Pour Me a Drink: Cocktails Strengthen Bones
July 18, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Drink, Easy Health Tips, Happy Living Tip, Health, WOO hoo!, Womens Health
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Keeping with the topic of women’s health today (be sure you enter our awesome book contest in the post below!), word is that cocktails (yes I mean those dreamy little Friday Happy Hour mood-enhancers) can help strengthen bones. For real!
Not only that, but according to The American Journal of Medicine, they also help reduce the risk of hip fracture by 20%.
Of course, everything in moderation though, my friends. Having more than two alcoholic drinks per day makes you 39% more susceptible to hip fractures, a figure that most likely comes from falling while tipsy.
So hey, while bellying up at the bar and grill tonight, make sure to tell everyone how that martini is really a health potion in disguise. Enjoy!
Does it matter how big the drinks are?
Um, they didn’t say, so I’m going with ‘the bigger, the better!’
Cheers!