Sober Living

If you’re an outdoorsy person, a short hike and bonfire can be a wonderful way to ring in your birthday celebrations. Bring along all the ingredients you need for s’mores and mountain pies, and gather around the campfire with party-goers to share your scariest ghost stories (if you’re brave enough, of course). A 2010 study found that massage therapy can …

Consuming alcohol causes physiological changes that affect snorers and people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which occurs when tissues in the nose or throat collapse and temporarily obstruct the airway. It also causes changes to blood vessels in the nose, leading to greater airway resistance in the nasal passages. For people who snore or who have sleep apnea—a disorder that …

Consuming alcoholic beverages leads to increases in your blood alcohol concentration (BAC). As your BAC increases, so does your risk for alcohol poisoning. Alcohol poisoning is a serious — and sometimes deadly — result of drinking large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time. Drinking too much too quickly can affect breathing, heart rate, body temperature and gag …