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What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by ss108 »

opinion-is-bad wrote: post #20
sysadm1n wrote: post #2

Anyone have their own cure for a hangover the following day after drinking heavily? My usual go-to is a 'Full English Breakfast' that has all the trimmings and it replaces lost electrolytes in my system and 'cures' me although it's only a band-aid solution. There's nothing you can really do except wait a bad hangover out and let your body repair itself after essentially ingesting poison. Lucozade is another thing we…

There is an interesting now product called zBiotic that you could look into. You take it before drinking and it helps metabolize one of the alcohol byproducts that causes hangovers.

I second this as being fairly effective. It doesn't totally prevent hangovers or sluggishness, but it mitigates the effects noticeably.

Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by phendrenad2 »

AndrewKemendo wrote: post #8

The science has been in a long time that no amount of alcohol is healthy. Despite overwhelming experimental, historical and anecdotal evidence, 60% of Americans drink ~4 drinks per week - which luckily is on the decline. Something is seriously wrong with humanity if poisoning ourselves regularly to dissociate with reality remains this popular as a core social component. People will point to all of the supposed "socia…

> no amount of alcohol is healthy

Define "healthy". Breathing toxic fumes on the roadways isn't healthy, and yet most of us prefer to live near civilization. You can't exclude one side of a tradeoff, you have to measure them against each other.

Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by phendrenad2 »

ilaksh wrote: post #168

The weird thing as I see it is that somehow the alcohol lobby has convinced an entire society that anyone who runs into severe consequences from routinely ingesting this drug (alcohol) is literally genetically deficient. Pretty much the opposite of the how people react to most drugs, for example opioid pain killers. It's a very powerful psychological tool for promoting alcohol consumption and suppressing anti-alcohol…

How do you propose to tell people that some people are predisposed to alcoholism and some are not, without some people taking it as a personal challenge? Should we suppress the facts?

Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by eurasiantiger »

dh2022 wrote: post #140
Steve44 wrote: post #119

One thing I've not seen mentioned in this thread is the enjoyment you can get from the wide expanse of flavours & mouthfeels of different alcoholic drinks. Most of the comments seem to be focussed on people drinking either to help with social anxiety or just to blot the world out, or as one poster put it "to dissociate with reality". I really love exploring different drinks, mainly beers and spirits although I do sti…

I drink alcohol because I enjoy the taste. I am now in the middle of "researching" different scotch from different parts of Scotland. Each scotch is very different from the other one. Last year I was "researching" beers.

Pretty sure you just enjoy the buzz. Stop drinking for 12 months and see if you still really like the taste.

Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by odshoifsdhfs »

blinded wrote: post #199
odshoifsdhfs wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you recommend some (non-weirs) in Europe? I used to buy some from the UK but after Brexit they stopped shipping to the EU and all the ones I find have this 'non-alcoholic flavour' that I can't pinpoint but ruins the experience to me. That or they are somewhat sweet, which I Hate. Aldi brand non alcoholic ones are actually ok, and can hit the spot, but wouldn't call them 'good! And forget about non-alcoholic wine,…

https://uk.athleticbrewing.com/ :)

Thanks, unfortunately, same issue as other good brands, they are British and after Brexit they don't ship easily to EU :(

Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by jjulius »

2-718-281-828 wrote: post #160
jjulius wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm an alcoholic, but thanks. Care to eschew your sarcasm and have a discussion about why we should use how OP's body responds to alcohol as the primary reason to cast this entire article (that came with cited studies) as "bullshit"? Because that's all my point was.

well then no beer for you - I understood wheel's point as mostly hinting at alcohol serving a purpose as a social lubricant. and that's pretty established and well-observable. doesn't form an imperative, though. to call "BS" on the podcast's content is of course a bit over the top.

>well then no beer for you

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tact

Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by JeremyNT »

eurasiantiger wrote: post #204
dh2022 wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I drink alcohol because I enjoy the taste. I am now in the middle of "researching" different scotch from different parts of Scotland. Each scotch is very different from the other one. Last year I was "researching" beers.

Pretty sure you just enjoy the buzz. Stop drinking for 12 months and see if you still really like the taste.

I do have a counter anecdote here. I mostly gave up alcohol years ago for health reasons (I was never a "heavy" drinker but did enjoy it regularly) and I greatly miss the things the parent poster describes.

Once in a blue moon (at special events and such) I will drink an alcoholic beverage again, and while there are some I don't miss (like a Pilsner beer or Vodka) there are others I really do enjoy for their own sake (a particularly aromatic gin, an aged whisky, or an IPA).

The compromise I have is that I allow myself to enjoy these beverages sometimes on rare occasions, but in small quantities. Maybe 4 oz of beer, or 1 oz of liquor. If they were available without the negative health consequences or the intoxication effect, I would very much enjoy tasting them more frequently.

Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by AndrewKemendo »

jacobr1 wrote: post #104
AndrewKemendo wrote: post #69

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I've really gotten into upscale herbal teas and mocktails. I was recently at a very small but upscale restaurant and they had a no-alcohol dinner flight pairing that was fantastic. There is so much variety and no downsides!

Sugar (in large amounts) isn't so great for you either ... And caffeine from coffee/tea while fine in moderation, becomes really bad if abused as part of a pattern of chronic sleep deprivation which is really common.

There is neither sugar nor caffeine in herbal tea - you cannot drink too much of it

I have probably had a sum total of 10 mocktails in my life - each of which has less caffeine and sugar than a half can of coca-cola

Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by RandyRanderson »

boplicity wrote: post #3

Alcoholism is causing me to lose relationships with two family members, plus it has caused severe stress among many other of my family members. For a long time, because my wife barely drinks, and I barely drink, I was able to ignore the situation. However, it has recently become clear how much I've lost because of others' drinking problems. I don't think my situation is unusual, either. I suspect many of us have rela…

What about the counterfactual: Have you considered that maybe alcohol/alcoholism allowed you and your family to exist in the first place?

Re: What alcohol does to your body, brain and health [video]

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Post by Steve44 »

odshoifsdhfs wrote: post #205
blinded wrote: post #199

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://uk.athleticbrewing.com/ :)

Thanks, unfortunately, same issue as other good brands, they are British and after Brexit they don't ship easily to EU :(

I think the Erdinger Alkoholfrei 0.4% wheat beer is one of the best and that should be widely available in the EU.

I've recently tried Lucky Saint Unfiltered Alcohol Free Lager which again is quite good and I think may be available.

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