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Instagram model Alysia Magen used to drink up to ’10 bottles of wine a day’
A model and US Air Force veteran has bravely revealed that harrowing addiction battle behind her glossy Instagram façade – admitting that she was left ‘seconds from death’ while consuming up to ’10 bottles of wine a day’.
Alysia Magen, who grew up in Nebraska and now lives in Miami, has more than 1.5 million followers, where she shares racy snaps and images of her lavish lifestyle.
But just six months ago, she was ‘killing herself’ drinking vast quantities of wine as well as copious amounts of spirits.
The 33-year-old would drink ‘from morning to night’ to cope with the trauma from her past of having been physically, emotionally and financially abused by ex-partners.
Alysia Magen, a model and US Air Force veteran, has spoken out about her alcoholic past when she was drinking up to ’10 bottles of wine a day’
Magen’s seemingly idyllic Instagram life masks her hidden battle
Now, Alysia is opening up about her addiction issues for the first time, revealing the desperate battle that she was fighting while posting glamorous images on Instagram in order to keep the image of her ‘perfect’ lifestyle alive.
‘The strong girl was gone – I didn’t know who I was at that time,’ she told NudePR.com.
‘I didn’t know I was an alcoholic, I thought it was just something to manage anxiety.
‘I would wake up in the morning shaking from withdrawal.
‘At the time I thought that was a panic attack and I would have started drinking shooters (spirits) as soon as I woke up.”
It was only later that Magen realized what was really happening.
‘I was so mentally sick and could see I was in pain and not there,’ she said. ‘I feel like a fraud and a fake because I was living a lie for so long.’
As time went on, Magen retreated into himself more and more.
‘Throughout that period I wasn’t the person I am at all,’ she said. ‘I was scared to even go outside and meet people.
‘At times I couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror.
Magen tears up in an emotional video. During her battle with addiction, she said she couldn’t even look at herself in the mirror
She said it had been triggered by the pain of being in an abusive relationship
Magen, who was pictured in hospital after overdosing on drugs, says his drinking first began while he was in the military and became progressively worse
‘I did it all to block out the pain of being in an abusive relationship. It’s amazing what trauma can do.’
Magen’s drinking first began while she was in the military and became progressively worse after she was allegedly demoted for posting a revealing snap of herself on Instagram alongside one of her in military uniform.
She claims to have been ostracized after it happened and spent her last six months in the military in ‘painful isolation’.
As time went on, Magen retreated into himself more and more.
‘Throughout that period I wasn’t the person I am at all,’ she said. ‘I was scared to even go outside and meet people.
‘At times I couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror.
‘I did it all to block out the pain of being in an abusive relationship. It’s amazing what trauma can do.’
Magen’s drinking first began while she was in the military and became progressively worse after she was allegedly demoted for posting a revealing snap of herself on Instagram alongside one of her in military uniform.
Magen’s drinking first began while he was in the military and became progressively worse after he was allegedly demoted
According to Alysia, she was demoted for posting a revealing snap of herself on Instagram alongside one of her in military uniform
Magen shows off her gym body. She says she felt ‘like a fraud’ for ‘living a lie for so long’
The Instagram model poses at a restaurant in a blue dress. She has revealed details about her harrowing alcohol addiction
She claims to have been ostracized after it happened and spent her last six months in the military in ‘painful isolation’.
After being demoted in 2017, Magen threw himself into social media full-time, which involved unconventional hours and lots of parties, and saw his drinking escalate.
Eventually, things spiraled out of control and the model also began taking drugs, including cocaine and opioids.
At one point, she overdosed and was rushed to the hospital.
‘The doctors said if I had been 10 seconds later, I would have died,’ Magen said. ‘I was literally seconds from death but I didn’t care. I had lost all interest in life.
‘Dealing with all that pain and trauma makes you want to get high to numb the pain.
‘I wanted to get help but when
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7 Best Air Fryers of 2022 For All the Fun Without all the Fat
Basketball styles: Probably the original style of air fryers, basket-style refers to the basket that pulls in and out of the unit like a drawer. They’ve been improved over the years to have a larger capacity and great usefulness outside of cooking only one serving. They’re also more compact and portable than other styles of air fryers.
Dual-basket style: Take a basket-style air fryer and add a second basket, and you’ll have your dual-basket air fryer. They double the utility of any model, and you can simultaneously cook food at different temperatures and for different lengths of time without disturbing the other. They are larger in size but that extra usefulness can make or break which model you purchase.
Air fryer toaster ovens: These are essentially shrunken-down ovens for use on your kitchen counter. They are infinitely transportable and can do everything from bake, roast, dehydrate and broil.
A Note on the “Healthiness” of Air Fryers
Just because a brownie is cooked in an air fryer, it doesn’t make it healthier. Same goes for those frozen French fries. The real benefit of air frying is the ability to control the total fat that is absorbed by any food compared to pan frying or deep frying. If those items were previously fried and then heated up again, their fat content hasn’t changed. Fat is necessary for a healthy diet. Air fryers are way less intimidating than a vat of bubbling hot oil but what you put into them has as much to do with what you get out of them.
What to Consider Before Buying an Air Fryer
While there are a ton of options when it comes to air fryers, there are also some great ways to narrow down your choices. Do you have small counters and want something that is easy to operate? That’s a check mark towards a basket style air fryer. Is your top priority making larger portions of food with lots of fun accessories? Then try out the toaster oven model. Prices vary significantly but you can always choose a model and wait for it to go on sale. Or borrow one from a friend to see which functions are the most helpful.
How We Tested
There were three components to this process. One, how well does the air fryer work? Two, how easy is the model to operate. And three, how easy is it to clean? The whole point of an air fryer is that it evenly cooks, browns and crisps food. If your fries don’t have that crunchy outer crust then what’s the point? We looked at how each of the air fryers did with frozen, store-bought French fries, homemade taquitos and bone-in chicken wings. We tested a whole and portioned chicken for the rotisserie model. The best air fryers consistently cook food quickly and evenly, and have powerful heating elements that mimic a traditional oven.
Now that air fryers have improved functions, it’s pretty standard for them to come with a vast selection of preset temperature settings and an automatic pause function for when the basket is opened when the fryer is in use. Cleaning is very important and being able to disassemble and reassemble them easily is very important. Just like with other cooking devices, cleaning them while freshly used is much easier than waiting a few hours. How noisy the model is matters as well and was a helpful category to examine.
The Best Overall Air Fryer: Philips Premium Air Fryer XXL
Capacity: 4.1 quarts
Dimensions: 13.95 x 13.8 x 12 inches
wash: Air fryer basket and tray are dishwasher safe. Clean models with a damp cloth.