Summer is typically a wonderful season for outdoor activities and spending additional time with family and friends. For some people, these activities include drinking alcoholic beverages. But in light of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the negative consequences associated with drinking, it is particularly important this summer to take measures to protect your own… Continue reading The Dangers of Summer Drinking
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10 Steps to Optimize Pregnancy
Trouble conceiving can be incredibly challenging, both physically and emotionally. However, there are several steps that women can take to optimize their chances of pregnancy. Here, fertility expert Dr. Zaher Merhi, Director of Research and Development in IVF Technologies at the New York City-based New Hope Fertility Center, offers ten steps that can help in… Continue reading 10 Steps to Optimize Pregnancy
Alcohol and the Aging Brain
There’s really no way around it. Like all other organs and tissues of the human body, the brain is subject to the aging process and the typical structural and functional changes that go along with it. With normal aging, the brain begins to shrink in middle age, losing volume primarily in the frontal lobes and… Continue reading Alcohol and the Aging Brain
Moderate Drinking Might Not Be as Healthy as You Think
The benefits of light alcohol consumption, as well as the risks associated with not drinking at all, might not be as great as previously thought, according to new research. Investigators from Penn State analyzed information about more than 9,000 people across England, Scotland and Wales born in 1958 who are participating in the longitudinal National… Continue reading Moderate Drinking Might Not Be as Healthy as You Think
Risky Drinking and Retirement
Every tenth employee increases their alcohol consumption to risky levels at the time of retirement from full-time employment. However, the increase seems to be temporary as risky drinking often decreases during the retirement. For most people, alcohol consumption remains below the risk levels before and after retirement. The results of the new Finnish study were… Continue reading Risky Drinking and Retirement
How to Cut Down on Your Drinking
If you are drinking too much, you can improve your life and health by cutting down. How do you know if you drink too much? Read these questions from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Healthy, and answer “yes” or “no”: Do you drink alone when you… Continue reading How to Cut Down on Your Drinking
How to Drink Safely at Your Next Celebration
Whether it’s a friend’s birthday party, wedding reception or a company fete, celebratory events often have one thing in common: alcohol. Even for those who don’t normally have a problem with high-risk drinking, overdoing it at special occasions is almost accepted today as a societal norm—but that doesn’t mean it’s safe. According to Randy Haveson,… Continue reading How to Drink Safely at Your Next Celebration
Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Drinking coffee regular appears to prevent the return of colon cancer, according to a new, large study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that reported this striking association for the first time. The patients, all of them treated with surgery and chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer, had the greatest benefit from consuming four or more cups… Continue reading Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Alcohol Awareness Month: How Much Are You Drinking?
Editor’s Note: April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a good time to increase awareness of the public-health issue that is alcohol misuse. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), in 2006 alcohol misuse problems cost the U.S. the staggering amount of $224 billion, primarily from los productivity but also from health care… Continue reading Alcohol Awareness Month: How Much Are You Drinking?
Should You Rethink How You Drink?
Developing alcoholism isn’t something that happens overnight. According to the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAA), which has a program called “Rethinking Your Drinking,” there are deceptively mild symptoms that can indicate the start of a drinking problem. If you’re aware of the signs, you can recognize them early enough to make a… Continue reading Should You Rethink How You Drink?