Too much alcohol can hurt your heart. Drinking too much alcohol can damage your liver and your brain but did you know that it can cause an irregular heartbeat? Men who drank 5 or more beers a day had a 46% chance of suffering an irregular heartbeat. Women who drank 2 drinks a day had … Read More
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We’ve been told that 1 to 3 alcoholic drinks a day are healthy. Does this advice hold true as we get older? Baby boomers may be in for a rude awakening. Newer information is showing that low to moderate intakes of alcohol have a negative effect on health as we age. Thirty-eight percent of men … Read More
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Most of us would automatically say, “No!” But a growing number of women and their doctors feel that an occasional drink during pregnancy does no harm. A number of health professionals and pregnant women are advocating for choice and commonsense, promoting the idea that a small glass of wine for dinner is okay. In fact, … Read More
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At most restaurants, drink refills are free. You’ll quickly get more soda and coffee without even asking. You get more, so you drink more. You’re thinking, It’s free, why shouldn’t I drink it? One reason: Liquid calories may be making you fat. They may be making the entire country fat. The Centers for Disease Control … Read More
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Yes, binge drinking bad for your bones. By itself binge drinking is unhealthy but research has shown that alcohol decreases bone mass and strength, and increases the risk for osteoporosis (bone thinning). … Read More
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As we get older we are more susceptible to the effect of alcohol. In a recent study in the journal BMC Research Notes, researchers found that for subjects who were 62 years old, it took only two drinks containing alcohol to interfere with the ability to walk and step over an obstacle. At this level … Read More
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Give up smoking, drink no more than 3 cups of coffee a day, and do not take any drugs while you are breastfeeding—they can all affect your child’s health. Infants of mothers who smoke are more likely to have colic and respiratory infections. So at the least cut back, smoke outside the home, limit smoky … Read More
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We talk a lot about what not to do. We educate people not to drink and drive. We caution about drinking too much and the dangers of alcohol abuse. But rarely do we give people information on how to drink responsibly. Of all the foods we eat, people know the least about alcohol. Why do … Read More
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Energy drinks are one of the fastest growing beverage categories, with new innovations coming out all the time. More than 500 new energy drinks are launched yearly. Two of the newest are energy shots — small bottles (about 2 ounces) that deliver the same energizing components in a smaller volume — and malt beverage-energy drink … Read More
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