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Alcohol vs. Alzheimer’s. Drinking Really Can Go Straight To Your Head. In A Very Bad Way.

Filed Under: Aging

Alcohol vs. Alzheimer’s. Drinking Really Can Go Straight To Your Head. In A Very Bad Way.
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The Baptist Conspiracy Against Alcohol Finally Revealed!:
One of the more difficult parts of becoming a health nut is changing the things you used to like in your diet.

This might be easy when you considered the Cap’n Crunch, Pancake, OJ carb-splosion you used to engage in as a kid.

But the more you whittle things down, the more disappointing it seems to get.

This was particularly difficult for me when I found out how dangerous eating dark chocolate can really be.

We’re going to have to pour another one out for an old friend on this one.

Because where I was sure Mormons perpetrated this idea first, apparently a squad of Wake Forest Baptists is out to convince you to give up alcohol…

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Body Fat Vs. Alcohol: Separate Types Of Drinks Can Somehow Affect Body-Composition Differently

Filed Under: Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Body Fat Vs. Alcohol: Separate Types Of Drinks Can Somehow Affect Body-Composition Differently


Beer, Cider, Wine, & Spirits Alcoholic Drinks Affect Body-Fat Differently:
One of the easiest ways to bring a new benefit into your life is to try to make it a habit.

An even better way to do that is to pair it, or make it relative to a routine or habit you already have.

So one of the best ways we can improve our health is to change the habit of eating we all do several times each day.

Even good ole’ Hippocrates said, “Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.”

Although there is still some debate about the entire class of beverages that encompasses it,

Scientific study continues to find more health benefits from wine, and the recent Iowa State work is no exception…

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Alcohol Consumption Vs. Heart Health: Crafty Researchers Find Evidence For 2-Way Beneficial Axis

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Alcohol Consumption Vs. Heart Health: Crafty Researchers Find Evidence For 2-Way Beneficial Axis
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Alcohol Consumption’s Surprising Heart-Protective Effect Against Stress:
I don’t always drink Dos Equis, but when I do, it saves my life.

One recent narrative is how interconnected our body’s systems are in the big picture.

For example, we’re learning more & more about the Gut-Brain Axis and how your stomach & GI tract act like a second brain.

Not to mention that most of the feel-good chemicals for it are made in your gut.

And despite a list of recent cautions by regulatory groups,

A group of Mass General researchers is finding out that there is not just a cardio-to-brain health-axis, but it also seems to run the other way, too…

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Red Wine & Gut Health: Your Internal Microbes Might Solve The French Paradox And Save You Too!

Filed Under: Nutrition

Red Wine & Gut Health: Your Internal Microbes Might Solve The French Paradox And Save You Too!
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Red Wine & Gut Health. A Fun Antioxidant Source Provides Hidden Benefits:
They say you are what you eat.

Maybe if you get a little more nerdy, you start talking Fat, Carbs, Protein,

And crazier-still, you might even look at Calories!

But very few of us get down to thinking about biochemistry or even what our microbes are doing.

And if a KCL team out of England has the story right, what you eat and drink has effects far in-excess of just keeping you full.

They could go right down to the chemistry of your body, and metabolism…

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Red Wine Compounds Vs. Depression: A New Treatment Angle From An Ancient ‘Anti-Depressant’

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Red Wine Compounds Vs. Depression: A New Treatment Angle From An Ancient ‘Anti-Depressant’
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Red Wine Compounds Affect On Depression: In Vino Veritas?:
So we recently talked about Anxiety & Depression in a post about dogs & cats.

One of the things we discussed was the life-factors we tend to overlook.

In that case it was Stress, and that’s generally there because we tend to just accept it as something we can’t eliminate.

But just as that post found interesting and unexpected solutions in the form of pets,

Researchers continue to find new solutions to Anxiety & Depression in unexpected places.

And if a Buffalo team is correct, the old spectre may just get an even older solution…

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Counterfeit Alcohol: The Perils Of Getting A Good Deal On A Cheap Vacation Can Be A Real Buzz-Kill

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Counterfeit Alcohol: The Perils Of Getting A Good Deal On A Cheap Vacation Can Be A Real Buzz-Kill
counterfeit alcohol palm trees near water


Counterfeit Alcohol & Cheap Travel. Buy Now, Pay Later?:
Whenever we go on vacation, we have expectations that things will go well.

Because of that, it’s easy to be a little bit too eager to cut-loose,

And not easy enough to be watchful.

Unfortunately, some American tourists found this out the hard way earlier in the Dominican Republic.

And if the Overseas Security Advisory Council is right, if you don’t look out, a little fun could take a big toll on your health when you travel…

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Dry January Health Benefits: A Little Tea-Totaling Temperance Could Fix More Than Just The Holiday Bloat

Filed Under: Nutrition

Dry January Health Benefits: A Little Tea-Totaling Temperance Could Fix More Than Just The Holiday Bloat
dry january health benefit boat stranded in desert


Dry January Benefits. Temporary Discipline, Lasting Health:
Towards the end of every year at the holiday season, we all seem to have a few drinks.

And while that’s fine, it’s the excesses that cause problems.

A little bit of fun can sometimes spiral out of control and have unforeseen consequences.

But a relatively new program launched in the UK a few years ago is seeing some interesting results,

And the study data is stacking up to back those results up….

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Hangover Cure By UCLA & Chinese Researchers To Be In Pill-Form Soon, Does Not Contain Sprite [Video]

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Hangover Cure By UCLA & Chinese Researchers To Be In Pill-Form Soon, Does Not Contain Sprite [Video]


Hangover Cures Are Tough To Find, But This May Be It:
So as all of us get ready for some of the most prime drinking days of the season,

One of the “Ghosts of Christmas Past” that still lingers is: Hangovers.

And as much as we love to live-it-up on the big holidays, the after-effects often still haunt us.

Well, SCIENCE! is changing that with a set of experiments on how to power-up what our bodies already do,

Using natural enzymes to neutralize the worst parts of the drinking experience.

And it looks like they’re getting pretty close to that fabled “Hangover Cure”…

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