Asian Glow, an embarrassing skin reaction otherwise known as Asian Red Face, Asian Flush, Alcohol Flush Reaction and Oriental Flushing Syndrome, is a skin reaction common to many Asian people when they drink alcohol. What is “Asian Glow” or “Asian Flush”? Between the winter cold and the excitement of being around friends and the opposite…
There was a very interesting article published in Wired magazine a short while ago that detailed why science, and subsequently public knowledge, has got it’s fact muddled up about what causes hangovers in humans. There’s three main areas that the article touched on, but the short version is that neither dehydration, acetaldehyde or low blood…
All around the globe, alcoholism is considered one of the biggest problems which not only causes health problems but can also shorten peoples life span. According to the World Health Organization, alcoholism is the cause of death for approximately 2.5 million people annually. To counter this problem, extensive research has been conducted to find a…
Note: I was inspired to write this following a video I saw on Youtube showing what alcohol does to the liver, it’s worth a quick watch: Labeled as a ‘demon drink’ by some (not us!), alcohol is not really that bad when taken in moderation. But there is a great risk involved when the level…