This is sad to see. You know what’s better than binging on hangover-free alcohol? Not binging in the first place.
Binge drinking is defined by the UK at 8+ units for men and 6+ for women, 250ml of tequila is around 10. Although I think reality most men will drink far more than 10 units.
Fun fact about UK units: they are equal to the alcohol % (ABV, half of US proof) in 1 litre of the liquid, so calculation is easy. For example a 6% ABV lager means there are 6 units in a litre, so a 500ml can is 3 units and a 330ml can is around 2 units.
Hence the UK Police breathalising every accident - especially those in the mornings: a ' hangover'just means 'still drunk'.
"Sad to see", it may be, but there are serious binge-drinkers (who may not necessarily be alcoholic) to whom "Not binging in the first place", wasn't the original intention and also don't regard it as binging if it doesn't last 24+hrs.
DUI isn't a cheap ticket. I'm sure the financial incentive has nothing to do with it.
My state was gonna strengthen DUI laws because the safety hand wringers and the teetotalers wanted to. The cops put their foot down and said no because making it a "real crime" would result in people lawyering up, fighting and beating the frivolous charges at the expense of revenue. If that doesn't show you what the priorities are...
I am not mindlessly bashing, or advising against birth control. Seriously, ask women you know if they are aware that birth control fails when you‘re sick with diarrhea, take charcoal or any kind of antibiotic.
if I drink on consecutive days the hangover will be markedly weaker on each additional day
I don't produce enough acetylaldehyde dehydrogenase, so when I was young, I had to drink more frequently than others leading up to a party to keep up with their regular drinking pace, and typically suffering worse from the aftereffects.
I didn't understand why at the time, and as soon as I did and the significant increase in risk of cancer and liver damage, I quit drinking.
Not that I believe the account at all, this is just a pop article for Vice.
Like any pop-sci article it's not ment to be rigorous, but provide an interesting narritive. Ideally there would a double blind study with control groups given any combination of normal alcohol and hangover free alcohol but I wouldnt expect that level of rigour from a Vice article.
Not his product. But drinking green tea while drinking alcohol to see if it prevents hangover via antioxidants.
Currently writing this from bed… I feel good. Needs more experimentation. More potent antioxidants.
In my 20s when I knew I had a long night of drinking ahead, I would get a glass of water together with each serving of alcohol. Seemed to work pretty well.
Once dehydration is taken care of, the remaining effects or hangover can be cured with protein-rich food. IIRC vitamin B6 depletes after heavy alcohol intake, and is one of the factor of hangover.
But avoiding alcohol binges often is the better option. The Ballmer's peak of giddiness, sociability and mood elevation tends to be well below what one would call a "binge", and has carries next-day effects.
I thought maybe the warm water was doing the trick, but maybe now ill test different tea. So far team with tulsi seem to work well for me.
When pot was legalized I went through all the pot options, but even one drag on a pot vape would leave me with an altered hangover physical feeling the next day.
I just stopped chasing an altered state, or one beyond coffee, and working out more.
The real downside is that when these drugs are hangover free it’s basically like Xanax (which shares a similar chemical property to alcohol), and it’s very addictive. Alcohol is already extremely addictive
It’s really hard to evaluate the author’s experience because we don’t know “what a little tired” means or how much alcohol the bar put in his drinks. A BAC reading before bed would have made this more credible.
2022 was my first completely dry year - health and mental clarity has never been better even in my late 20s.
Dihydromyricetin is touted as being protective before and after drinking. It appears to have other benefits as well.
I've now become a big fan and follower of Andrew Huberman and a recent podcast has helped sway me to effectively give up alcohol (I was already trending in that direction): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkS1pkKpILY
My one remaining active vice is Kratom and I'm pretty comfortable with my relationship with it, considering the value it gives in managing chronic pain. Obviously different strokes for different folks.
