It appears that the English tradition of rolling out of the pub after the consumption of countless pints of the local brew and adjurning to the local indian restaraunt to insult the waiter and consume some curries is gaining some credibility with the scientific community.

The American Physiological Society report that the damage to the liver that results from excessive alcohol consumption is significantly reduced by the ingestion of curcumin an active chemical in Indian spice tumeric.

I can just hear this pissed guy arriving home at 1am saying "I was just looking after my health love"
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