http://www.thirdage.com/ usually has interesting, educational, and motivational articles for middle-aged people. However, today’s message contained the following news:”Study: Wine is Worse for the Brain Than BeerDrinking too much wine damages the brain more than beer or spirits, scientists have discovered. New research on the long-term effects of heavy drinking shows that one area of the brains of wine drinkers was smaller than that of other people studied who drank different drinks in greater amounts.The ground-breaking study shows that the hippocampus, the part of the brain involved in memory, spatial tasks and many other functions, was more than 10 percent smaller in those whose favorite drink was wine than in those who favored beer.”As a result of this information, I have only one decision to make: Stop reading articles like this. – See more at: http://www.test.elaineambrose.com/blog/fri-04042008-1038#sthash.ElCwvELq.dpuf