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5 great hangover cures

May 21st, 2010

So your sitting in front of your computer with a hangover feeling terrible, but help is at hand, try one of these cures, they have certainly helped me in the past and scientifically work.

Fruit juice- naturally contains fructose, this will help get the alcohol out your system faster.
Eating eggs- eggs contain albumin which has an [...]

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Should I exercise with a hangover?

March 22nd, 2010

You may think sweating it out is the best way to cure a hangover, but here are some reasons why this may not be a great idea.

Dehydration- alcohol is a diuretic meaning it causes the body to lose more water than it takes on.  Because alcohol is a diuretic it can cause you to get [...]

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I have stopped drinking alcohol for a few months

January 30th, 2009

I have stopped drinking alcohol to start the new year and already feel great.  You only realize how good you feel once you knock it on the head for three to four weeks.  It has been difficult at first because when you socialize in the evenings with people it is something that is done and when you don’t drink people [...]

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How an average days diet can go so wrong

January 14th, 2009

Below I am going to show an average days diet for alot of people they don’t believe to be to bad but at the end when we look at all the calories and irregularities you will see why living like this is so bad.  The people below are the common scenarios that alot of people [...]

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Going alcohol free for a month detox

January 10th, 2009

January is a great time of the year to go alcohol free for a month.  By cutting out alcohol for one whole month each year it allows the body to flush out lots of toxins alcohol puts in the body.  One month off allows the kidneys to have a break especially if you tend to binge drink. [...]

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Low calorie alcohol choices

December 17th, 2008

White spirits with slim-line mixers are the low calorie alcohol choices.  Vodka lime and soda, gin and slim line tonic etc are the choices of low calorie alcohol you should be choosing.  Beer is the worst choice and it is no wonder why it leads to what is known as a “beer belly” a pint has 182 [...]

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How to reduce bloating

December 4th, 2008

Bloating is usually caused by overeating, lactose intolerance, constipation, air swallowing, IBS.  The best way of tackling bloating is analyzing your diet to make sure it is not containing a lot of things that cause bloating such as toxins from tea, coffee and alcohol.  A lot of people who come to Personal training studios find that when [...]

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What personal trainers think of different types of alcohol

September 9th, 2008

People often come into Personal training studios after a heavy night out drinking and are hung over and feel bloated.  They often ask me their personal trainer if drinking gin and slim line tonic the night before would make them put on weight and that they had heard they could drink it all the time [...]

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Hangover advice

September 8th, 2008

Hangovers are horrible, luckily I dont suffer too bad from them but many people suffer badly so here is some advice to help prevent them or if its too late, ease through them.  The best bit of advice I could give you as a personal trainer would be dont drink, this is sure to sought [...]

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