A top tennis star said she “feels great” after drinking tequila, but health experts say to take that not with a squeeze of lime, but a grain of salt. Aryna Sabalenka, the world’s No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player and reigning U.S. Open champion, recently told Air Mail magazine that tequila …
Read More »Scientists reveal four new discoveries about how beer and wine actually affect your body
Beer and wine have been part of human life for thousands of years, but scientists are still discovering how these drinks affect our bodies, taste buds and even gut bacteria. A new group of studies published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reveal four fascinating new findings. DRINKING …
Read More »The most iconic dive bars in America: Are any in your state?
If walls could talk, dive bars would surely have the best stories to tell. Unlike trendy cocktail bars that specialize in fancy drinks, you go to dive bars for what Derek Brown, veteran mixologist and Washington, D.C.-based hospitality expert, calls “time, grime and dime” — how long it’s been there, …
Read More »Government expands travel warnings after surge in deadly fake alcohol poisonings
The British government recently added eight countries to its list of travel warnings related to the risk of methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has warned that tourists visiting Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda may face a risk …
Read More »Even small amounts of alcohol linked to higher dementia risk in older adults, study shows
Even small amounts of alcohol consumption could put older adults at a higher risk of dementia. That’s according to a recent study led by the University of Oxford in the U.K. — in collaboration with Yale University and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. The study analyzed data from …
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