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If you want to cut your alcohol consumption…

08 Wednesday Sep 2021

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Skip the “light” beer and “skinny” cocktails. Because they encourage people to drink more! According to the journal Health Psychology, it’s just like eating “light” foods. We think – “Well, it’s a reduced-fat brownie, so I can have two.” It’s the licensing effect, where we’re so pleased about being virtuous, we give ourselves license – or permission – to indulge! But people having regular drinks, that aren’t low-cal, sip more slowly and end up ordering fewer rounds. So, if you’re watching your alcohol intake, skip the “light” beer and “low-cal” cocktails and just have the regular stuff. 

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Here’s an interesting piece of intel about vegetarians.

05 Monday Apr 2021

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It turns out vegetarians are most likely to cheat on their eating lifestyle when they’ve had a little too much to drink! 

According to the Humane Research Council, more than a third of vegetarians eat meat when they’ve been drinking alcohol. And 69% say they don’t admit it to anyone.

But nutritionist Lisa Young says, if you’re a vegetarian and cheat every now and then, don’t let anyone give you a hard time… because even just cutting back on meat consumption a little has been linked to a longer life.

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Get rid of body odor!

18 Wednesday Nov 2020

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I have tips to tame body odor from dermatologist Lauren Eckert Ploch, from the American Academy of Dermatology:

Tip #1: If you tend to stink, wash your armpits with facial acne wash. Because sweat won’t smell until it mixes with the bacteria on your skin. But washing your underarms with products containing benzoyl peroxide will reduce skin bacteria and improve body odor. 

Then: Out of deodorant? In a pinch, hand sanitizer or alcohol will kill the bacteria that cause B.O., and stave off any potential stink for awhile. But if you’ve just shaved or waxed, skip it. It’ll sting like crazy. 

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Just ditch one thing to lose weight.

07 Friday Aug 2020

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Like alcohol. According to registered dietician Keri Glassman, going dry for one month can result in a 3-pound weight loss.

Then, give up fried foods – like chips and fries – for a month, and you’ll drop up to 5 pounds. Plus, because fried foods are harder to digest, you’ll also lose bloat and heartburn.

Finally, if you only want to give up one thing to lose weight: Ditch your morning muffin. After a month you’ll be down 3 pounds. Give up cookies, too, and you’ll bring that total to 5 pounds lost.

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Drinking alcohol isn’t necessarily going to make you gain weight…

20 Monday Jan 2020

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…as long as you drink in moderation. That’s according to Harvard University researchers. They found that study participants were only likely to gain weight if they consumed more than 3 drinks a day. And those who drank liquor were more likely to gain weight than those who preferred wine. Even though a serving of wine has about the same number of calories as a serving of liquor. The reason? Because most people drink hard liquor with mixers and flavored syrups – which are packed with sugar and calories. And that can turn a 100-calorie shot into a 500-plus calorie margarita or mai-tai.

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Party wisely!

31 Thursday Oct 2019

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Which is worse: Eating too much at a party – or drinking too much? Even if you’re not driving, drinking too much is a LOT worse. That’s according to registered dietician Stephanie Middleberg. She says, aside from possibly doing things you’ll regret, because drinking impairs your judgment, it also weakens your immune system. So you’re more likely to pick up an infection. Drinking too much at a party will also ruin your sleep. Sure you may sleep heavily at first, but once your body metabolizes the alcohol, your brain will wake up, causing restless sleep. Plus, drinking increases hunger for high-fat foods. So you may end up eating too much anyway. Bottom line: It’s best to limit your food and your alcohol intake at a party.

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Do you know your blood type?

18 Thursday Apr 2019

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It could be the reason you’re targeted by mosquitoes! People with Type-O blood are 83% more likely to be bitten, because their skin secretes a chemical marker mosquitoes can detect from 50 meters away. What else makes you a mosquito magnet? Drinking. Alcohol raises body temperature – making you more visible to mosquitoes.

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Ladies, before you hit Happy Hour, know this:

20 Thursday Sep 2018

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According to a recent study at the University of Missouri, more than half of all women claim they skip meals so they don’t consume too many calories on days when they know they’ll be drinking. Literally, 50% of women are saving up so they can drink their calories in alcohol. And it’s not just for special occasions – but, quote, “all the time.” But nutritionists warn that swapping alcohol calories for food calories can actually starve your body of essential vitamins, which can lead to serious deficiencies. In fact, it’s not even smart for weight loss. Dr. Caroline Cederquist is a weight management expert – and she says skipping just one meal slows down your metabolism. Also, any food you eat with your alcohol is more likely to be stored as fat. That’s because the body considers alcohol a toxin, so it metabolizes it FIRST, leaving unburned food calories to be stored as fat. So, on the days you’re going out with friends, Dr. Cederquist says eat normally – and choose a lower-calorie alcoholic beverage… like light beer, or a wine-spritzer.

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Traveling and no hand-sanitizer?

01 Tuesday May 2018

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If you’re traveling and don’t have any hand-sanitizer – an antiseptic mouthwash can sub for it in a pinch. So if you have one of those mini-travel-size bottles, just put a few drops on your hands and rub them together. The alcohol in the mouthwash will kill bacteria just like hand sanitizer.

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If you feel queasy – give this a try!

14 Wednesday Mar 2018

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This might sound weird, but it comes from the Annals of Emergency Medicine… They say, if you’re nauseous, smell some hand sanitizer. In studies, when people who were queasy smelled cotton pads soaked in isopropyl alcohol, they felt HALF as sick 10 minutes later. And isopropyl alcohol is a main ingredient in most hand sanitizing gels. It’s not the germ killing properties that do the trick – it’s simply the strong smell! Because peppermint oil and ginger oil worked just as well. But you’re more likely to have a tube of hand sanitizer nearby.

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