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 know that alcohol can damage an unborn baby but the question remains, how much alcohol is needed to cause harm and when is the risk greatest for the developing baby. For obvious ethical reasons, researchers cannot expose pregnant women to alcohol and wait to see the results. But a group of researchers from the … Read More
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Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol is healthy. But, exactly how much is considered moderate? Researchers in England used math modeling to figure out how much alcohol you need to gain a health benefit. It was far less then you might think. They showed that a half glass of wine (1/2 cup or 4 ounces) … Read More
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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 a 60% chance of having atrial fibrillation. … Read More
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Go easy mixing diet drinks and alcohol. Ordering an alcoholic drink with sugar-free syrup, sugar-free juice, or diet soda could make you tipsy faster. Sugar free add-ons make alcohol to leave your stomach quicker causing higher blood alcohol to rise more quickly. … Read More
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Alcohol adds flavor to recipes and tenderizes meats, but the substitutes recommended below can do the same. • For white wine, use an equal amount of white grape juice, apple juice or nonalcoholic wine. For every cup of marinade use ¾ cup juice + 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or 2 tablespoons lemon juice. • … Read More
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Alcohol adds flavor to recipes and tenderizes meats, but the substitutes recommended below can do the same. • For white wine, use an equal amount of white grape juice, apple juice or nonalcoholic wine. For every cup of marinade use ¾ cup juice + 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or 2 tablespoons lemon juice. • … Read More
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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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