It seems to me like health experts are always going back and forth on the subject of alcohol -- one day it's good for you, the next it's going to kill you. Well, today it appears it is good for you, as it has been shown to reduce the risk of renal cell (kidney) cancer in a study that tested non-drinkers compared to those who consumed one alcoholic beverage a day. But the article is quick to point out that it's not saying that drinking is good for you overall, as alcohol has been shown to be linked to other cancers, including breast cancer and cancers of the oral cavities, esophagus and more.

So I guess the moral of the story is, don't take up drinking to prevent kidney cancer, yet don't give up drinking as it might help ward it off. Huh? I think there is way too much information out there on what's good for you and what's bad for you to really take it all seriously. Live a healthy life, eat well, partake in occasional activity and enjoy the things you enjoy in moderation -- the rest is up to nature if you ask me.

What do you think?

"It's said that chemotherapy is like skiing in front of an avalanche. You do one thing wrong, and the avalanche is going to get you." -- Harvey Rushfeldt

Using the principles he learned in Alcoholics Anonymous, AA, helped Harvey Rushfeldt, 72, diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma last October, create a strategy for successfully living through the often grueling ordeal of chemotherapy. Rushfeldt sees both cancer and alcoholism as mortal threats and he approached his cancer treatments with the same 12 step attitude and perspectives alcoholics adopt on the one-day-at-a-time road to recovery.