tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post7239064158213236042..comments2024-02-20T15:17:48.594+11:00Comments on A.E.Brain: I'll Drink to That!Zoe Brainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-88149093302475268772009-01-07T21:13:00.000+11:002009-01-07T21:13:00.000+11:00Jo has a good point. There are reasons why people ...Jo has a good point. There are reasons why people don't drink - cultural/ religious prohibition, tendency to addiction, chronic liver disease of non-alcohol etiology, medication that doesn't mix well with EtOH, low-grade gastric discomfort, tendency to have migraines, too cheap or poor or fussy to shell out bucks for EtOH, doesn't like taste, doesn't want empty calories, and undoubtedly many more.<BR/><BR/>One common observation is that heavy drinkers tend to have less severe atherosclerosis than occasional drinkers or non-drinkers. By "heavy drinker", I mean >=3 units/day for women, >=6 units/day for men.<BR/><BR/>NancyP<BR/><BR/>You are fortunate that you have had so few fuckwit visitors like Anon above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-11757077928933106702009-01-07T20:01:00.000+11:002009-01-07T20:01:00.000+11:00In a discussion with a psych researcher years ago ...In a discussion with a psych researcher years ago (can't remember which one though - I have worked with a few of them) they pointed out that people that don't drink *at all* usually do so for a reason, often their own past addiction or that of a parent. Either of these could have a direct or indirect effect on their cognitive performance or early development.<BR/><BR/>So by including people who have decided not to drink, you are automatically introducing confounding factors. A better design would be either to just compare performance of those who drink different amounts, or better still, to randomly assign participants to drinking/non-drinking groups - but then you don't know how long they have to maintain that amount to reflect it in their performance (and how could you trust them to stick to it??). Aaah, human subjects.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting us into your fascinating life, Zoe.<BR/>Warmly, Jo MacD.Jo MacDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748013514067930282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-3660690332331516752009-01-06T23:39:00.000+11:002009-01-06T23:39:00.000+11:00A good place to start is Annus Mirabilis, and the ...A good place to start is <A HREF="http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2006/05/annus-mirabilis.html" REL="nofollow">Annus Mirabilis</A>, and the posts I've made every May 4th since then.<BR/><BR/>We still know as little about the mechanisms as we did then, we've just eliminated all the well-understood possibilities. It's now down to either a genetic glitch we know nothing about, or a really spectacular "conversion syndrome", another area that's a medical mystery rather than an explanation.Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-60636177949843829232009-01-06T15:45:00.000+11:002009-01-06T15:45:00.000+11:00This is such an interesting blog. A commenter on m...This is such an interesting blog. A commenter on my site just linked me to this post, and I'm just now looking through your archives. I'm fascinated. I write about sex and gender, primarily, and am grateful for your interesting perspective that you lend to those issues.The Sexisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839585139562342656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-39077369202944232262009-01-06T11:09:00.000+11:002009-01-06T11:09:00.000+11:00Anne O'Namus - thanks for the good wishes, though ...Anne O'Namus - thanks for the good wishes, though you do have the pronoun wrong.<BR/><BR/>In the 3 1/2 years since transition, with over 1000 posts and many thousands of comments, yours is the first to be disrespectful and demeaning. However, even then, you appear to want the best for me by suggesting I "get help".<BR/><BR/>What kind of help would you suggest?<BR/><BR/>If you read through the many posts, you'll see I've had medical help from psychiatrists - who have pronounced me mentally undamaged by my disconcerting experience - the best endocrinologists on the planet, plus the usual GPs, pathologists, genetic testers, medical imagers with ultrasounds and MRI scanners, surgeons... I think I can say that I've had about as much help as medical science can provide.<BR/><BR/>I've also received help and advice from many people, Intersexed and Transsexed, in similar unusual situations.<BR/><BR/>It's not all been one way though. I've tried to give back just a fraction of what I've received, by giving talks to medical and psychology students on the subject. I've also helped some who are IS or TS, as they can attest to.<BR/><BR/>I've received help from the Bishop of Durham, a former teacher of mine (and to whom many thanks), on the moral issues involved. Despite repeated attempts to get similar advice from the Catholic hierarchy, they have remained silent so far.<BR/><BR/>So Anne, what additional help do you think I need?Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-41684783337762892722009-01-06T07:06:00.000+11:002009-01-06T07:06:00.000+11:00Mr. Brain... You're a sick faggot get help.Mr. Brain... You're a sick faggot get help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com