Abstinence May Make the Bones Grow Stronger (or Can't a Girl Get a Drink Anymore?) Part 2
Category: WELLNESS
That amazing hormone estrogen is believed to be what's happening here. Alcohol raises levels of estrogen in postmenopausal women, and for the bones and the heart, that's a good thing. For breasts, not so much.
By Sara Gottfried, M.D., Contributor
Integrative Physician; Author, 'The Hormone Cure' & 'The Hormo..., 2012-10-31