LI Diver
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Although you seem to mean that as a joke, it is truer than you think.
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Yeh RD it was a bit tongue in cheek and I was wondering if someone would chime in!
I know the human body is no where as simple as my simple mind works but it is hard to not make the connection for anyone who has grabbed a bottle of rubbing alcohol to use as a degreaser in a pinch (or on purpose). Add to that news flashes on major networks like "could moderate alcohol consumption be good for your health" details at 11. I like you previously (or maybe even less) only consume a dozen servings or less of alcohol a year. I was thinking of adding a shot of something at bedtime as a preventative measure also having cardiac risk factors such as family history,mild type 2 diabetes and obesity. I sometimes take tylenol or an anti inflammatory before bed when my back acts up so that I can get a decent sleep and was thinking of trying the 1 drink method instead. The things that have stopped me are 1) I have two teenage children (15&17) who so far have lived in a household where no one smokes or drinks and the thought of them seeing me taking a shot before bed or smelling it on my breath kinda bothers me. 2) I take a statin at bedtime and while it only warns of excessive alcohol use I'm leery of taking them in a close proximity of time. 3) I often wonder on studies like these is it the effect of the compound (alcohol in this case) or the physiology or some other factor of the person who craves the self medication or lifestyle that is really causing the results?