Thanks to everyone who replied to my surprise hangover thread. Still very tired today. I'd rather let the thread die so am not bumping it to say thanks to evryone, but am saying thanks here, since I have a new question which is a new thread in itself.
When I don't have alcohol, I don't miss it, and since our tolerance for alcohol just goes down and down and down as we get older, I think I might just give it up altogether. I've only ever had wine with a large meal - I've never drunk it on its own, and I never think about alcohol when I don't have it, so I don't think giving it up would be hard at all. After this hangover, it just isn't worth it, especially if you can't really predict how it will affect you. (As Maccers wrote, there are multiple factors on any given day.) I hadn't eaten or drunk much that day and I was dehydrated, and simply not paying attention, and I don't want that to happen again. Seems like the simplest and safest thing just to give it up.
However, I keep reading that moderate amounts of red wine are good for heart health. BUT, there seems to be no research on whether it's healthier to not drink at all or healthier to drink red wine moderately. We don't seem to know which option is best. We also don't know if red grape juice would do the trick, without the alcohol.
Does anyone know if zero alcohol or moderate red wine is the healthiest choice?
It's only just occurred to me that we should listen to our bodies. Ever since being very young, my body has never got on with alcohol or a lot of fats like cream and sweets (when I eat this kind of fat, it upsets my stomach - I have had IBS for many years, like my mother.)
It seems to me that our bodies probably all have things that don't agree with us - the medical term would probably be that some people metablize different kids of foods differently, and those differences are probably genetic. I read that 25% of heavy drinkers feel no hangover, and that this is probably genetically determined.
Well. I guess it's never too late to listen to the unique needs of your body. Better late than never. But does anyone know whether a little alcohol or no alcohol is best?
Among people here who used to drink, but who gave it up, I'm interested to know the motivation, if you're comfortable sharing.
Thanks!
J.
When I don't have alcohol, I don't miss it, and since our tolerance for alcohol just goes down and down and down as we get older, I think I might just give it up altogether. I've only ever had wine with a large meal - I've never drunk it on its own, and I never think about alcohol when I don't have it, so I don't think giving it up would be hard at all. After this hangover, it just isn't worth it, especially if you can't really predict how it will affect you. (As Maccers wrote, there are multiple factors on any given day.) I hadn't eaten or drunk much that day and I was dehydrated, and simply not paying attention, and I don't want that to happen again. Seems like the simplest and safest thing just to give it up.
However, I keep reading that moderate amounts of red wine are good for heart health. BUT, there seems to be no research on whether it's healthier to not drink at all or healthier to drink red wine moderately. We don't seem to know which option is best. We also don't know if red grape juice would do the trick, without the alcohol.
Does anyone know if zero alcohol or moderate red wine is the healthiest choice?
It's only just occurred to me that we should listen to our bodies. Ever since being very young, my body has never got on with alcohol or a lot of fats like cream and sweets (when I eat this kind of fat, it upsets my stomach - I have had IBS for many years, like my mother.)
It seems to me that our bodies probably all have things that don't agree with us - the medical term would probably be that some people metablize different kids of foods differently, and those differences are probably genetic. I read that 25% of heavy drinkers feel no hangover, and that this is probably genetically determined.
Well. I guess it's never too late to listen to the unique needs of your body. Better late than never. But does anyone know whether a little alcohol or no alcohol is best?
Among people here who used to drink, but who gave it up, I'm interested to know the motivation, if you're comfortable sharing.
Thanks!
J.