While cruising through the NOMI website I came across a section about the dangers of tonic water (I never knew). With all the gin & tonic aficionados on here, I thought this would make for a nice little cautionary thread.
http://navmedmpte.med.navy.mil/nomi/nami/WaiverGuideTopics/pdfs/Waiver Guide - Supplements.pdf
According to NOMI, "Drinking more than three 12oz drinks per day (36 oz total) of tonic water is not authorized." Quinine, apparently, is too good to be true. At one point, the Army even had a "72hr tonic to throttle" rule. This is because the adverse of effects of quinine are very anti-aviator, as it disturbs vision, hearing, and balance. It seems worries about tonic have since subsided, though I reckon I'll play it safe and just make my G&Ts stronger.
http://navmedmpte.med.navy.mil/nomi/nami/WaiverGuideTopics/pdfs/Waiver Guide - Supplements.pdf
According to NOMI, "Drinking more than three 12oz drinks per day (36 oz total) of tonic water is not authorized." Quinine, apparently, is too good to be true. At one point, the Army even had a "72hr tonic to throttle" rule. This is because the adverse of effects of quinine are very anti-aviator, as it disturbs vision, hearing, and balance. It seems worries about tonic have since subsided, though I reckon I'll play it safe and just make my G&Ts stronger.
