> Have you ever had a [[thyroid]] test or tried a [[thyroid]] supplement? High [[serotonin]] activity is often present in [[hypothyroidism]], and alcohol can probably provide temporary compensation for that. > Small amounts of alcohol can have some good antioxidant effects, but beer, wine, and dark whiskey, etc., contain enough estrogen to be harmful. > People have very different reactions to it, probably depending on [[thyroid]] activity. It can have an antioxidant effect, but it can also cause hypoglycemia with pro-oxidative effects. If a person eats polyunsaturated fats, alcohol is more likely to cause oxidative reactions between [[iron]] and the fats. > [WODKA] No, it is likely to increase the absorption. > Heavy drinking inhibits cellular respiration and sets up an inflammatory process, involving [[iron]], which will still be harmful, but less so than in the presence of [[PUFA]]. If absolutely none of the dietary [[PUFA]] were in the body, no one really knows what that metabolic stress would do, maybe nothing cumulative. > [Least estrogenic?] Pure colorless highly distilled alcohol is the safest. It can have antioxidant effects, but in some people it can interfere with the respiratory enzymes and lower blood [[sugar]]. [[Fructose]] is protective against some of its toxic effects. > [Alcohol and cannabis? What is the best immediate measure to mitigate any harmful effects you see in these two drugs?] Small amounts of alcohol can have some good antioxidant effects, but beer, wine, and dark whiskey, etc., contain enough estrogen to be harmful. Cannabis is antiandrogenic or estrogenic, but it can be protective in some situations. [[Protein]], [[thyroid]], sugars, and saturated fats are protective against both.