Not drinking 3 or 4 days a week for liver health

[William Gaatjes]

Never heard of the Woo school of health, though its really just cell senescence. Every part of your body probably has the capability of living to 120 or so if you are genetically normal. But life ain't easy. Surgery, diet, overwork, lack of exercise, accidents, injury, certain drugs etc. all probably contribute to shortening health/life. As does probably getting sick often. You get worn down. Thats all there is to it.

If i am not mistaken, cells cannot on average divide more than about 50 times. It has something to do with shortening telomeres in the dna. And some parts of our bodies are renewed at an extreme rate while other parts are renewed more slowly. The cells that line the intestines and stomach are renewed the most and fastest if i am not mistaken(It is old data). I think on average, a human gets about 300 grams of new cells in the digestive system every day. Do note that you do not dump 300 grams of flesh every day. The human body is very good at recycling.

Personally, i think the human body could live a lot older if we could synthesize, recycle and maintain the essential nutrients that we now need to take in every day. It is proven that the less you eat, the slower you degenerate.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Well as long as you never let the glass get empty you could still call it "A" drink regardless how much drink has passed though it.

That's usually how I drink wine, I refill before it's empty, so it's still just a glass of wine right? "That's weird, I only had one glass, why is the bottle empty?"

 

[Miramonti]

And that's really the point I was trying to make. In my early 20's I was certainly starting down a bad path and had some very bad lifestyle habits. I was on the wrong end of overweight. My blood pressure was shit. I ate terrible. I drank far too much. I was just not a healthy person in almost any part of my life.

15 years later and I'm in the best shape of my life at the age of 38. I'm competitive at the half marathon and 5k race distances (several placing finishes over the last year). I'm more happy with my body than I've ever been. And I eat and drink things to enjoy them. I love getting the fruit and cheese platters at a restaurant and mixing them with wine to see how they affect the flavor of each other. Love the craft and taste that comes from a perfectly made Old Fashioned. Love the flavor complexity and aroma of a well made stout or belgian ale when it warms up after sitting in a glass for a bit.

I drink alcohol now because I enjoy the qualities that go into it and the profiles that it provides. Instead of having ice cream or some other high calorie desert my wife and I will often pour a glass of wine and throw some raspberries, crackers and cheese on a cutting board and enjoy that while playing a board game or watching a movie.

Some people just can't seem to grasp the concept that people drink because they enjoy it and it enhances other things you consume with it (be that food or social). And that you can do it without going straight to drunk.

I'm impressed. As a runner (currently rehabbing a damaged hamstring tendon at the ischium), I don't think I could recover as well drinking each night. I have years on you which makes recovery tougher, but my goal is to place in my AG locally, and that's one reason I don't like to drink much (along with it makes it harder for me to sleep, is expensive, often tastes poor, and gives me bags under my eyes. )

 

[cavemanmoron]

Luck? You mean, like an ability to not drink?

If you have difficulty not drinking, you should probably discuss that with your doctor.

3-4 beers per Year here for the last 10.