tai chi and turned it around I met a beautiful woman but I stopped going to Tai chi. Of course I started drinking again. I'm in hospital I've got a stomach problem I'm going home tomorrow I've been drinking too much lately although I haven't had a drop in three weeks I'm starting to train with my partner again when I get home. I'm 62 years old. I know it's worth it. I wish you well bud.
I highly recommend The Freedom Model, it saved my life after decades of drinking. #thefreedommodel
@thefreedommodel
Men , three a day ! 😱 Thats a lot of booze !!
I’m so thrilled I found your channel! I’m a big UA-camr. I always joke with my family and tell them I went to the UA-cam University because I’ve learned so much on this platform. Since the pandemic, we’ve had a situation developing with my elderly mother who is 84. The drinking has escalated. My sister, my brother-in-law and myself have to buckle down and figure out how to address this situation because I believe she’s on a self-destructive path. We are all very apprehensive about it. Long story short ….we’re very concerned. I just subscribed to your channel and I look forward to delving into your material. Thank you!
Great Channel:
Because you use US measures for safe limits in Uk and Europe is:
It's recommended to drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week, spread across 3 days or more. That's around 6 medium (175ml) glasses of wine, or 6 pints of 4% beer. There's no completely safe level of drinking, but sticking within these guidelines lowers your risk of harming your health.
I have no one other than alcohol. I have two choices stay at home or go to the bar and talk to people. After 5 pm where else can I meet people. Not sure where you live but that is my reality.
Precisely. Leaving the question open as what is too much drinking for a moment. What pleasures are left to one in old age? Are the few extra months of life on the end worth living like an ascetic? I think not. Problem with all these advice videos is the conflation between “problem drinking” and “normal” drinking. Soon as I hear folk talk about hang overs and headaches and such, I agree with them-knock it off. But then the ones who have a couple of drinks and watch the news or have dinner begin to chime in promoting abstinence. To that effect, I actually stopped drinking as a test of my “addiction”. I figured, you folk are so adamant, perhaps I’m fooling myself-addicts do that I’m told. Over a month now and no discernible effect. No cravings, no real benefit either, except I may have gained a few pounds. (?) Do what works best for you. If you’re old like I am, enjoy what life is left to you. Good luck.
@@johnluiten3686 Well said!
Bars sell alcohol free drinks
@@dcgallin And I drink them. But not all the time.
@@alannorman4097 pity, much better to socialise without hangovers the next day
Totally informative video. I'll check to see your newer videos as we now know that there are totally different recommendations for alcohol consumption in late 2023 compared to when you made this video.
🏃♂️💨📱 ...Following at 65. Not drinking. Yes cancer+ other stuff that you mentioned.
You look 30
Hi! I just found your channel! Its so wonderful that you talk about this!
People don't like hearing about this topic but its so important and I commend you!
You should also do skincare videos!! Your skin is beautiful 🥰
Good video, thanks!!
Great information 🔥
rink a lot. I am fine at 66. I am drinking age so why the overreaction Doc?😉😉
3 drinks a day is insane ! Lol
Here I am at 32....I'm just trying to be preparing
Only alcohol will keep you young Regina.
What is "a drink" in ounces?
How about drinking Redwine in moderation ? They said Redwine has many health benefits.
Good question. This was previously thought to be the case but the research has shown that the risks of drinking red wine outweigh the benefits. The global council on brain health recommends no alcohol (even red wine) for a healthy brain and body.
Health benefits are most likely because of compounds found in red grapes, separate from the alcohol.