I stopped drinking all alcohol about 21 years ago. No, I am not an alcoholic, but suddenly I realized I was participating in behavior that made me feel unwell and thought it would be best to stop. I also realized it was a way of checking out and I didnt want to check out. I wanted to feel every moment of my life, painful or pleasurable. They both hels ( and hold) equal importance to me. After stopping that, and stopping smoking cigarrettes, yes, I smoked, I began the journey of really changing my health around.

Now, all of these years later, I am so glad I did. It has paid off in so many ways. Spiritually, phycically, and aesthetically. I definitely feel like my aging process would have been much more expeditious had I not stopped. Back then, I did not look very healthy. And now I feel like I am much healthier in appearance than I would have been if I had not stopped those bad habits.

In the process of understanding the impact this has had on my own life, spending the last almost 17 years watching others drink or not drink has really assisted me in understanding the profound impact that drinking has on a paerson's physiology.

People I think think I am a prude or judgemental in some way regarding this subject. I really am not. I only try and encourage optimal health, which, I think is harder to reach when consuming. This article discusses why. Someone sent this to me to share:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031114949.htm

Dr.M

Dr.M