3 scientific facts about the hangover and how to get rid of it
Health / / December 19, 2019
Today we have a video Friday - "The science of hangovers." Its causes and ways of disposal. When you know how something works, you can make it so that after a stormy weekend no consequences, except for the pleasant memories, no choice;)
Alcohol - a diuretic
And that's why in the bars and nightclubs of endless queues at the toilets. Alcohol acts on the pituitary gland, causing the hormone vasopressin is released, which makes it so that your kidneys send water just through you, that is, directly into the bladder.
And it is the body's dehydration causes headaches
Overloading acetaldehyde
Our body metabolizes alcohol in two steps: liver enzymes break drinking alcohol (ethanol) on the toxic acetaldehyde (acetaldehyde). This is attacked by acetaldehyde glutathione and eventually appears in the body acetate (acetic acid salt). And if you do not drink a lot, everything is fine. But as soon begins bust, you drain your liver and it is no longer able to keep up with you.
Secret ingredients (additional additives in alcohol)
They give the color and aroma of the drink and at the same time deliver your liver trouble. Meet - esters of acetaldehyde and acetone.
How to reduce the impact
The most simple advice - do not drink. But if it happened, then you can drink coffee, which will save you from a headache, but will continue to steal from you the precious liquid. You can make up for the loss of fluids and minerals by drinking sports drinks and eating their salted banana.