as brandy is taken in winters to keep warm,is it good to take alcohol as beer twice or thrice a week?i have heard that taking liquor in such limited quantities is beneficial for health.
204871
read this medical information.  It gives you information on the benefits as well as risks.  It gives you both sides of it.
423948
No way, gin is one of the least calorific drinks you can have.  Unless you've been chugging it back per gallon it shouldnt be anymore than if you drank a few iced teas or something, or unless you've been mixing it with coke or lots of syrupy stuff.
430027
You can drink ANYTHING your heart desires! BUT.. and i repeat BUT, DO NOT... drink while taking your pain killers!!!!! That could be suicidal, if you do. Your asking for trouble, if you drink alcohol while taking (ANY) your pain meds! SO DONT.... do both!!!!!!
374247
As an adult, you know that mixing alcohol with any medications is ill-advised. Alcohol can potentiate some medications and the combination can produced bad effects. While I appreciate your discomfort, one needs to be patient. Most common viral infections last only about two weeks at the most, and many begin to loosen their grip in only a few days. Try warm baths both for the heat and also to induce relaxation. Warm drinks such as hot chocolate may help. Drink lots of fluids. Use drugs sparingly or only by your physician's advice. Many people overdose on pain medications and increase their headaches and discomfort. Avoid greasy food as with many illnesses, the oily foods tend to cause a general loss of appetite. Light foods such as ice cream, broths, jello and such are better tolerated. Also do as I do, enjoy your disease!  When you recover, you will learn how great good health is. Why are you beating your head against the wall? Because it feels so good when I stop!!!
60318
I drink it weekly and find it is somewhat addictive like coffee.  Besides the extra calories, there are no studies that suggest that drinking one a day is hazardous to your health, but like anything else, everything in moderation is the key.  Watch out for the addictive properties, ensure you're physically active and have a good diet.  Check with your Doctor for further consultation.
577716
Diet, caffeine free, pepsi. Sure it's boring, but my beer days are over. Trying to cut down on the iced tea. By the way, do you notice how many people say ice tea and how many say iced tea?\nSeems about 50/50 to me. Might make a good question, your welcome to give it a try.
68602
You sound like a person who thrives on stress....one beer a night and you are ready to join AA?  Chill, relax, and enjoy that beer (and maybe even two).\n\nRemember alcoholics go to meetings, drinkers go to bars!  lol\n\nAND remember to laugh....what a stress reliever!
484968
Yes - for the residents, not the staff!\n\nIt's usually ok for a person to have a drink or two, unless they have a history of alcoholism, and depending on what meds they're on.\n\nIt's quite common for residents to have a glass of Guinness or a drink of punch sometimes.  As long as there's no health or safety risk, there's no problem.
196484
Yes, I do - friends took me out drinking. Ended up drinking way too much - 21 shots of random stuff. Got home, alternated between passing out and vomiting for 3 days. I really do not recommend this as a way of celebrating your 21st birthday. I think I was pretty lucky I was vomiting or I could have easily died of alcohol poisoning.
482949
OK when I had it, both my partner and I had to take the medication.  I took it like I was supposed to, but my partner was a beer drinker and alcohol makes the medication not work right.  So he drank beer with his medicine.  I ended up having to take the medication again because my symptoms came back.  (Lucky him, he never had symptoms!)  \nI guess what I'm trying to say is, if you take the medicine correctly, you should make a full recovery.
377252
It's never ever ever a good idea to mix drinks or drugs or both together... it just intensivies the effects. Because alcohol can make you sleepy and woozy and drowzy, and so can sleeping pills, the effect will be waaaaay too much for your body to handle and you might go into shock... that happened to one of my school mates and she had to get her stomach pumped :( not a pleasant story.
557472
Bad idea to drink yet.  Alcohol tends to thin the blood and it could cause blood clots that have occured in the pockets where your teeth were to open up and you could start bleeding.
566751
In a word:  NO\n\nI think your friend's story of a man having an accident the day after he stopped drinking is pure coincidence.  Alcoholic problems are usually described in the sense when drinking effects (poorly) other areas of your life.  So if you are talking about drinking in excess before you go to sleep and likely suffering a hang over or having not enough real sleep, it will likely make it very difficult to perform your job the next day.  \n\nStudies have shown that drinking a glass of wine a day keeps the doctor away.
290468
In the book of James we are told to "confess your sins, one to another".  This is also one of the ways people get sober and stay that way in AA. We put our shortcomings into perspective and get our guilt out. So yes appropriate, at least at times, and certainly usefull for spiritual health.
468063
That is too much.  I would stick to one beer a night at the most or 2 beer a night every other night.  I know a lot of guys have two or more everyday they get home from work, but then by the time they are thirty or forty they do have a drinking problem and have to give up all alcohol altogether.  And they lose there jobs, smash their cars, break up with their wives, etc.
99482
Well, I've read that a drink(wine or beer) or two a day is actually good for your heart. Marijuana is helpful to some people who are being treated with chemotherapy or people with glaucoma. But moderation is the key with anything. In my opinion, alcohol is just as dangerous or even more so than alot of the other drugs that are illegal. Heck, alcohol is the only one where the withdrawls can actually kill you as oppose to any other drug.
494857
Funny, but when you started typing you actually almost made sense. By your fourth drink, however, the end of your question just became a bunch of stuttering confusion.  I guess it's true - alcohol just clouds the mind...such a shame to waste what was once a beautiful thing. Sorry about your luck!