Booze is Healthy?! WOoHooOO

Did you know..............................
That drinking in moderation is healthy for you? PaRtYyYyyyyyy!

OKkk maybe not party.....think, sophisticated glass of wine..... yay that can be fun too!

BENEFITS OF MODERATE DRINKING:
Moderate drinking is defined as two drinks a day if you're a male 65 and younger, or one drink a day if you're a female or a male 66 and older. A drink is defined as 12 ounces (355 milliliters) of beer, 5 ounces (148 milliliters) of wine or 1.5 ounces (44 milliliters) of 80-proof distilled spirits.
Moderate alcohol consumption may provide some health benefits. It may:

■ Reduce your risk of developing heart disease, peripheral vascular disease and intermittent claudication
■ Reduce your risk of dying of a heart attack
■ Possibly reduce your risk of strokes, particularly ischemic strokes
■ Lower your risk of gallstones
■ Possibly reduce your risk of diabetes
■ Thin your blood so your periods are less painful/ less cramps (If you drink wine the week before your period your cramps/ menstrual pain will significantly be less!! I like that excuse!)
■ Lower risk of kidney stones
■ Lower risk of spider veins and bulged veins in legs

Hey that`s not too bad!  Doesn`t give you the clear to get hammered this weekend but if you want to be healthier you don`t necessarily need to cut the booze out of your life completely. 

Although it says one drink a day is moderate - to me I think that might be a bit much.... but if you have a few drinks every weekend - I would think that would be moderation.

The best drinks for you, health wise, is definatley red wine.
Second place white wine. (approx 70 cal per glass of wine)

But if you muuust have your beer, and your trying to keep tabs on your body -
Here are some low cal- good tasting beers:

AMSTEL LIGHT 95 Cals/5 G Carbs
BECK'S PREMIER LIGHT 64 Cals/3.9 G Carbs (Not first option - apparently not that tastey)
BUDWEISER SELECT 99 Cals/3.1 G Carbs
COORS LIGHT 102 Cals/5 G Carbs (More popular if there aren`t many options)
SAM ADAMS LIGHT 119 Cals/9.6 G Carbs
CORONA LIGHT 99 Cals/5 G Carbs
HEINEKEN PREMIUM LIGHT 99 Cals/6.8 G Carbs
MILLER CHILL 110 Cals/6.5 G Carbs

(Those last 3 are my favorites!)

If you like the hard-alcohol - most vodka, gin, whiskey etc it`s roughly 50 cal a shot - which isn`t much.... but it`s what you mix with that if you drink it all night- intensifies the hang over and bloatifies the belly.

Good options for mix is a real fruit juice (not from the bar), tonic water (ew), fresca (zero calories!) or just take it straight up!

There you go ladies- All the options dwindled down to some smart choices!

Remember enjoy your night, don`t constantly count your calories - force yourself to dance for exactly one hour etc - Have fun! These are just some tips to think about if this is your regular weekend routine - it can make a difference!


Keep dancin and shake that booty - and remember, gettin low is great for those legs and buns ;)
xx