Monday 29 December 2014

Somabar The Robotic Bartender - Kickstarter

Somabar is the robotic bartender we've all been waiting for. Thanks to the team behind the project, we can all enjoy a cocktail, freshly prepared at the touch of a button from an app on your smartphone.


You just use an app to build your cocktail and the device does the actual mixing and preparation.


All drinks are customizable through the app and the air-tight containers (Soma Pods) you fill and attach to the Somabar.

Somabar is currently running a Kickstarter campaign. Though it has already reach its modest $50k goal, there's still 2 weeks left for you to contribute and snag yourself a pre-order on this intelligent device for just $399.

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Saturday 27 December 2014

Alcoholic Drinks That Won't Ruin Your Diet This New Year

Christmas and New Year aren't the easiest time to watch your calorie intake and the last thing that you want is to undo all the previous hard work. Fear not! there are some ways to curb your alcohol intake and still enjoy yourself without  sacrificing taste
  • Red Wine - Fewer calories than white wine, which makes it an obvious first choice for drinking with meals. Rioja wines contain tempranillo red grapes, which can help to lower cholesterol and any cabernet, syrah or merlot reds are full of antioxidants and have less sulphites, which means less terrible hangovers.
  • White Wine - There are lighter versions you can drink (sensibly) and still feel virtuous. White wine still has the same health benefits as red, but the volume of the good stuff, such as antioxidants, is much lower
  • Tequila - Tequila is grain and gluten free. Well, the good stuff is. 100% pure agave tequilla is free from any added sugars, which you will find in cheaper versions. It's only the mix of tequilla and sugared alcohol that will give you a headache the next day
  • Vodka - At only 97 calories in a shot of vodka, which makes this a sensible choice for the cocktail bar, where a glass of wine would set you back over 100 calories. Keep it simple, with soda and lime to stop the calories adding up with your sweet mixer
  • Mulled Wine - Cloves are anti-inflammatory, cinnamon helps to regulate blood sugar and oranges are full of vitamin C. Top that off with iron rich, antioxidant-filled red wine, and you practically got yourself a health drink...
  • Champagne - New no-sugar versions are now available, it's practically guilt free too. Regular Champagne only has 91 calories per glass, so finishing a versions with even fewer is a Christmas present in itself.
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Saturday 20 December 2014

Thursday 18 December 2014

Ban booze for under-21s, says dad of girl who died from liver disease aged 24

Jim Thomson the dad of one of the youngest people in Britain to die from alcohol-related liver disease has called for a US-style ban on booze sales to anyone under 21.

His eldest daughter, Leigh, died from the condition aged just 24. She had been drinking excessively since 16, but it was only when she developed advanced liver failure at the age of 22 that her condition was picked up by doctors.

Jim, of Cambuslang, near Glasgow, Scotland, said: "It's worrisome for any parent to know their child was able to get such easy access to cheap alcohol at the age of 19. I think it's time we brought in laws like the USA have where you can't purchase alcohol until you are 21 years old.
 
"The government is happy enough to rake up the revenue and put 'drink responsibly' on the bottles, but how can you tell someone with an alcohol problem to drink responsibly?

Leigh was described as an intelligent and outgoing woman who volunteered with the British Red Cross and attended Felmington-Hallside Parish Church, However behind her positive front she had been secretly drinking three litres of cheap cider for the seven years leading up to her death.

Jim, whose wife Alice, Leigh's mother, died from alcohol-related problems in 2009 at the age of 42, said: "Leigh didn't come from a dysfunctional home. She was amazing, funny, articulate, and intelligent. She never got drunk in public. She was never falling about drunk. She would take a bottle of wine up to her room and not bother anyone. She'd get up in the morning, put her make-up on and she'd look immaculate. I took her to Alcoholics Anonymous and various meetings. It worked, but only for so long. She would be off the drink for three or four months and she would look brilliant. Then she would relapse."

Leigh's life slowly fell apart and she was unable to take up her place at college and lost her job as a carer. She gradually stopped seeing her friends and became increasingly isolated to the point where she was drinking at least two bottles of wine a day. She would get really ill, She would swell up and her skin would go yellow and her eyes would be bloodshot. She was really ashamed of her drinking.

He added that he never enabled or encouraged her drinking habits or gave her money, and because she was not on benefits he never knew how she was able to pay for the alcohol.
He said: "It is not a learnt behaviour. I am not a drinker. Alice was not a drinker until the last four years of her life. We didn't display that kind of behaviour. It may be part societal. If people don't go and drink and go to the pubs here, what else is there to do?"

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Saturday 13 December 2014

Alcohol Associated With Better Memory For Those over 60

Researchers have found that for people 60 and older who do not have dementia, light - Medium  consumption during late life is associated with higher ability to recall memories of events.
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This study used data from more than 660 patients who completed surveys on their alcohol consumption and demographics followed by a battery of neuropsychological tests. The amount of alcohol consumption had no impact on normal functioning or overall mental ability.

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Friday 12 December 2014