u/HelicopterFar6022

these "especialists" are everywhere now, so I wanted to get something off my chest.

If these people were truly concerned about people's health, they wouldn't be selling a "fast method to stop drinking."

The very idea of someone claiming to know an "easy" method to solve such a hard problem as stopping drinking is outrageous. They should be ashamed of themselves for selling this "product" online, because that's all it is — nothing more than another product launched in the style of Jeff Walker. They choose a latest WHO recommendation about alcohol intake because it's a buzzword now and decide to build a product around it. To make money from it. Money at the expense of people who truly suffer from alcoholism. Those who truly suffer from alcoholism need to seek professional medical help, not an Instagram guru. And I wouldn't even be surprised if they themselves still drink behind the curtains and just want to make an extra buck with their miraculous books.

Now, regarding the subject itself: the Blue Zones, where centenarians in four of the five original regions around the globe consume alcohol moderately and regularly, put in check this panic-mongering interpretation of the WHO update they're exploiting.

these IG gurus say: "Zero alcohol, not even a drop, you must stop now! Hurry, give me your money and I'll save you from this trap!" (creating urgency, folks. The oldest trick in the book). On the other hand, actual scientists say "yeah, it's a toxin, but if you sleep well, avoid stress, don't smoke, maintain a healthy diet and exercise four days a week, a couple of beers at the weekend won't put you on the early death path".

I'll stay with the actual scientists.