If you want a good, restful night’s sleep, then skip the night cap.
As professor of psychology Richard Wiseman explains, having a drink before bed is fairly common and many people who suffer with insomnia rely on a glass of their favorite tipple before bed.
But drinking alcohol before going to sleep may actually inhibit you from falling into a deep sleep and when you wake up the next morning you may be groggy and tired.
To find out more about the science behind this theory, click here.
A recent alcohol study shows that moderate alcohol consumption is a boost to the immune system.
Drinking may help you boost your immune system as long as its done moderately, it may even help you avoid getting sick this flu season.
The study was published in the science journal Vaccine. Click here to read more.
In addition to boosting the immune system and helping ward of pesky viruses, alcohol consumption has in the past been shown to aid heart health, just make sure its done moderately.
We’ve all heard that drinking alcohol boosts your appetite, but how true is it?
According to a new study published by The American Obesity Society, consuming alcohol while in an atmosphere suffused by cooking aromas heightens activity in the hypothalamus and the brain’s reward system, resulting in an increased consumption rate- good news for restaurant owners, bad news for dieters.
This phenomenon is known as “the aperitif effect”. Find out more here.
The ban on powdered alcohol (palchol) which was instituted in Victoria will not be enforced nationally, with each state having to make the decision on whether or not to ban palcohol.
The ban in Victoria will be enforced from 1 July 2015.
Read more here.
Have you ever wondered how alcohol affects the digestion of fatty meals? Is the effect positive or negative, does digestion slow down or speed up? Watch this interesting video to find out,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cFHmwxdXUc
We’ve heard that a glass of wine can help you fall asleep, how true is it? If you suffer from the odd case of insomnia now and then, perhaps a glass of wine can help. Watch this video to find out…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynuoT-EXC5I
Did you know distilling your own spirits at home is not only dangerous but illegal. Watch this video from The Australian Taxation Office for the facts about distilling alcohol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDh9IAQGfEs
Scientists have found that excessive alcohol consumption could be more deadly for women over 75 than men.
Researchers found that women over the age of 75 could be more prone to heart attacks.
The study was conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School, taking into consideration the drinking habits of 4,466 people.
Find out more here.
A federal committee has found that the banned drinker register should be reinstated in The Northern Territory.
The Alcohol, Hurting People and Harming Communities report handed down by the House Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs, which has been travelling around Australia for the past 18 months recommended that the controversial register be reinstated in The NT. It was one of 23 recommendations made about alcohol related harm in Indigenous Communities.
Source: Abc.net.au
A new study has revealed that the number of young women drinking to dangerous levels is rising.
The number of young women presenting at hospital has risen, a study has shown.
Whereas the number of men who presented in hospital due to alcohol rose by 30 per cent, the number of women rose by 44%.
Find out more here.