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Beer for bones

February 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~, ~ Beer / ale / stout ~

Drinking beer gives u healthy bones. Lagers and pale ales are the best for this.
Aint shittin. A study by Univ of California confirms this. This link was mailed to me by a reader, Eden.
Alcohol was also recently documented to reduce the chance of heart attack by 50%.
All d sweeping prejudices about how booze (in moderation) [...]

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Love that heart

November 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~

If your family has a history of heart disease, here’s some good news.
A new study has found that alcohol (not limited to red wine) reduces your chance of a heart attack by 50%! Wow.
Start drinking. It’s almost noon.

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Six-pack my ass

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~

With the start of Party Season ‘09, i think i can forget my plan to get six-pack abs by Jan 1.
Damn.
Lucky for me i only bet 2 bottles so far.

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DIY apple cider / alcohol

October 7th, 2009 · 17 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~, ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Drinking / bar skillz ~, ~ Moonshine! ~

OK here it is finally, how to make sidra / cider after some teasing in a recent post about yeast, and one before that. Had to be sure how to do it. So now you can make your own apple booze at home, or any other fruit!
Makes u realize what cheap shit alcohol actually is. [...]

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Yeast, ur da shit!

September 18th, 2009 · 9 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~, ~ Moonshine! ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~

Yea, yeast is my new best friend. Coz i just gotta let them do what they do best, and before i know it, i got free booze!
My apple cider experiment has worked out. And its gooood.
These little fuckers just need sugar. They consume whatever sugary liquid u feed em, and they fart CO2 & piss [...]

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Toddy ah?? Brickfields laa

July 23rd, 2009 · 12 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~, ~ Moonshine! ~, ~ Toddy shacks ~

No real local drinker hasnt tried at least one of Malaysia’s own local brews - toddy, tuak or langkau. If u’ve had beers from Mehico, schnapps from Austria, Kahlua from goddam Jamaica, and Malibu from fuckin Barbados, it’s time to stop being a poser and have some local brew! Warz wrong witchu man?? Show yer [...]

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A beer gut is EARNED

May 14th, 2009 · No Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~

That’s right. It’s not easy to get a beer gut. It’s hard work.
It requires a lot of consumption.
But it’s a myth that alcohol gives u a beer gut.
Excess calories are generally stored as fat around the belly - dont matter whether d calories come from food or drinks. Your body dont discriminate. (For chicas, excess [...]

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Finally, a cure for hangovers!

May 7th, 2009 · 5 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~, ~ Booze news / new products ~, ~ Cool drinkers' gifts ~

My biznez partner Susan sent me a link to this article in the Telegraph about bacon sandwiches being a hangover cure. BACON man. Awesome.
Susan is one of them what I call ‘Sympathizers’ to the cause, and to the rebellion (Hmm… What rebellion? Will think of sumtin soon.). She dont drink, but she helps others lose [...]

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