“I want to emphasize the ‘-ish’ part — not to be dry but to increase the number of dry days,” she said. The designation, sometimes also referred to as “sober curious,” has caught on ...

Yet even in areas that aren’t burning, plumes of smoke remain a serious and ongoing ... Avoid vacuums unless they have a HEPA filter. “Dry vacuum cleaning can actually rouse these particles, ...

The annual ritual known as Dry January is upon us. The monthlong ode to teetotalism started as a British health campaign in 2013, but it is now fully embedded in our American culture of self-branding.

The term ‘dry drunk’ is not a medically recognised ... gulping down endless non-alcoholic beers that left me bloated and craving. Chain smoking and binge eating to numb out, except I couldn ...

Since it was started in 2013 by the charity Alcohol Change UK, the Dry January challenge has significantly grown in popularity, becoming a very popular new year's resolution. In 2023, 175,000 people ...

Look out for rainbow, brown or sea trout, either fresh, hot-smoked or cured. It comes into its own in everything from simple salads to a topping for jacket potatoes or blended into a dip.

Experts are concerned about a potential pitfall of Dry January, saying it could cause unhealthy withdrawal symptoms in participants who may not realize they have a drinking problem. “Events like ...

As millions of people embark on Dry January, where they give up alcohol for a month, Dr Peter Rice, chair of the Institute of Alcohol Studies, says: “Alcohol profoundly affects the brain ...

This is largely down to Dry January, when people give up alcohol for the month, and the related idea of “Damp January”, when people instead just cut down on their drinking. The idea of Dry ...

“With smoking, it doesn’t eat into the later period of your life that tends to be lived in poorer health. Rather, it seems to erode some relatively healthier section in the middle of life,” D ...

Dry January, the popular challenge of giving up alcohol for the first month of the year, has become a health trend embraced by millions, but does it really work, or is it just another fleeting fad ...

Smoked salmon is a classic, but if you're looking to branch out, smoked trout is worth considering. It has a similar flavour profile and tends to be less intensively farmed, so can be a more ...