How much alcohol should you drink?

Most people know that a drink or two makes you feel good and five or six makes you feel bad.  A recent study found that the optimum blood alcohol level for feeling good is .03-.12.  I read a blog post on calwineries that helps you figure out how much to drink to stay in that optimum level. 

Two quick comments:

• A drink an hour should keep most people in that level and might push some over.  (But watch people drink - they usually drink at a much fast rate than one an hour.)
• The optimum level for happiness is also lower than the DUI rate in most states.  (Although not necessarily lower than the DWI rate!)

So I don't want to encourage drinking but rather point out that if you are drinking socially, it takes a lot less than you might think to keep you in that optimum feeling good range!