Category: AF
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How drinking is different for women
Follow along for insights about how alcohol affects women differently, especially in menopause. Fact #1: Women process alcohol differently than men Compared to men, women have less water in their blood to dilute alcohol. So the alcohol they do drink is going to be more concentrated. Their brains and organs will likely be exposed to more…
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The joys of alcohol-free imbibing
YMMV, but one thing I quickly learned in alcohol-free life was that my palate really preferred drinks that didn’t pretend to be cocktails. Maybe because my two favorites, dirty martinis and lemon drops, were both ethanol-heavy, and replicating that flavor without alcohol didn’t work. (I have receipts for many middle-to-high-shelf non-alcoholic spirits to prove it.)…
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Diary of a water-hater
“I hate water. How can I hydrate enough?” Don’t worry. I get you. Throughout most of my life, the only reason I could find to hydrate was to perform better in competitions. Everyday life? That’s what coffee and Red Bull are for! Eventually, my body rebelled if I didn’t give it the same amount of…
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Rethink menopause
Thinking of saying goodbye to alcohol? If you’re a woman in/near menopause, you have more reasons than you might realize. Hot flashes and mood changes tend to be more pronounced when women drink. So do sleep problems. And perhaps most concerning, those who imbibe face higher risks of potentially-deadly cardiovascular and bone health problems. Even…
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100 days!
Everyone’s heard of months devoted to cutting back on alcohol. Sober October. Dry January. What I didn’t know on January 1, 2023 was that this time around, the impact of signing up was going to be life-changing. Before, I’d survived those types of months with barely any temptation. I knew I could return to life…
