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Red Wine as Medicine — You'd Only Need 263 Glasses a Day: DEBUNKED!

Bernd — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:05:11 +0000

The beverage industry has a remarkable talent: it can package a neurotoxin so it sounds like medicine:
"A glass of red wine a day protects your heart!"
"Beer delivers valuable vitamins, and hops even fight cancer!"

The math works out — as long as you generously ignore the required dosage and a few other pesky details.

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Alcohol and Breast Cancer — How Much Drinking Really Raises the Risk

Bernd — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:55:55 +0000

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. And alcohol is one of the very few risk factors you can actually do something about. Yet the connection between wine, beer, cocktails, and breast cancer is surprisingly little known. A brand-new meta-analysis from 2026 now delivers the most comprehensive review of the evidence to date — and the numbers are unambiguous.

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The Beer Belly: The Problem Has Many Nicknames

Bernd — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:34:46 +0000

Homer Simpson carries one around. It has pet names, its own jokes, and a permanent place in the self-image of many men. “Spare tire,” “pot belly,” “beer gut,” “keg” — just a few of its aliases. But the beer belly is anything but a harmless companion. It’s the visible symptom of a metabolism that went off the rails a long time ago. How it develops — and how to get it under control.

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The Jellinek Model: A Century-Old Theory Built on Shaky Data Falls Apart

Bernd Guzek, MD/PhD — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:37:42 +0000

E. M. Jellinek shaped decades of addiction treatment with his disease model of alcoholism — based on 98 questionnaires from AA members only, with no control group. Women were tossed out from the start because their responses were “too erratic and disorderly.” Modern large-scale studies paint a completely different picture.

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Outpatient Alcohol Withdrawal: Who It’s Safe For — and Who Needs a Clinic

Bernd Guzek, MD/PhD — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:34:11 +0000

Millions believe alcohol withdrawal only ever means two options: a hospital bed or dangerous self-detox. The truth is more nuanced — outpatient alcohol withdrawal is medically appropriate for most people, while a smaller group genuinely needs round-the-clock care. Here’s how to tell which group you’re in.

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Relapse isn't a character flaw. It's biology.

Bernd Guzek, MD/PhD — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:16:18 +0000

During a craving, your prefrontal cortex powers down - and the ancient lizard in your brain's basement grabs the wheel. "Just for today" feels like a decision. It isn't.

Anyone calling this a moral failing has no clue.

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RE: Once a Month Is Enough — How Binge Drinking Damages the Liver

Bernd Guzek, MD/PhD — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:28:17 +0000

@bobm Unfortunately. It's probably a common misconception that this is how you protect your liver...

Name your addiction memory — then tell it where to go

Bernd — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:44:08 +0000

Name your addiction memory: The Booze Goblin. The Wine Witch. The Beer Troll. Chardonnay Charlie. Sir Drinks-a-Lot. Whatever fits. Feel free to make it nastier than what's printable here.

Find out why it works!

RE: Once a Month Is Enough — How Binge Drinking Damages the Liver

BobM — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:41:20 +0000

Impressive data ...

Exhausted After Quitting Alcohol? Why the Fatigue Is Actually a Good Sign

Bernd — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:32:05 +0000

You quit drinking and expect more energy, better sleep, a clearer head. Instead you get crushing fatigue. Zero motivation. The feeling of wading through thick fog. This exhaustion crash hits almost everyone coming off a longer stretch of drinking – and it's not a sign of weakness. It's the opposite: your body has started cleaning up the mess.

Here's why