I stopped wanting wine and I was NOT prepared for that — 6 month update

LindaRN_retired said:

Start from the measurement rather than the conclusion.

That reframing is the part I needed. I will report back once I have actually tried it.

Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice. Order of operations matters more than any single choice here: establish a baseline, change one thing, wait long enough for it to express itself, then measure again under the same conditions.

Dr.RheumBOS said:

There is a difference between no evidence and evidence of no effect, and this subject is one where the two get swapped freely in both directions.

Filing a mild objection. Mild because I might be wrong; an objection because nobody has addressed the case that does not fit. Pushing back on the consensus forming here. Consistency is not the same as correctness, and a board that agrees with itself quickly is usually agreeing with the first person who sounded certain.

Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it. Reconstructing a timeline from memory three months later is how people end up unable to answer the one question that would have resolved it.

Moderator note: the sourcing question belongs in the vendor section and has been split out. No action needed from anybody.