maybe a glass 1/2 or two glasses at dinner every night? what are we talking about here, doc? well interestingly we are talking about what is defined as moderate alcohol consumption and if you look at the institute of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, they define moderate alcohol consumption no more than 14 drinks a week or seven a day in one day for a man and seven drinks a week for a woman, no more than three in a day. so that is actually quite a lot in terms of moderate. arthel: you can have a glass of wine every night then? exactly. arthel: go ahead, i m sorry. we re having a little bit of a delay. go ahead. i apologize. the important thing to remember about this when they found they used this alcohol substance in this animal model, these animals found they boost their immunity. in fact they had a better, more active immune system than