More Good News Everyone!

Alcohol is good for you! But only in moderation. This fact is best illustrated by the J-curve, which suggests that not drinking at all and heavy daily intoxication are equally dangerous for you and your health. Suck it teetotalers (read: Utah)! Regardless, it appears that the range of 1-50 g/d is the healthiest for you, which is equal to 1-4 drinks per day. Even at my most debaucherous  I usually don't go 4+ drinks more than once or twice a month.

However, the most successful drinking plan involves lower levels of intoxication for a longer period of time. Which means you shouldn't drink more than 1 drink/hour. Which means! I get to drink for four hours! Every day! Good thing I start with dinner. 

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Good News: i'm not a heavy alcohol user.

I fall somewhere in between binge and heavy drinking. Thanks science!

Gotta Catch 'Em All

I only have to collect heart, kidney, liver, and lung disease before I win something!

Got my flu shot today. It was actually awesome for two reasons: 1) it was the first time I ever got to check yes to the question: "Are you a healthcare worker?" and 2) needles just keep getting smaller! It was literally painless.

It was also, somehow, free. So thanks America, for always having my back (it's the least you could do after you presumably gave me asthma.... we need cleaner air damn it!!!) But still, Walgreens' Pharmacy, specifically at my Walgreens, is always a pleasure and has re-instilled my faith in  health care.

Now I just need to find a family physician... to deal with my multitude of health problems (see above).

This is what makes studying bearable:

Our second exam of the year is this monday. I have now been in the library, at the same wooden cubicle, for over five hours. My back hurts, I haven't eaten anything in eight hours, my carpal tunnel is flaring up, and I am literally itchy all over (study-induced pruritus, probably).

That being said, the soon-to-be-tested-upon material is, by my estimates, twice as cool as anything we learned last year and an infinite amount of times more useful because last year we didn't learn anything clinical. Last year was just cram, cram, memorize these dumb facts about obscure biochemical pathways.

How helpful has this year already been for me? I'll tell you: