I often talk about the many health benefits of consuming alcohol in moderation—including a lower risk of developing dementia, depression, heart disease, and even Type II diabetes. But some of the [...]
Category: Alcohol
Men and women overcome alcohol problems without going “cold turkey”
Mainstream medicine has done little to really figure out how to help the 9 percent of drinkers who abuse alcohol. Essentially, they just preach total abstention for everyone and anyone. (Even the [...]
Moderate alcohol consumption beats abstinence
Many public health experts adopt an extreme, “all-or-nothing,” prohibitionist approach to anything and everything that might potentially cause harm to some individuals. Especially alcohol. They [...]
More great reasons to ring in the New Year with a toast
Tonight, you may be planning on ringing in the New Year with a cup of cheer, as am I. And why not? We all made it through another challenging year. Which is reason enough to celebrate. Of course, [...]
Cheers! A daily drink helps control this deadly chronic condition
I often report that drinking in moderation has many health benefits. In fact, as I reported yesterday, a new study found that drinking red wine benefits your microbiome, the environment in your [...]
Toast your way to a healthier gut
As you prepare to make some toasts this holiday season, you may want to stock up on one of my favorite alcoholic beverages, as a new study has found it supports gut health. Don’t worry—I’ll tell [...]
A drink (or two!) with dinner reduces your risk of this common lung disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a brutal, chronic lung disease that is thought to afflict up to 24 million Americans, making it the third-leading cause of disease and death in the [...]
Neo-prohibitionists decry supposed “secondhand harms” of alcohol
I recently came across a bogus, new study about the so-called “secondhand harms” of alcohol—that is, the harms caused to others by all people who drink alcohol. And if the term “secondhand” [...]
ALERT: Are you drinking poison with your dinner?
I often warn about the significant dangers of glyphosate — better known as one of the main ingredients in Roundup®. It’s sprayed on genetically modified crops, intended to keep “weeds” away — but [...]
Live longer while ignoring government warnings about “bad habits”
According to a very interesting new study, the key to living a long life has nothing to do with abiding by government-backed regulations — like giving up meat or alcohol. If you ask me, all this [...]