Another reason to drink...

In health news reported today:

Alcohol May Keep Bones Strong

Beer, Wine Seem To Have More Benefit Than Liquor

I gotta tell ya, whoever decided to fund this research had the good of all of us hard working Americans in mind. I mean the last study my doctor made reference to on this subject indicated to her that I was an alcoholic because I felt the need for a couple glasses of wine and a shot of Jose each evening after a stressful day at the office. I tried to tell her it was purely medicinal....

Now I have proof. 100% proof...

"Researchers studied more than 2,700 people by finding out how much they drink and checking their bone density in the hips and spine.

Men who had one or two beers a day had bones that were about 4 percent more dense than men who did not drink. But bone strength dropped for men who had more than two drinks a day.

Women who had two or more glasses of wine or liquor a day had 5 to 8 percent denser bones than those who did not drink."

This is exciting news, especially for us gals.

It seems men should have exactly two beers a day - no more, no less - if they want a good backbone...

No we (girls), on the other hand, should drink at least two glasses of wine or liquor (Zin and Jose - a match made in heaven) a day to keep our bones in good shape. Yes, doc, purely medicinal...

I do have a couple or three questions, tho...

1. What if women drink beer instead of wine or liquor? Is liquor just quicker, or does beer not do it for the female bone structure?
2. And what if some of the guys prefer Jose or Jim Beam to Sam Adams? Well??? How are your bones, ldboy?
3. Could I be part of any future studies on the subject? I'll work cheap...