alcohol
"Until the rise of the coffeehouse, the entire population was effectively drunk all day"
The reason: Until coffee and tea became popular, "alcohol was the daytime drink of choice," he told the TED Global conference in Oxford on Tuesday. Water wasn't safe to drink, so wine, beer or gin was a better choice for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
"Until the rise of the coffeehouse, the entire population was effectively drunk all day," Johnson said in a talk aimed at explaining how ideas get started. "If you switched from a depressant to a stimulant in your life, you would have better ideas."
For health!
Oh, ok...
"A new study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease suggests a protective effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of Alzheimer's disease, particularly in women who do not smoke."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100524072901.htm
Drinking and Exercise
Good reasons to exercise and imbibe, and a fun way to do both at once...
"People who neither drink alcohol nor exercise have a 30-49 per cent higher risk of heart disease than those who either drink, exercise or both."
