Practical info for the smarter drinker
You’ve heard of all the home remedies, and perhaps even tried a few: you can hold your breath, have them scared out of you, eat a tablespoon of sugar or, if you’re desperate and agile, drink a glass of water upside down. No matter what particular cure works for you, what causes hiccups is usually …
Fizzier Gets You Fuzzier Faster There are lots of alcoholic beverages out there and many of them pack a different punch. Most people familiar with alcohol content know that beer is usually the weakest by volume, followed by wine and then liquor (with a few special exceptions). Whether an alcoholic drink is carbonated also plays …
It’s no fun, and if you’ve never been there, you don’t want to go. The smell is awful, no matter where you turn the floor is there to greet you and the person who has to hold your hair will never – never – let you forget it. And, that’s if someone is even willing …
You wake up and your tongue is sticking to the roof of your mouth. Your trudge to kitchen, in desperate need of water, promising yourself you will be a more responsible drinker – perhaps never drink again for the rest of your life. Your stomach grumbles, even though you know your digestive system is in …
The human body is a wondrous and mysterious machine. But, modern science has solved many of these mysteries, some of which are easily digestible by the layperson … pun intended. Simply put, the membrane lining the stomach is highly absorbent. And, alcohol is easily broken down and absorbed into the bloodstream when that stomach is …