Practical info for the smarter drinker
The question of whether coffee actually cures a hangover is one that always earns the shady lawyer’s most favored (and annoying) response: it just depends. But, it’s true. It depends on the person drinking the coffee for a number of reasons. Since caffeine is a vasoconstrictor it can help reduce the size of swollen veins …
In the ultra-safe, padded and padlocked 21st century a woman who drinks while pregnant might be burned at the stake. Okay, so maybe she won’t be charbroiled, but she’ll definitely be ejected from the PTA and the golf club’s biannual garden party. That is, if she’s living free in the U.S.A. Soon-to-be moms in Denmark …
B Good to Your Body Your doctor wasn’t lying: vitamins are important. It’s been true since you started munching those chalky Flinstones tablets, and it’s still true today. The packaging may be different, but the eight nutrients collectively known as “B vitamins” are vital to everyday health, and are also vulnerable to the effects of …
Booze Through A Straw = Drunker, Faster? “Shaken, not stirred … and with a bendy straw, please.” It’s hard to imagine Double O Seven maintaining his debonair demeanor whilst drinking his famous martinis through a straw, but there is a popular idea that straw-boozing will get you drunker. Sounds straw-some, but is there any merit …
A Sex On the Beach for Your Sex On the Beach Aphrodisiacal claims are a dime a dozen. From chocolate to oysters to the notorious Spanish fly, there is a long list of food and drink that are reputed to get your motor running. Alcohol has long been touted as a potent aphrodisiac, but does …