Healthy Beverages: Weight Loss, Tea Benefits & Risks

What is healthy to drink other than water? From the weight-loss benefits of cabbage juice and buckwheat tea to the kidney risks of carbonated beverages, explore how daily hydration choices impact your overall wellness.

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How to Drink Collagen for the Skin

Drinkable collagen is all the rage these days. But how do you find one that works for you? Here's what to look for and how to get the most benefits.

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18 Healthy Beers

If a cold beer is your beverage of choice, you’re not alone. According to a 2012 Gallup poll, 39 percent of Americans prefer drinking beer. (Thirty-five percent say they prefer wine and 22 percent prefer hard liquor).

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10 Easy Drink Swaps to Cut Down on Sugar

Curbing your sugar consumption may just be the single most important dietary change you can make. Discover simple swaps for low-sugar beverages, from icy fraps to margaritas, and learn how to create healthier versions with natural ingredients.

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The Best Recovery Drink After Running

The best recovery drink for running or any other sport depends on the amount of time you are doing the exercise. Optimal recovery drinks for a run of more than 60 minutes have different requirements than for a run of 30 minutes or less.

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Is Alkaline Water Extra Healthy or a Hoax?

Many alternative health experts say that alkaline water -- whether purchased in bottles or created from your own tap with a pricey do-it-yourself ionizing purifier -- is an extra-healthy type of water to drink, with claims that it slows the aging process, increases energy, helps people with fertility issues, regulates

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How Bad Is Alcohol for Weight Loss?

On average, 36 percent of men and 21 percent of women consume alcohol each day, according to Fox News Magazine. When embarking on a weight loss journey, alcohol is often first on the “no-no” list.

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Can You Drink Too Much Lemongrass Tea?

While the oils in lemongrass tea offer health benefits, including possible protection against cancer, you don't want to drink too much of it. High intakes of lemongrass tea could damage your liver and stomach. It's also not safe if you're pregnant.

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What Are the Health Benefits of Agua de Jamaica?

Agua de Jamaica is a nonalcoholic Mexican beverage made from the flowers of the jamaica plant, which is a type of hibiscus, sugar and water. Hibiscus contains natural compounds that might reduce blood pressure and lower cholesterol.

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Can You Be Allergic to Unsweetened Tea?

An allergic reaction to any food or beverage can occur if your immune system perceives it as a threat. Your immune system is rarely “wrong,” although it can sometimes overreact to natural compounds that are innocuous to the vast majority of other people.

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Nutrition Debate: Are Eggs Good For You?

Nutrition debate: Is it true that eggs are bad for you? Learn about the benefits and myths surrounding egg consumption, including cholesterol levels, protein content, and cooking methods.

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Exercise, Cold Drinks & Heart Attacks

An exercise regimen is essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. However, the body loses vital fluids during strenuous physical activity, and some doctors and exercise physiologists recommend drinking liquids before, during and after workouts.

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Does Eating an Apple After Working Out Help?

During your workout, your body's metabolism functions at a higher rate, burning calories to fuel this burst of activity. Eating a post-workout meal refuels your body after its calorie expenditure.

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How Many Beers Can You Drink Without Getting a Hangover?

The headache, nausea, dry mouth and other discomforts of a hangover can make anyone vow to give up drinking forever. Most people know that a hangover results from drinking too much alcohol, but how much is too much varies widely from person to person.

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Does Drinking Powdered Drinks Count as Drinking Water?

Fortified powdered drinks offer a convenient alternative to smoothies and other nutritional beverages. Since most powdered drinks are meant to be dissolved in water, it is possible to meet your recommended daily water intake of 2 to 3 liters by adding water to your powdered drink mixes.

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Taking Potassium & Water Pills at the Same Time

Potassium aids various functions of your body, including the heart, kidneys, digestive system, muscles and nerves. You usually can get adequate potassium levels from the foods you eat, but you may need more potassium when taking certain medications or supplements, such as water pills, also called diuretics.

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Low Water Intake & Cholesterol

Frequent water consumption is essential for your survival as at least 70 percent of your body is comprised of the liquid. Low water intake quickly leads to dehydration, which causes the development of a variety of health problems.

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