http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/01/09/does-drinking-alcohol-prevent-rheumatoid-arthritis.aspxA study on mice suggests that drinking a moderate amount of alcohol each day could protect against arthritis. Mice that were given water containing 10 percent alcohol for six to eight weeks were less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, and had lessenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/01/09/does-drinking-alcohol-prevent-rheumatoid-arthritis.aspx#218481Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:40:43 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:218481morninglory09<p>I totally believe that alcohol is damaging my husbands ability to do many things. Now he is also taking ant-depressive drugs,and drinking! &nbsp;He thinks that its not a problem mixing the two, but then wonders why he is still depressed??? &nbsp;He is overweight, tired all the time,gets no excercise because he says everything hurts,knees,feet,etc...so he can&#39;t walk for very long,is restless at nite,overeats,has a high intake of salt...Excessively sweats....Sounds like a train wreck ready to happen. But he takes vitamins,and flax seed...why bother I say.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=218481" width="1" height="1">