Alternatives To Drinking Alcohol

Alternatives To Drinking Alcohol

Would you like to know about Alternatives To Drinking Alcohol? Recently I saw a report that described a team of medical researchers who were working on one of the synthetic alternatives to drinking alcohol.  The team, currently led by Professor David Nutt, of the...

Does Alcohol Cause Breast Cancer?

Does Alcohol Cause Breast Cancer?

Is there a link between breast cancer and alcohol? I recently received a major shock when a special friend was diagnosed with breast cancer.  A standard scheduled mammogram discovered a lump in her breast that was subsequently found to be malignant and cancerous. ...

Medical Advice to Stop Drinking

Medical Advice to Stop Drinking

Has your Doctor ever told you to cut back on drinking alcohol?  Are you afraid that when you go to the Doctor that he or she might tell you to cut back on drinking alcohol?  Or even worse, have you already received medical advice to stop drinking? What are you going...

Alcohol and Mental Health

Alcohol and Mental Health

Don’t risk your mental health Have you ever heard the joke about how drinking too much can kill brain cells? Turns out that might not be a joke!  Turns out that is not just something that we talk about and then carry on drinking too much.  Turns out there is a very...

I Took Myself With Me

I Took Myself With Me

I’ll always remember the ‘horrible’ realisation I had – and the dawning of understanding I also had – when I discovered the moving house didn’t help me stop my over-drinking habits. A Fresh Start At the time of writing, it is almost 9 years ago that we moved to the...

Drinking Alcohol Every Day

Drinking Alcohol Every Day

Is your conscience saying you drink too much? What is your conscience saying to you?  Are you comfortable with the amount of alcohol that you drink every day?  Or do you hate drinking alcohol every day?  For many people, the conscience is a strong and powerful voice...

I Tried Pickled Onions to Help me Control Drinking!

I Tried Pickled Onions to Help me Control Drinking!

I once tried pickled onions as a way to help me control drinking! Spicy, Salty, Exciting! I haven’t asked around to see if anyone has the same tastes as I do, but I have a ‘thing’ for sauerkraut, Kalamata olives (pitted!), Dolmades (also known as stuffed grape vine...

Alcohol Protects Against Coronavirus

Alcohol Protects Against Coronavirus

Alcohol Protects Against Coronavirus! Or, is this simply too good to be True? Well, here is a great example that you can’t always believe what you see, hear or read!  While it makes a great headline that alcohol can protect against Coronavirus – this is not true!  In...

Alcohol and Dementia

Alcohol and Dementia

Does Alcohol increase the risk of dementia? According to the latest recommendations from the National Health Service (NHS), people who drink more than the recommended limit for alcohol have an increased risk of dementia.  Did you know that there is a proven link...

How to Deal with Fear

How to Deal with Fear

How to deal with Fear and Anxiety I just want to take this opportunity to say that I sincerely hope that you and your family are not overly affected by the events concerning Coronavirus. We have heard or experienced so much confusion and uncertainty lately, and I feel...