– The following statement by Dr. Brett Osborn, Section Chief of Neurosurgery at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Palm Beach, Florida, is excerpted from Fox News, Apr. 18, 2025:

 “In my longevity practice, we are constantly harping on the fact that alcohol is just not good for you. It’s a toxin [poison]. I know the age-old adage that you can have a drink or two a day and it’s good for your heart. No, it’s not. It’s not good for your heart. It’s not good for your brain. It’s not good for your waistline. Anything alcohol touches–your throat, your larynx, your esophagus, your stomach, your bowels, your rectum–those are all being exposed to a toxin. … 

“It contributes to metabolic dysfunction and visceral fat accumulation and increases the likelihood of type 2 diabetes. [Earlier this year the Surgeon General issued a warning that alcohol is a carcinogen, associated with higher rates of liver, breast, esophageal, colon and head/neck cancers–even with low levels of consumption.] … Alcohol is a neurotoxin that disrupts neurotransmission, promotes neuroinflammation, and has been directly linked to an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. … 

“We know that if someone has more than seven drinks a week, one drink per day, they are an alcoholic. One drink per day, you are to a degree dependent upon it. I don’t want it for my patients. I don’t use it myself. It’s bad. Get rid of it.” 

Proverbs 20:1 – “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”

 (Friday Church News Notes, May 30, 2025, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)