New Posts For Thread: Alcohol: A tonic and a poisonhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poisonAccording to a paper published by the Harvard School of Public Health, alcohol is both a tonic and a poison:www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/wha...Its consumption can be very beneficial for us. For example, new studies have shown that drinking aOh, and when we were young we misquoted Nash with : wine is fine, but liquor is quicker.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514817219#514817219Oh, and when we were young we misquoted Nash with : wine is fine, but liquor is quicker.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:46:21 -0600"Beer just makes you pee."Or as the crudity went when we were really young--it doesn't have to change color.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514817189#514817189"Beer just makes you pee."Or as the crudity went when we were really young--it doesn't have to change color.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:45:05 -0600Then have another. Drinks should be taken in twos. Beer just makes you pee.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514816247#514816247Then have another. Drinks should be taken in twos. Beer just makes you pee.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:02:54 -0600Exactly. At least three ounces are required.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514816211#514816211Exactly. At least three ounces are required.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:00:52 -0600I love a glass of red, but I have trouble sometimes stopping at just one!beer too is supposed to have different but beneficial properties. I am thinking it was not that long ago that people thought beer was beneficial for children. I had a boss abouhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514814411#514814411I love a glass of red, but I have trouble sometimes stopping at just one!beer too is supposed to have different but beneficial properties. I am thinking it was not that long ago that people thought beer was beneficial for children. I had a boss abouMon, 09 Jan 2012 19:34:03 -0600Aspirin would not be OTC if marketed today for the first time. The most common cause of pediatric overdose death is maternal prenatal vitamins. Dihydrogen oxide is critical for life but can death if inhaled or overdosed. Dose can be everything.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514751743#514751743Aspirin would not be OTC if marketed today for the first time. The most common cause of pediatric overdose death is maternal prenatal vitamins. Dihydrogen oxide is critical for life but can death if inhaled or overdosed. Dose can be everything.Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:15:31 -0600Most Medications have some unwanted side Effects ...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514743421#514743421Most Medications have some unwanted side Effects ...Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:51:12 -0600Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker. (Ogden Nash) And then there's Dorothy Parker:I wish I could drink like a ladyI can take one or two at the mostThree and I'm under the tableFour and I'm under the hosthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514732181#514732181Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker. (Ogden Nash) And then there's Dorothy Parker:I wish I could drink like a ladyI can take one or two at the mostThree and I'm under the tableFour and I'm under the hostSat, 07 Jan 2012 22:09:01 -0600Interesting since absinthe has been illegal in the USA from 1912 to 1970. I guess that made it all that much sweeter.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514731477#514731477Interesting since absinthe has been illegal in the USA from 1912 to 1970. I guess that made it all that much sweeter.Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:36:32 -0600The French and Italians drink wine to complement good food.The Scots, on the other hand, invented whisky because the food there is so bad...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28827061/Alcohol:_A_tonic_and_a_poison?post_id=514730343#514730343The French and Italians drink wine to complement good food.The Scots, on the other hand, invented whisky because the food there is so bad...Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:48:17 -0600