Medicinal Purpose!

girls smoke cigars too! Mary K. and I in Louisiana!

3 S's= Steelhead,Senyo and a Stogie!

My Argentinian buddies!

Juri and I and a little

Alcohol has been used medicinally throughout recorded history; its medicinal properties are mentioned 191 times in the Old and New Testaments. As early as the turn of the century there was evidence that moderate consumption of alcohol was associated with a decrease in the risk of heart attack. And the evidence of health benefits of moderate consumption has continued to grow over time.

The health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption have long been known. One of the earliest scientific studies on the subject was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1904.
Reviews of research evidence report a strong, consistent relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and reduction in cardiovascular disease in general and coronary artery disease in particular.On the basis of its extensive review of research, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reported that moderate drinkers have the greatest longevity. It also found that moderate drinking is beneficial to heart health, resulting in a sharp decrease in heart disease risk (40%-60%). This is important because cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, and heart disease kills about one million Americans each and every year.

I've been known to partake in moderate drinking from time to time, especially on my fishing trips. In this case...I was cold and those tiny glasses of scotch really helped deliver a sense of warmth all over. The cognac wasn't bad either!

I also really enjoy drinking from a flask..I don't really know why, but it just tastes better when a drink comes from a flask held deep inside my wading jacket.

Apparantly moderate drinking is good for your health but I am sure smoking cigars delivers no health benefits.(unless you count being devoured by bugs life threatening) I am certainly not a cigar connoisseur but I have been known to light up on the stream occasionally. I really hate the taste of cigars but I do it to keep the bugs away. I have found this very affective with mosquitos in Alaska and black flies in Maine. I don't waste money on good quality cigars, after all I am using it as deet!