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  • Probiotic Drink Could Prevent Hangovers

    Drinkers searching for a hangover cure may soon have a solution that actually works.

    A scientist from Silicon Valley claims to have discovered a cure to the hangover, a genetically engineered probiotic drink.

    The 35 year old from San Francisco spent a year in a lab developing a prototype of the hangover cure which he called ZBiotics.

    He said drinking alcohol produces the toxin acetaldehyde which causes hangovers. He said modified bacteria found in the Japanese food natto could be used to engineer a new strain of probiotics which breaks down this hangover causing toxin in the gut.

    Together with his business partner, the scientist said he had taken the hangover cure dozens of times and it worked in preventing a hangover. There were also more than 1000 drinkers in San Francisco who had taken the cure and given positive feedback.

    Read more at https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/probiotic-drink-might-just-prevent-hangovers-20180901-p5016u.html

  • Why We Get Hangovers?

    Ever wondered why we go so quickly from that euphoric feeling when we’re drinking to that horrible feeling when you’ve had too much?

    Why exactly do we get hangovers sometimes when we drink and not others?

    Let’s watch this video to learn more,

  • Does The Colour Of Alcohol Effect My Hangover?

    It is possible that the colour of the alcohol could make a difference to your hang over. Red wine and dark spirits may contain by products from the fermenting process. These byproducts are called “congeners,”.

    Congers are complex organic molecules with toxic effects. These include things like acetone, fusel oil, tannins, acetaldehyde,  and furfural.

    For example Bourbon has 37 times more congeners then vodka. A study found drinking a lot of bourbon causes a worse hangover than drinking a lot of vodka, however impairment in next-day task performance was the same for both beverages.

    So if you like the darker alcohols it may be well worth looking for a company that produces these without also producing congers.