By: NewNaturalista
Weekly tips from the book “Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous.”
Women break down alcohol more slowly than men. Because of several physiological differences, you will feel the effects of alcohol more than a man will, even if you are the same size. Typically women metabolize one drink per hour, while men metabolize two. Having more than one drink per hour will slow your motor function and coordination. Consume three drinks in an hour and you might be tossing them back up, especially if you’ve mixed your alcohols.
There is also increasing evidence that women are more susceptible than men to alcohol’s damaging effects. Heavy drinking (two or more drinks per day) has been shown to disrupt normal menstrual cycling and reproductive function, putting you at increased risk for infertility, spontaneous abortion or impaired fetal growth and development.
If you’re watching your weight, follow these tips:
- Limit your alcohol intake to three drinks per week. For a health and hangover perspective, space them out over the course of a week, rather than binge drink them all at once
- Remember that the calories from alcohol add up quickly, and they go straight to the fat in your abdomen; visualize a muffin top hanging over your waistband!
- Most people eat high calorie snacks when they drink alcohol – a double whammy in terms of weight gain
Some Alternatives
Instead of:
Apple Martini go for Green Tea Martini
Cosmopolitan go for Pomegranate Martini
Vodka on the Rocks go for Citron Vodka with rasberry
Red Bull with Vodka go for Diet Vanilla Coke with Vanilla Vodka
Gin Martini go for Gimlet
Gin and Tonic go for Gin and Diet Sprite
Dark Ale go for Light Beer
NEXT WEEK:GORGEOUS IN BED
