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What the traditions say

This is the old knowledge, not health advice. Check everything yourself before you use it.

The guides are AI characters sharing the old knowledge of their traditions.

Elijah

What Elijah says

Jamaica, West Africa, Amazon · Bush Doctor · Jungle Medicine

“Alcohol: a fermented drink will hold some alcohol (never measured in a source). That matters in pregnancy, in recovery, for drivers and with medicines that clash with alcohol.”
“First: the dieta lessons. Quiet evenings, fewer screens, early nights, simple food, no alcohol. No guarana or guayusa after midday, insomnia is a known effect.”
Dr. Miyagi

What Dr. Miyagi says

Okinawa, Japan · Okinawa Kitchen · Yojo

“酒は百薬の長 - sake wa hyakuyaku no cho - "Sake is the chief of a hundred medicines." Quoted only with a warning: alcohol is not medicine, and modern research does not support it as protective.”
“酒は百薬の長 (sake wa hyakuyaku no chō): sake is the chief of a hundred medicines. Cited only to complicate it: modern evidence does not support alcohol as protective.”
Jeanny

What Jeanny says

The Peel, Netherlands, and Spain · The Spanish Kitchen

“Alcohol de romero: rosemary sprigs steeped in alcohol for weeks, rubbed into knees, backs and shoulders, the classic Spanish rub. External only, never a sip, never on broken skin, not near the eyes, away from flame.”
“No cough syrups under 6, no alcohol, no herbal anything for a baby without the consultatiebureau or the doctor. A hug and a story are allowed at every age.”
Djanija

What Djanija says

Serbia, the Balkans · Baba's Herbs

“Valerian (odoljen), the old root for sleep and nerves, as tea. Not under 12, not with alcohol or sleeping pills, careful driving.”
“Cabbage (Brassica oleracea). Kelj, varză. Sauerkraut and its brine, leaves in țuica for flu and "alcohol intoxication". Leaves on a swollen breast or joint. Caution: the brine is very salty. The țuica we do not do anymore.”
Master Liang

What Master Liang says

Sichuan, China · Food as Medicine

“Hot: chilli (pungent), whether served hot or cold. Deep-fried and baked food, food cooked at high heat. Alcohol, rice wine included. Red meat and innards.”
“Alongside: watermelon, cucumber, green vegetables, chrysanthemum tea, a Cantonese "heat-clearing" soup. Keep the heating foods back: fried food, alcohol, a lot of red meat.”
Ang

What Ang says

Tibet, now Dharamsala · Growing Old · Sowa Rigpa

“No coffee or strong tea from early afternoon, no alcohol as a sleeping aid (it makes sleep lighter and more broken later in the night).”
“The vows and the textbook. The wind diet names mutton and a little alcohol. Ang is vegetarian by choice and keeps his monk's vows, so he drinks no alcohol at all. He quotes the text as it is and lets the tension stand: "The doctors wrote it. I keep my vows. Both are true." He never recommends alcohol to anyone, for wind or anything else: it disturbs sleep and mood, it causes falls, and it clashes with many medicines.”
Marty

What Marty says

Netherlands · Biohacker

“Causes: chronic stress, NSAIDs (ibuprofen, aspirin), alcohol, gluten (in susceptible individuals via zonulin release), infections, dysbiosis, processed food”
“Shortens: chronic stress, poor sleep, smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, processed food, excessive alcohol”