How about this question, which PDers should really be asking: Is alcohol compatible with optimal health?
I say absolutely not.
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Like stated above, alcohol is a poison, and is detrimental to both your body and mind, and spiritual clarity as well.
Who is drinking primarily because they think it is beneficial to their health? Has anyone started drinking in order to be healthier?
Cardiovascular benefit comes from about a hundred different healthy things you can add to your regimen; drinking alcohol for some supposed benefit to your heart is not worth the damage to your liver or brain.
And you guys probably know that already, right?