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Meet Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 4 children who help him ‘stop drinking’ – and heartbreaking story of late son Nicholas

Meet Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 4 children who help him ‘stop drinking’ – and heartbreaking story of late son Nicholas

Published by Daniella Wilson

Andrew Lloyd Webber is a legend of the theatre as the composer behind musical classics like The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Evita. But behind the curtains, the star has a large family of four children, as well as a late son, who have been a great support on his sobriety journey.  The composer recently revealed that he is a “recovering alcoholic” in a candid new interview.  In a chat with The Times, the star shared he keeps two bracelets that are a sweet nod to his children, and which help to “stop [him from] drinking”.  One of the bracelets is inscribed with his late son Nicholas’ name, and the other is a tribute to his four living children: daughters Imogen and Isabella, and his sons Alastair and William. Speaking of how his family have supported him during his health struggle, Andrew recalled one instance: “I went in [to my flat] and there were all these balloons with ‘1’ on them – my youngest daughter had sent them to celebrate me being one year …

Drinking Water May Raise Blood Pressure Of ‘Millions’

Drinking Water May Raise Blood Pressure Of ‘Millions’

Published by Sam Flores

High blood pressure is sometimes called a “silent killer” because, while it increases your risk of heart conditions, stroke, and cardiac arrest, it often has no symptoms. About five million people in the UK are believed to have undiagnosed high blood pressure, the British Heart Foundation said. Also known as hypertension, the condition can be brought about or worsened by high levels of salt in your diet, smoking, inactivity, and stress. But a meta-analysis published in the BMJ Global Health found that drinking water – especially among coastal communities – was potentially adding to millions of people’s salt intake without them realising, thus raising their risk of high blood pressure. Why might drinking water affect my blood pressure risk? “As sea levels rise, more and more salt water tends to infiltrate global freshwater sources,” study author Dr Rajiv Chowdhury said. This is called “saltwater intrusion”, which especially affects a lot of low-lying countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh, though it’s a global problem. This meta-analysis looked at 27 observational studies, including 74,000 participants from countries including …

Drinking Too Much Water Can Be Dangerous. Here Are The Signs.

Drinking Too Much Water Can Be Dangerous. Here Are The Signs.

Published by Sam Flores

Are you hydrating enough? There are now so many ways to get and track your fluids – from customisable Stanley tumblers to in-home IV services to apps that remind you to chug a few extra ounces every hour – that it’s easy to worry you’re not getting enough. But is it possible to be too hydrated? And what happens if you are? That’s what Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, hosts of HuffPost’s Am I Doing It Wrong? podcast, asked Colleen Muñoz, director and co-founder of Hydration Health Center at the University of Hartford. “[Drinking too much water] is a real thing,” Muñoz, who is also an associate professor of health sciences at University of Hartford, said. “[It doesn’t happen] as often as you would think, relative to somebody who is underhydrated – that’s definitely a more common scenario – but it’s something we need to pay attention to.” The main issue with ingesting too much water or other fluids is that it can dilute the electrolyte content of our blood. Electrolytes (in this case we’re …

The best beer gardens in London pubs

The best beer gardens in London pubs

Published by Sam Flores

This handsome, wisteria-covered pub is worth a visit whatever the weather, with a series of small, connected rooms inside, and a country-pub feel. The food is good, the beer’s well-kept and there’s a cocktail list that’s half-decent, too. Out the front is a small strip of outside seating, that often gets the waning evening sun and quickly fills up. At the back, the space is huge, with rows of park-style benches under parasols and, in some cases, vines and willows. Source link

10 Expert Habits From Arthur C. Brooks to Live Life With Purpose

10 Expert Habits From Arthur C. Brooks to Live Life With Purpose

Published by Jenni Sidey

Arthur C. Brooks has made a living by studying the myriad mysteries and meanings of life. Writing weekly columns about happiness for The Atlantic, penning three books about how to craft a better life, and teaching a class at the Harvard Business School literally called “Leadership and Happiness” all make Brooks well-equipped to handle the rigors of modern existence. “I’ll spend the rest of my life writing, speaking, and teaching about the science of happiness,” Brooks said in a recent video chat. His latest venture, a book titled The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose In An Age of Emptiness, is out today. Per the book’s description, its purpose is to use science and evidence-based approaches to help you, dear reader, “find the meaning you need to live a happy, fulfilling life.” Now 61, the man with an eclectic background—he is also an accomplished French hornist, and in the ’90s, he did military research on a special project for the Air Force—shares his expert habits that can turn your life from unfulfilling to unstoppable. Become …

This is the age at which your children are most influenced by your drinking

This is the age at which your children are most influenced by your drinking

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore It’s a Friday evening and you pour a glass of wine while your teenager sits at the kitchen bench scrolling their phone. They barely look up. But they notice more than you think. My new study found the drinking habits parents model at home carry over to their children. The influence is strongest during a specific window: when children are aged 15 to 17. This is the stage when teens begin navigating social situations with alcohol and start deciding what “normal” drinking looks like. It doesn’t mean you have to give up alcohol altogether. But there are behaviours you can tweak to improve the chance your children will have a healthy relationship with alcohol as they grow up. Tracking influence over 23 years My study used 23 years of nationally representative Australian data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in …

Influencers are drinking shots of olive oil and lemon juice. Should you? | Well actually

Influencers are drinking shots of olive oil and lemon juice. Should you? | Well actually

Published by Sam Flores

A shot of lemon juice and olive oil might be delicious on a salad – but would you drink it straight up? That’s what wellness enthusiasts on TikTok and Instagram are doing, claiming it bestows glowing skin and better digestion, and supports the dubious process of “detoxing”. Wellness shots have become “a revolving door for trends”, as dietician Lauren Manaker puts it; over the years, knocking back apple cider vinegar, ginger-turmeric blends, wheatgrass, aloe vera and carrot juice have all come in and out of vogue. Could there be real benefits to this one? We asked experts. First of all, what does it taste like? Personally, I would happily add gin to vinaigrette and call it a dirty martini, so I wasn’t too worried about the bitter pungency of combining one tablespoon each of lemon juice and extra-virgin olive oil. When I made myself the concoction, it went down easy. Dietician Michelle Routhenstein warned me that acid reflux can be an issue for some, due to the acidity of lemon and the peppery sharpness of …

The hidden cost of the mobile sports betting and binge drinking

The hidden cost of the mobile sports betting and binge drinking

Published by Jenni Sidey

The bet takes seconds. A few taps, a game loading on a second screen, and suddenly an otherwise ordinary Saturday afternoon carries financial stakes. For millions of young men across the United States, that scenario has become routine since 2018, when the Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize sports wagering. What researchers are now finding is that the ritual doesn’t always stop with the bet. A study published in Health Economics draws a direct causal line between the spread of online sports betting and heavier drinking among young men, specifically those who were already binge drinking before their state legalized wagering. Using health survey data collected across all 50 states from 2016 through 2023, researchers found that legalizing online sports betting pushed binge-drinking frequency up by roughly 10 percent among men aged 35 and under who already reported binge episodes. Smoking rates, by contrast, stayed flat. “As sports betting continues to spread across states, these findings raise important public health concerns and highlight the need for policymakers to consider the broader behavioral …

Spain travel rules for Brits including drinking, vaping, bikini ‘bans’ and flip flops

Spain travel rules for Brits including drinking, vaping, bikini ‘bans’ and flip flops

Published by Sam Flores

At a time of year many people are thinking ahead to holidays, Spain often tops the list of favourite destinations they have in mind. As previously reported, there are various new regulations in place this year concerning travel to Europe, such as the news EES – Entry-Exit System – and tourist taxes in some place, while there are also strict rules applying to areas of Spain which holidaymakers should know about before their next trip. Over the years, there have been growing concerns there over unruly behaviour and now overtourism is a hot topic. These have led to stricter regulations in many popular areas of Spain. The Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, for instance, have new rules preventing sunbed reservation for extended periods while elsewhere vaping restrictions and even a regulation known as the ‘bikini ban’ have come into effect. And breaching some of these rules could result in a substantial fine, reports The Express which has rounded up a list of them, below, including recent amendments, which tourists should be aware of. Vaping …

Princess Anne’s strict drinking hack that helps her navigate her busy royal schedule

Princess Anne’s strict drinking hack that helps her navigate her busy royal schedule

Published by Daniella Wilson

Often dubbed the hardest-working royal, the secret to Princess Anne’s go-getting mindset may be her decision to abstain from drinking any alcoholic beverages. Appearing at multiple engagements a week, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II is teetotal, and it might explain her never-ending social battery.  The Princess Royal, 75, won’t be caught with a glass of expensive Champagne in her hand while out and about at various charity events and the like, as she made the decision to stay sober, much like her younger brother, the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, 66.  Despite other working royals dabbling in a cocktail or two, including the late Queen, who reportedly enjoyed a cocktail inherited from the Queen Mother, made from Dubonnet, a French drink by Pernod Ricard, and gin, Anne refuses to touch alcohol at charity events due to her ongoing packed schedule.  Her former private secretary, Captain Sir Nicholas Wright RN, revealed Anne doesn’t drink alcohol during an interview for ITV’s documentary, Anne: The Princess Royal at 70, and said: “I’m very jealous, the princess …