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Jim Koch, founder and brewer of Sam Adams, says that he mixes a teaspoon of bakers yeast (not sure which) and yogurt to break down the alcohol before it hits the bloodstream and has been doing it for years if not decades. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/07/10/327854051/al...
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> This is such unhelpful, unsympathetic advice. I think writing this advice off as unhelpful is actually more harmful than offering it in the first place. I think this is very real and very helpful advice. Is it hard to follow? Speaking from experience: absolutely. Self-control is like a muscle: exercise it frequently, and it gets stronger. It also gets tired and needs rest, and it atrophies with disuse. And like exe…
> Self-control is like a muscle: exercise it frequently, and it gets stronger. It also gets tired and needs rest, and it atrophies with disuse. Addiction is not a matter of self-control.
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> This is such unhelpful, unsympathetic advice. I think writing this advice off as unhelpful is actually more harmful than offering it in the first place. I think this is very real and very helpful advice. Is it hard to follow? Speaking from experience: absolutely. Self-control is like a muscle: exercise it frequently, and it gets stronger. It also gets tired and needs rest, and it atrophies with disuse. And like exe…
> Self-control is like a muscle: exercise it frequently, and it gets stronger. It also gets tired and needs rest, and it atrophies with disuse. Addiction is not a matter of self-control.
Alcohol-free drinks already exist. They're a much easier sell than alcoholic drinks + some weird gel.
Alcohol-free drinks already exist. They're a much easier sell than alcoholic drinks + some weird gel.
Spy and drink competition ringer toolkit. Back it up with ~25 year old hangover prophylaxis (2 before + 2 with ea drink) https://www.ru21.com/ .
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Have you ever struggled with addiction (food, drink, drugs, media, games, sleep, porn etc.)? I can't provide a study, but anecdotally I suspect nearly everyone does. > Show some discipline and restraint This is such unhelpful, unsympathetic advice.
If exercising restraint worked no one would have alcoholism. It's not a moral failing, it's a physical condition.
Spy and drink competition ringer toolkit. Back it up with ~25 year old hangover prophylaxis (2 before + 2 with ea drink) https://www.ru21.com/ .
Holy shit, four aspirins with every drink? How much do you hate your liver?
Sounds like a good way to save someone from severe alcohol poisoning. Not sure I see much of a point otherwise, tbh.