I know that this is an older thread, but I'm trying to bump it. Alcohol dehydrates EVERYTHING in our bodies, and it robs us of the nutrition needed to function on both a physical and mental level. Every time I feed the beast, i notice it. I notice small differences in a week of abstinence that seem to really pick up the pace (for the better in about 2.) I know that everyone is different and has their own eating, medication, or activity schedule. But, the bottom line is that alcohol does harm. I have an issue with occasional 2 day slips. The camel's back breaks, but I am not a camel. This all seems so silly to me. Alcohol hurts so many people, but we literally walk past it in every store in the U.S. I'm not calling for prohibition, but I feel very awkward and ashamed even shopping for lunch box fruit. I can't unsee the abundance of booze. I don't want it there.