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Kombucha Comeback
..and Reports of it Containing Too High of an Alcohol Content.
Fans of kombucha, a popular fermented tea laden with stomach-friendly probiotics and other nutrients, will soon have one more choice to make before popping open the fizzy tea: kombucha regular or kombucha ID-required.
GT’s, America’s most popular kombucha brewer, will soon be offering their original kombucha...
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Hangover Foods You Didn’t Know Were Hangover Foods
It seems like every website you visit has a recommendation the best hangover foods for the best hangover foods. We at The Healthy Drinker and Drinkwel always tend to be in favor of healthier options, but what is it about foods that make them good for the morning after, and are there other options?
The answer is...
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Hangover Cure Fact or Fiction: Bananas
People have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years. That means that people have been getting hangovers for just as long. Given that rich history, it’s no wonder that hangover cures have taken on the status of myth in many cultures.
It seems that every culture has its own special brand of magic guaranteed to banish the worst of hangovers. Some are...
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Hangover Cure Fact or Fiction: Food before Bed
It’s easy to think of the stomach as a reservoir where everything goes and that is more or less correct, so it would stand to reason that if you had a bunch of alcohol in there it would help to eat something before bed to help “soak it up.”
Hitting the sausage cart right after leaving the bar and sucking down a few...
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Apéritif vs. Digestif
Every once in a while the sensible drinker may be faced with a leather-bound cocktail list that likes to tart up its offerings with fancy names. Among the categories there may be found drinks described as apéritifs and digestifs.
This should be no cause for worry. Simply put, these are French words used to describe alcoholic beverages that...
