Complete Beverage Guide: Water, Green Tea & Healthy Drinks

Healthier drink choices rely on hydration quality, understanding the physiological effects of caffeine, and identifying nutrient-dense alternatives like bone broth.

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How Much Red Wine Do You Need to Get Enough Resveratrol?

Grapes, as well as certain other plants, produce resveratrol as a self-defense response to damage, disease or other stress. This compound develops primarily in the grape skin. Red wine contains more resveratrol than white wine because the grape skins remain on longer during the process of making red wine.

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A Super Chill Alternative to Alcohol & How to Drink It

The kava drink has been a staple of South Pacific cultures for ceremonial and social use for thousands of years. But it's gotten an American-style makeover and is now being touted as a healthful alternative to alcohol. Fair warning: The taste can be a bit of a shock.

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10 Everyday Ailments Soothed by Tea

The most popular beverage in the world as well as one of the healthiest, tea has traveled the globe since it was first discovered in ancient China. For several thousand years people have enjoyed tea because of its medicinal qualities and soothing taste.

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Here's Why Booze Is Banned in Space

NASA has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to astronauts consuming alcohol in space. But the reasons for prohibiting booze are less obvious than you think.

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How to Avoid Getting Jittery After a Workout

To reap the most benefits from exercise, you must listen to your body. If you begin feeling jittery during or after your workout, several factors could be to blame. You could be suffering from hypoglycemia, which occurs when there is a drop in blood glucose levels, or dehydration.

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Can I Drink Oolong Tea During Pregnancy?

If you are an expectant mother, you likely have considered what foods and beverages you need to avoid during pregnancy. Though tea contains less caffeine than coffee, many pregnant women avoid it. Oolong tea is a type of tea that comes from the same plant as black tea and green tea.

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Benefits of Drinking Muscle Milk Before Sleep

Muscle Milk is a protein-based supplement manufactured by the company CytoSport. This powdered supplement is intended to "provide sustained energy and recovery for performance and lifestyle," according to CytoSport.

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Manny Pacquiao: Best. Meal. Ever!

Step into Manny Pacquaio’s shoes for one day, and you’d probably have trouble walking the next morning. During a day where he’ll run, spar and weight train, Pacquaio sheds calories quicker than he does opponents—oftentimes burning up to 2,500 calories per workout.

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The Cardiovascular Benefits and Harms of Ginger

Traditional medicine has used the underground stem, or rhizome, of the herb ginger for centuries. Although most medicinal uses of ginger are for gastrointestinal problems, some evidence suggests that ginger may offer cardiovascular benefits as well.

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Five Healthy Alternatives to Water

Water is the most essential nutrient for sustaining life, as it hydrates, transports oxygen and other nutrients into cells, regulates body temperature, prevents constipation and cushions joints.

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A Diet That Helps MCTD Symptoms

Mixed connective tissue disease, or MCTD, is an autoimmune disorder that produces overlapping symptoms of polymyositis, scleroderma and lupus. In addition, individuals with MCTD may experience features of rheumatoid arthritis.

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