A study released today (READ: “Drinking Protects Heart but Shrinks Brain”) concludes that alcohol –even in moderate amounts– shrinks the size of your brain beyond the normal, 2% per decade.

The study has already been forwarded to me by three people and its not even noon yet. Last year, I recieved the most messages after a study linked whiskey to healthy hearts. The year before, it was after a company announced a new beer tap that could pour full pints in under a second. During the same peroid, my son was born and my home town flooded- no messages.

Every message in my sent items today: