alcohol

21 great uses for beer

Posted March 4, 2008 - 15:03 by Paul Michael

Life Hacks, Food and Drink

Beer

I’ll make no bones about it; I love beer. From a warm, nutty pint of English bitter, to an ice-cold Belgian lager, I’m all over it. But you don’t just have to drink beer straight from the bottle or jar (although that’s the best way to use it). If you’re feeling experimental, here are 21 (the legal drinking age in most states) different uses for beer, other than just pouring it down your neck.

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Exercise (and alcohol) good for your brain

Posted August 19, 2007 - 10:26 by Philip Brewer

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Booze with glasses

A story in the New York Times says that exercise helps human brains build more neurons (a process called neurogenesis). It also reports on some mouse studies that show that exercise actually improves intellegence, at least in mice. Other things that induce neurogenesis: marijuana, alcohol (in moderation), sociability, and chocolate.

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Alcohol is good for your heart

Posted August 11, 2007 - 16:35 by Philip Brewer

Food and Drink, Health and Beauty, Lifestyle

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After quitting smoking, having one or two drinks a day is the best single thing you can do for your cardiovascular health. It's better than losing weight, better than getting more exercise, and better than lowering your cholesterol. As the evidence mounted over the past few years, I've grown more and more grumpy with the medical community's hesitance to support moderate alcohol consumption. After doing some research, though, I guess I understand.

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Beat the heat with cool summer meals

Posted June 23, 2007 - 12:27 by Andrea Dickson

Food and Drink

gazpacho

Some summer evenings are simple too hot to contemplate firing up the stove or using the oven. Some nights, even standing in front of the grill flipping burgers sounds like a bit too much warmth for comfort. For those nights, here are some of my favorite no-cook soups that satisfy without the sweat. These recipes serve 4, so double if feeding a larger group.

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8 Cheap Ways to Lower Your Blood Sugar

Posted May 2, 2007 - 11:53 by Andrea Dickson

Life Hacks, Health and Beauty

Keeping blood sugars in check can be tricky - there's an endless cycle of highs and lows that can be hard to navigate. Sometimes, sugars get high and we should take more meds to counteract them. Sometimes, though, if sugars are elevated but not dangerously so, we can use these cheap methods to get our glucose back to normal - without popping another pill.

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Alternatives to drunk driving

Posted 2 years ago by Greg Go

Filed Under: Life Hacks

drunk driving

Party hardy tonight, but don't drive drunk!

Not only could you die (bummer) or kill someone else (unforgivable), but it could cost you financially big time (not savvy living).

MSN Money says the fines are just a fraction of a DUI's real cost:

A driving-under-the-influence conviction is a financial wrecking ball. A typical DUI costs about $10,000 by the time you pay bail, fines, fees and insurance, even if you didn't hit anything or hurt anybody.

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