Practical info for the smarter drinker
Drinkwel was featured this past week on Refinery29 and, with their permission, we are reposting the article here. Check it out: This Vitamin Will Make You Feel Better About Drinking by Annie Georgia Greenberg Drinking in excess usually doesn’t end well for anyone, and it’s certainly not good for the bod, but you shouldn’t feel …
At the end of the day, dealing with a hangover and protecting the liver from the ravages of alcohol comes down to chemical actions and reactions in the body; a molecular game played by the rules of biology. One of the pieces in the game is N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), a more easily absorbed metabolite of …
After-Party Electrolyte Slide When it comes to fixing hangovers we are often bombarded with fancy names for chemical cure-alls and countermeasures, and “electrolytes” are always among the honorable mentions. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot by energy drink marketing execs and athletes in Gatorade commercials, but no one ever talks about what …
People have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years. That means that people have been getting hangovers for just as long. Given that rich history, it’s no wonder that hangover cures have taken on the status of myth in many cultures. It seems that every culture has its own special brand of magic guaranteed to …
Cheers To Your Health? The short story is that drinking is bad for you. Despite the squawking in the press that a glass of red wine a day will be the key to seeing your 200th birthday, alcohol is just not that healthy. It depletes nutrients and offers none in return. In fact, alcohol can …