Dry January 2020 has come to a close and whether not you made it the full 31 days without a beer, glass of wine or a mixed drink, it might be useful to reflect on the experience. Here are some questions to get you started… Was it difficult to go 31 days without alcohol? When […]
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Today – January 19th – is Quitter’s Day!
What’s Quitter’s Day? It’s the day, according to the folks who run the fitness app Strava, that people are most likely to ditch their New Year’s resolutions. To pinpoint January 19th as Quitter’s Day, Strava analyzed data from 98.3 million uploaded running, cycling and other exercise activities. Today is the day exercise drops off, gyms […]
High or Not, Marijuana Use Can Impact Driving
Some recreational marijuana users are dangerous drivers, even when they aren’t high. That’s according to a brand new study done by Harvard researchers and published this week in the scientific journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The study, Recreational Cannabis Use Impairs Driving Performance in the Absence of Acute Intoxication, found that chronic, heavy, recreational cannabis users who […]
Snapchat Dysmorphia: What You Need to Know
Get this: A growing number of people – especially young women – are seeking out plastic surgeons who can cut, sew, nip and tuck their faces and bodies to look more like their edited social media selfies. Photo manipulation apps like Snapchat, Instagram, and Facetune allow users to erase perceived physical imperfections prior to posting online, […]
New Research: Alcohol Deaths Have Doubled and Biggest Increases Are Among Women and Older Americans
I’ve been posting a lot about alcohol lately, partly because much of my work is focused on addiction, partly because many are embracing the concept of a “Dry January” and mostly because it still kills more people than any other drug on the planet. That point was driven home further in a study published yesterday in […]
What’s “Normal” Drinking?
After my December 28, 2019 blog post espousing the virtues of “Dry January,” a few of you asked why you should give up alcohol at all if it isn’t really a problem for you. In other words, why is this even a thing? Others asked what constituted “problem drinking.” According to the Dietary Guidelines for […]
Swimming, Biking and Running in 2019
If you follow me on social media, you know that I track my swimming, cycling and running workouts religiously using a Garmin Forerunner 935 Running GPS Unit (Black) watch, which links not only to Garmin Connect, but to the Training Peaks app. There’s more data there than the average person needs, but technology has made tracking […]
Dry January 2020 – Can You Stop Drinking Alcohol for a Month?
A fair amount of my friends and colleagues are in recovery and don’t drink alcohol at all. Some of my friends are triathletes and drink only occasionally in order to maximize their training time. Other folks I know probably drink fairly regularly and upped their game around the holidays. After all, booze often flows freely […]