Alcohol: Did you know?
·
The alcohol
content of a bottle of beer, glass of wine, and mixed drink are equal, there
is not a ‘better’ drink to consume in order to stay sober. ·
Distilled
spirits like ginger wine, vodka, absinthe, whiskey, brandy, rum, tequila
and gin contain no carbohydrates, no fats of any kind, and no cholesterol.
However, alcohol content is 35%. There is no ‘healthy’ alcoholic drink. ·
Choosing
not to drink at a gathering may be difficult, but a number of beverages
look like alcoholic drinks; tomato juice, lemonade, iced tea, water and ice
cubes, club soda with orange juice, tonic water with a twist or wedge of
lime, and either orange juice or 7-Up. ·
Many
restaurants and bar provide FREE non-alcoholic beverages to DESIGNATED
DRIVERS! Take a stand and have a non-alcoholic beverage on them. ·
The use of
designated drivers and similar practices have contributed to a decrease in
drinking driving fatalities of about one-fourth over a period of 10 years. ·
Almost 2.5
times more teenagers in the US were current consumers of alcohol in 1979
than in 1997 (50 % vs. 21 %) ·
Funny
anti-hangover methods o
Ancient
Greeks ate cabbages o
Ancient
Romans ate fried canaries. o
Some
present day Germans eat a breakfast of red meat and bananas. o
Some French
drink strong coffee with salt. o
Some
Chinese drink spinach tea. o
Some Puerto
Ricans rub half a lemon under their drinking arm. o
Some
Haitians stick 13 black-headed needles into the cork of the bottle from
which they drank. o
Some
Russians drink vodka in an effort to cure hangovers. o
None of the
above ‘cures’ are effective because no cure is effective!
© Sarah Shirley 2010