If you start to experience swelling while drinking, be warned. Due again to the reaction from histamines, it’s not uncommon to experience swelling (think Will Smith in Hitch) when you have an alcohol intolerance. As with any other allergen, your body reacts to alcohol as a foreign invader and creates antibodies as a response, he […]

Addiction relapse is serious and although you need to be empathetic, you should not ignore the issue or resolve them of responsibility. One, because with something like ongoing outpatient therapy or a 12-step group, people in treatment start to lose the vigilance and perspective that help them stay sober in the face of their triggers. […]