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19. Alcohol reduces zinc levels. And B-vitamins. I generally don't drink anymore

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 05:34 PM

Jul 2020

I take a zinc every other day and a B-vitamin every day. The zinc isi,portamt for fighting viruses and older people often have a deficiency.

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Never had a hang-over scare me this much! [View all] GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 OP

Hydrate! dawg day Jul 2020 #1

All morning long. Must of drank a gallon of seltzer. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #2

I Know The Feeling, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2020 #3

I'm now being serious, Sir. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #6

I want to add something to this discussion. Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #8

Understood, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2020 #11

Good to hear, Sir. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #12

Hahahaha! Glamrock Jul 2020 #4

A quart of Gatorade and a BC powder, and you'll be back in no time. LudwigPastorius Jul 2020 #5

I gave up booze for the month of July precisely for that reason. tavernier Jul 2020 #7

Here's my cure for a hangover: Trailrider1951 Jul 2020 #9

It really was not that bad a hangover. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #13

I drink wine to and I drink many many glasses marlakay Jul 2020 #10

Yup. COVID-19 hypochondria. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #14

I really don't worry generally. Pretty sanguine temperament. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #15

I miss not having to worry about stillcool Jul 2020 #16

Now I've got DU thinking I'm a drunk!! GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #17

Take a multivitamin with your next meal. Ilsa Jul 2020 #18

Same thing happened to me siouxsiecreamcheese Jul 2020 #21

Good thoughts for your husband. Are you still living together? GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #22

Yup still together siouxsiecreamcheese Jul 2020 #24

Migraines scare me, too. n/t AwakeAtLast Jul 2020 #23