Yet another one for the Duh Files: Older alcoholics need more alcohol to get drunk. Really?
Alcoholism is not something that is funny nor should it be joked about. It’s a serious problem that requires serious interventions. But who in their right mind doesn’t know or hasn’t figured out that the longer you abuse alcohol, the more alcohol you end up using?
According to an Ohio State University press release about a study that looked at alcoholics and alcohol use,
The findings suggest that older problem drinkers may have developed a tolerance for alcohol and need to drink even more than younger abusers …read more

It happens a lot. We read or hear of a drunk driving crash (I refuse to call it an accident) and while the victims are severely hurt or killed, the drunk driver walks away, virtually unhurt. Or, even if hurt, they recover quickly. It always makes me wonder about the effect of alcohol on the body when it gets hurt. Now it seems, there’s proof that being drunk limits the amount of damage the body sustains in a trauma.
Researchers studied almost 8000 people who had been hurt in accidents. They were looking to see if alcohol in the body at …read more

Welcome to the latest Healthbolt Carnival. This edition features a collection of posts sent in over the past month (some, it seems, have gotten lost, so if you post isn’t here, apologies).
Grab a coffee, pull up a chair, and start clicking on an eclectic selection of health and wellness posts…
Katherine McMahon from Gluten Free Alaskan Goddess discovers that Italy is full of Celiacs in Living Gluten Free in the land of Pasta and Pizza.

Alvaro Fernandez from SharpBrains writes about Cognitive screenings and Alzheimer’s Disease, saying, “The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America just released a thoughtful report advocating for widespread cognitive screenings after …read more

Ever live in a place where you know the water is not safe to drink? Where you even use bottled water to clean your teeth? I have and I’ve got to say it’s not fun. I lived in Saudi Arabia for a year and was reliant on bottled water for drinking, cooking, and yes, cleaning my teeth.
But while I found it annoying, at least I did have access to clean water which is more that millions of people around the world have.
The World Health Organizations (WHO) says…
“…1.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water. Unsafe water and …read more

Did you know that this year marks the 100th year of America’s reliance on chlorine to disinfect drinking water?
Jersey City, NJ was the first US city to routinely chlorinate it’s municipal drinking water, followed by Chicago’s union stockyards and many, many more cities around the country. Today, pretty much all U.S. public water systems rely on chlorine in some form for safe drinking water
As a result, waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid are virtually eliminated.
But as this guest post by the Chairman of Water Quality & Health Council highlights, there are always cracks in the system…
The Waterborne Outbreak in …read more

Have a look at this thought provoking slideshow that explores ‘humanity’s water use and the emerging worldwide water shortage.’
THIRST
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Still trying to decide who to vote for come November 4th ?
Maybe this will help you make up your mind.
It’s a quiz that sheds some light on not only the current candidates favorite drinks but also the drinks of past presidents and little about the history of wine in the White House…

September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recover Month and in recognition of this, the bloggers at b5Media’s Health and Wellness Channel have put together their interpretation of the 12 Steps, looking at each step not just from it’s orginal intent but also in relation to their own blog topic. The result is an interesting and informative group of posting that provides ‘food for thought’ in own lives.
We’ve all heard of the 12 Step Program, but most of us won’t be able to recite what each step was. That’s because we are lucky enough not to need to. But for thousands …read more

Ah, national conventions. Those magical times where smarmy politicians down their vodka and tonics and fantasize about what Sarah Palin looks like spread out on one of her bear-skin rugs.
C’mon, people, you know there is some serious partying going on at these things.
But who’s having the most fun? At one time, conventional wisdom might have pointed to the Dems. Not so much due to their star-power and celeb-heavy support system (though that surely helps), but because their convention was held in the high altitude haven of Denver, Colorado. Every fool knows that drinking in the thin air will lead to …read more

After the weekend I just had (see the post below for a sampling of my horrific menu!) I figured it was time to get back to good, you know? But, of course, this being the first day of Back-to-School (can I get a hallelujah?!?), there is now little to no time to cook as ideally as I’d like.
So what shall we turn to? Packaged foods, of course.
Sure, it can be tempting to grab whatever’s on sale, but with a little bit of pre-thought and preparation, you can choose some really great convenience items to enhance your home-cooked meals or to …read more