I always had this thought - that drinking alcohol would keep the blood thin and help prevent such diseases like Alzheimers - thinking that thin blood would flush out the brain - well I see that a recent medical study appears to confirm that drinking a little alcohol does indeed prevent this disease - maybe vinegar would do the same since it also thins the blood - also garlic - when I hear that someone has Alzheimers I always try to find out if the person drank or not - so far I don't know of anyone that drank getting this disease - in fact the more a peson drank the sharper they seemed when they bit the dust -