Researchers are reporting new evidence that common fruit juices, including orange and apple, can substantially decrease the absorption of other prescription pills, potentially wiping out their beneficial effects.
The study provides a new reason to avoid drinking fruit juice when taking certain drugs, including some that are prescribed for fighting life-threatening conditions such as heart disease, […]

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InterWined.com supports the concept of buying local as much as possible. It is a trend that is gaining momentum, especially in the United States, and we hope it’s here to stay. Better for the economy, better for the environment.
So, when we received an e-mail this moring for consultancy firm Weber Shandwick, we thought it proper […]

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InterWined met last week with the owners of the excellent wine shop, Organico, located in the Lake District to talk about organic wine. Like InterWined, Organico, closely follows developments in organic viticulture (ALL of their wines are organic) as well as other green issues related to the industry, such as the transportation of wine in […]

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InterWined likes to follow economic and environmental issues as well as liquid news, so it is interesting when topics emerge that deal with these subjects combined, especially when it comes to trying to feed the world through improving agriculture.
See, a large part of the global food crisis is the inefficiency of current irrigation methods.
More irrigated […]

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InterWined received a response from Matt Hart at EAT regarding our coffee tantrum last week.
As some of you may know, we at InterWined.com operate a policy of full disclosure…even at the expense of our own pride, at times.
Luckily this isn’t one of those moments, but rather a success story for which we feel oddly proud:
[Dear […]

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Commercial venues are very aware of the effects that the environment — in this case, music — can have on in-store traffic flow, sales volumes, product choices, and consumer time spent in the immediate vicinity. A study of the effects of music levels on drinking in a bar setting has found that loud music leads […]

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Is it time to switch to tea?
InterWined is feeling pretty fed up with living in a non-coffee culture. In fact, one trip to the food mechant EAT (and immediately after the same thing happened in Pret), highlights the frustrations.
The incident inspired us to write to Matt Hart, a Customer Services Manager at EAT, who once […]

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In a survey on showering habits of western Europeans, the British are the most water wasteful and care the least about any negative environmental effects from their shower gel, shampoos and soap usage.
And in particular, the women in Britain are especially guilty of wasting shower water and not caring about contaminants, says the report for […]

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Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
The researchers say the combination could be a potentially dangerous food source for some patients […]

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Scientists have determined how to fortify the cassava plant, a staple root crop in many developing countries, with enough vitamins, minerals and protein to provide the poor and malnourished with a day’s worth of nutrition in a single meal.
The researchers, who received the bulk of their funding from Bill Gates’ charitable organisation, have further engineered […]

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Welcome to InterWined’s health news Tuesday! Uh, sorry, Wednesday:
Evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.
The study found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) […]

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Tomorrow is a birthday for InterWined and what better way to start the celebrations than with a little health news on Escape Drinking…
How children respond to the smell of alcoholic beverages is related to their mothers’ reasons for drinking, according to a new study from the Monell Chemical Senses Center.
When asked to smell both the […]

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A recent visit to London’s Cyberandy came with more than simple sugar rush; it also came with a jolt when my eyes spied a range of fairtrade, organic chocolate imported from Austria.

With labels announcing such exotic flavours as “Bacon Bits”, “Tofu and Sake”, “Banana Curry”, “Beetroot and Galangal”, “Candied Cranberries and Ceps” and “Lemon Polenta”, […]

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InterWined will publish some wine reviews tomorrow, and as for today…it’s health news Tuesday! And the great thing is, we are actually publishing Liquid Refreshment health news today! Which is a Tuesday! Which is great, you know, because we normally have to do this on Wednesday or Thursday or…anyway:
A new study published today in Annals […]

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A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water.
In a series of proof-of-concept experiments, Duke University engineers demonstrated that short strands of genetic material could successfully target a matching portion of a gene in a common fungus found in water […]

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