Anyone one drink Alcohol????

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Permalink Reply by Morn on July 23, 2008 at 11:36pm

I have the occasional glass of red wine. Maybe 1 glass once every week or two so not very often, but I like to feel like I have an option to do so when going out with friends or a nice romantic dinner, etc.

I have changed my lifestyle so much that it seems it is so hard to eat out and socialize with people without a hassle and sometimes it is just nice to at least be able to enjoy an occasional drink with friends. I try to buy organic red wine without sulfites for at home.

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Permalink Reply by Andie on July 24, 2008 at 1:57am

i say don't do it if you're looking to getting trashed instead of just a buzz. if you're gnna get fucked up, do it right. try some harder stuff like prescription pills, make sure street stuff is "safe," don't overdo it, and drink smoothies all of the next day :) . it's great, though you're not gnna feel 100% duh...
this has been working for me for a while. you can have fun/feel crazy amazing things on drugs and then resume to feeling great in real life :p- the best of both worlds!!!
with alc it's just feeling GROSS the next day...

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Permalink Reply by svelte_in_la on March 5, 2009 at 3:37am

Starting to agree with you. At least it's calorie/sugar-free. I used to drink straight vodka 2x/week, like 2 or 3 glasses just to socialize. Now that I'm even more raw than before, I don't yearn for it. Also, I worry so much about gaining weight.

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Permalink Reply by Andie on July 24, 2008 at 1:59am

ps- ah i hope this doesn't sound corrupting/like bad advice on a healthy website, i'm just being honest! can't be uber-healthy all the time, there are other experiences our minds deserve a chance at while on earth. experience everything!! healthiness, sadness, lust, opiates, good and bad :)

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Permalink Reply by Darrick on July 24, 2008 at 5:42am

abstinence....Straight Edge rules!
Been there done that and learned its not for me.

how about you Chris?

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Permalink Reply by Raw Artist, Alice Mason on July 24, 2008 at 6:01am

I drink occasionally but I am aware of the toxins, pesticides in booze. I only drink white wine. Red gives me migraines. Sometimes it is nice to change one's cosciousness a little. But equally I think booze is probably the most toxic drug on earth, so I am aware of the paradox. But I don't want to be a purist, well not yet at least!

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Permalink Reply by Vicky Ewbank on July 24, 2008 at 6:22am

Yup, I have to agree with DurianRider! I get my high's from living in the moment now. Booze - it's a mug's game, innit? Done the drink, done the drugs, never been so far away from what makes me truely happy. Now I enjoy conversations with sober people, and revel in feeling the clarity of the present - whatever that may be for the day. So, Tee total and drug free for 6 years. Clarity is too precious to loose.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew J on July 24, 2008 at 8:51am

I used to drink a lot more when I was young (as did so many people). I'd be out at the pub 3 or 4 nights a week when I was 18, and I'd probably have 4 or 5 pints of beer each of those nights. As I got older I started to go out less often but drink more at home; 2 or 3 large cans of beer (about 2.5 pints) a night, most nights. This was still the case up to about 10 years ago when I first switched from cans to bottles (all that aluminium in the cans leeching into your beer - yuk!) and gradually reduced my alcohol intake. I don't drink much at all now, but that's just because I don't seem to fancy alcohol like I used to. The odd glass of wine is nice.

I am going to a sort of reunion thing in a few weeks time and I will have a few beers there, but I'll be drinking water before I go and will alternate between beer and water whilst I'm there, not forgetting a little more water before bedtime to combat dehydration and avoid any ill effects. The pub sells organic cider and beer anyway, so that's a positive.

I think I've just learned to have as good a time without booze. I certainly don't miss it. Mind you, there's a cold organic cider in the fridge at home and it's a lovely warm day.... ;o)

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Merlino on July 24, 2008 at 9:08am

coming from an italian family...they drank enough for me and future generations...not in a bad way but wine at dinner...liquor after dinner drinks...cocktail before...so...never got into drinking..i was always a diet pepsie gal...now since raw its smoothies, juices, kombucha and water..yes..im boring...haha..so not!!..raw hugs..oh and my gpa always had a shot of scotch..."to keep my bones moving, grandpa"...as he would say...he died at 96 yrs young with not a prob...he was on no meds and his blood work was amazing...no chol..no nothing...he was disease free...i miss being called gpa..haha..

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Permalink Reply by Chris Lake on July 24, 2008 at 5:38pm

The last time i drank red wine, I had 3 glasses and the next morning i had a horrible migraine headache. I used to get them once every other month from the age of 10-17. In my 20's Ive only gotten one every couple of years. I don't know the cause, but i'm turned off to red wine for the time being. I drink on the occasion. a couple times a year. Less is best for me though...

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Permalink Reply by Mica on August 21, 2008 at 3:06pm

Let me guess it was probably non organic wine?
The alcohol is bad enough in itself but the problem with wine is that if it is not organic it's absolutely loaded with all sorts of nasty chemicals....(do some research into it)
I don't touch that stuff anymore for that reason, it used to give me headaches too and make me feel REALLY toxic the next day.

I only do high quality organic if and it's a completely different experience

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Permalink Reply by Erin on July 24, 2008 at 6:14pm

Red wine doesn't taste as good to me anymore, but I still love reisling and gewurztrminer. I rarely drink, though, and when I do, it's one glass. Otherwise, I get indigestion and achy legs the next day.

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