As the party season kicks in, so will the effects of having one too many. Here are the sobering facts behind hangovers and tactics that might help you avoid them
an hour, then the hangover kicks in. Vomiting, explains Zafar, is an evolutionary survival tactic that has developed as a way of ejecting harmful substances from the body. Perhaps a small comfort when your head is hanging over the toilet bowl.
“We think hydration is super-important,” adds Zafar. “And by hydration, we don’t just mean water. We also meanWhen your body is damaged, your immune system is activated. It sends out inflammatory cells which attack bacteria or heal damaged tissue. The body has turned on itself. The inflammatory response can cause nausea, vomiting, headache, confusion, mood changes, cognitive impairment, and learning and memory deficits. Regularly drinking to excess can also lead toMetabolism is a word we might associate with digestion of food, but the term actually describes all the chemical processes that take place in the body. “As you get older, your metabolism slows, so it takes longer to recover,” says Zafar.
Congeners, found in darker drinks, are a byproduct of the fermentation process. They are complex organic molecules with toxic effects including acetone, acetaldehyde, fusel oil, tannins and furfural. Whisky has been found to have 37 times the amount of congeners as vodka, and studies show that drinks with more congeners causes aDrink less, obviously. If you do want to have a few drinks, however, there are some tactics that can help you avoid the hangover.
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