Pros
1. Live longer.
2. Improved running endurance???
3. At times it takes the nervous edge off of my state of mind.
Cons
1. I feel my mind being dulled at times. I have less memory of the times that I drink. And I mean one to two drinks a day every day and entire months kind of pass by with little to mark them... (Which isn't really all that bad a thing at times.) But a generalized dullness of mind. Less creative. Less introspective. Less insightful.
2. Much easier to put on a bit of tummy fat.
As to alcohol and endurance, the internet turns up endless articles demonizing alcohol. None of which are even slightly convincing. Pubmed turns up nothing of use. I doubt other engines would either although just found out my remote library access no longer is working. :(((
Did find this:
http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/6/26/what-can-the-tarahumara-indians-tell-us-about-the-importance-of-running-long-distances/
What you won’t read about the Tarahumara in the scientific journals is that they are all heavy binge drinkers of corn beer. In fact, the scientific journals are lying, because a significant percentage of their diet must be alcohol, rather than merely carbs, protein and fat. The scientists writing their articles must have known this, if they had visited the Tarahumara–every else visiting them comments on their prodigious drinking. This is probably a result of PC BS. Their drinking may be a cause of their unusually high triglyceride levels. Whether it helps or hinders their long distance running abilities is an interesting question.Which I knew already.
That, and my own somewhat meager personal experience over the years. I have repeatedly found my endurance improves. But, experiments with alcohol have been difficult for me as I hate the mind dulling effects. Thus I haven't looked much in this area... Also I've not experimented much in athletic endurance performance.
