Every time your glass is half empty, add more water or club soda, Dr. Blume says. All this nonsense about alcohol being a thirst quencher isn't true. It actually makes you thirstier. So if you drink a big glass of water first, you're more likely to drink alcohol in moderation. Grape juice, like red wines, contains resveratrol, a chemical produced in the grapes' skin to fight off fungus.
Researchers suspect that the chemical lowers the risk of atherosclerosis.
Protect your baby. Birth defects are more common if a pregnant woman continues to drink, Dr. Blume says. Call a cab. Alcohol is involved in nearly half of the fatal automotive accidents in the United States. If you weigh 150 pounds, for example, and have four drinks before you get behind the wheel, you're 4 times more likely to get into an accident than if you were sober, says Steve Creel, a California Highway Patrol Public Affairs officer.