Dr. Gary Steinberg
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And I don't know if you've kept up, but in the past few months, there have been several articles published saying โ
No alcohol is good.
But then you have to balance that against the fact that alcohol, for many people, tends to relieve stress.
So if you're relieving stress, maybe it counteracts any adverse effects.
So complicated issue.
But my theory is moderation is the key to life.
And happiness also, we know, promotes longevity.
Yeah, it's a great question.
And there's a lot of interesting concussion now.
I got very involved in this back in the 90s because I was the 49ers neurosurgeon for a decade from 1990 to 2000.
How were they doing at that point?
Oh, they were in Super Bowl contention.
In fact, I took care of Steve Young.
Yeah, Steve's a great guy and a really smart guy.
In fact, he has a law degree from Brigham Young.
Steve was quarterback then and they were in Super Bowl contention and Steve had had some concussions and I actually sent him back to play when he recovered.
So you can examine someone and get a...
decent idea of how they're recovering from a concussion.
Steve, unfortunately, had a bad concussion at one point, and he ended up retiring, which was the smartest thing, I think, for him in the end.
And he's become very involved with