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My conclusion after studying all this: Use your common sense!

Stuffed!

Eat and drink what you like.

Moderation is the key! Everything in moderation. And you will be fine.

Now read on.

A new study.

The results of the study revealed how moderate alcohol consumption can help to prevent heart disease by blocking the signals of molecules linked to plaque build-up in arteries.

Drinking “small amounts, regularly, is how to get the best effect,” “It’s the people who drink one to two drinks a day who have the best protection” from heart disease.

However, large amounts of alcohol and binge drinking can be harmful to the heart and can lead to stroke, according to the American Heart Association.

The study was published Nov. 18 in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

The finding demonstrates how alcohol works to benefit the heart – and paves the way for future research for a drug that can mimic alcohol.

“If we can understand the mechanisms mediating the beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption, we can develop therapy that can mimic good effects without the intoxicating and deleterious effects of alcohol,” researcher said.

Real-life applications

But what counts as a “healthy” dose of alcohol? The Mayo Clinic recommends healthy women drink no more than three drinks on one occasion, or seven drinks a week, and healthy men ages 65 and younger drink no more than four drinks per occasion, or 14 drinks a week. Healthy men ages 65 and older should drink no more than three drinks per occasion, or seven drinks a week.

A 12-ounce beer, 5-ounce glass of wine or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits counts as one drink, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Try other versions of alcohol: instead of beer, cider, Bailey’s and Kahlua, try dry wine, red wine or spirits. Don’t drink chip stuff. Remember: Calories from alcohol tend to be stored in the abdomen. People who are overweight actually gain weight more easily when they consume alcohol.

Now about the food.

Don’t go to a party hungry: we often eat faster and more when we are hungry – therefore eat a wholesome breakfast and lunch on the day to avoid overeating at the party.

My only advice: enjoy the food, enjoy the holidays. Positive emotions are good for you.

But here are some suggestions:

Watch your portion: treat yourself a nice drink, dessert, chocolate or sweets without guilt, but always watch your portion. Go for small portions.

I also suggest to consider supplements to help digestion.

Enjoy holidays!

Drink plenty of water: alcohol and coffee can dehydrate your body. But don’t drink iced water and don’t drink water right after meal-water dilutes digestive enzymes in your stomach and slows digestion.

Physical activity: take nice brisk walks with your loved ones and enjoy their company in the holiday season.

I propose a toast: enjoy your holidays!

Beautiful skin

If you are looking to add more moisture to your skin, or want to get rid of blotchiness or blemishes, you have to make sure that you are eating foods that contain vitamin C and vitamin E. Citrus fruits are good for your skin, and include fruits like oranges, grapefruits, and limes. But I suggest to eat tropical fruits in season(summer and fall)

You can find vitamin E in green and leafy vegetables and as well as in certain lean meats, nuts, and beans.

Foods to eat for clear skin include tuna, brazil nuts, and whole wheat bread, which is rich in selenium, a derivative of vitamin C which is necessary for skin cells to develop and reproduce properly. It has also been proven that even if your skin has undergone significant sun damage and if your diet is high in selenium, the damage will not be severe. Skin rejuvenating vitamins and properties are found in selenium, and these are a great compliment to foods which contain vitamins A and E, and they are essential for skin health.

So what about vitamins and supplements?

Before you switch to vitamin or mineral supplements, be sure to talk to your doctor about which supplements are best for you, especially if you are consuming lots of medicines.

All Natural

Here is one of the best antioxidants we use: OPC-3 Beauty Blend.

Some of the benefits:

· Supports a smooth, soft and even-toned complexion

· Promotes healthy functioning of the skin at the cellular level, which results in healthy, vibrant-looking skin

· Replenishes essential vitamins and minerals that are co-factors for many enzyme reactions in vivo to help the entire skin to grow and cells to divide

· Helps maintain normal cell growth

· Supports healthy skin with key micronutrients to replenish and rejuvenate skin to look, feel and function its absolute best

· Supports healthy joints

· Supports healthy skin elasticity to keep skin looking young and firm (tight)

· Helps maintain healthy collagen production

· Helps maintain skin elasticity and moisture

· Helps maintain healthy connective tissue

· Maintains healthy collagen and elastin levels to help preserve the elasticity of skin

· Plays a role in maintaining elasticity of capillaries in the dermis, which helps maintain healthy blood flow, minimizing the appearance of spider veins in the skin

Using painkillers such as ibuprofen, aspirin and paracetamol in pregnancy may harm development of the sex organs in unborn boys, warn researchers.

They blame prolonged use of painkillers – two weeks or more – for contributing to an increased risk in boys born with undescended testicles.

Around half of women take over-the-counter painkillers during pregnancy, usually for headaches.

A new study shows women who used more than one type of painkiller simultaneously, for example ibuprofen and paracetamol, had a seven-fold increase in giving birth to sons with some form of problem with the testes.

It found the most vulnerable stage of pregnancy is four to six months when painkillers doubled the risk compared to women who took nothing.

Using ibuprofen and aspirin during the second trimester of pregnancy increased the risk four-fold, with a doubling of the risk for paracetamol.

Simultaneous use of two painkiller during this time increased the risk 16-fold, says the study, published in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction today.

These disorders can lead to poor sperm quality and testicular cancer in later life, warn researchers from Denmark, Finland and France.

They claim painkillers may be behind the increase in male reproductive disorders in recent decades, along with exposure in the womb to chemicals in the environment known as endocrine or hormone disruptors.

The researchers say that the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryologyis markedly higher than that seen for known endocrine disrupters such as phthalates, and that, as most Western women are inevitably exposed to low levels of endocrine disrupters, these together with analgesic use, could be contributing to the increased incidence of cryptorchidism and later life reproductive problems.