Better Body Chemistry for party animals
A little alcohol puts you in party mood,
but too much is dangerous
Drinking till you’re “motherless” leaves you stem cell less
Only normal brain cells sober up after an alcohol soaking, neuronal stem cells tend to succumb, leaving you short on neuron replacement capabilities.
Don’t let alcohol hang the wiring in your brain
Drinking alcohol feels good, thanks to a boost in dopamine, but it also makes your brain sleepy, so sleepy that it is too tired to breath.
How people get addicted to drugs and alcohol
To enjoy the rides in the brain’s NUCLEAR ACCUMBENS THEME PARK, you need dopamine tokens. The more you have, the more fun you’ll have up to a point.
Too much happens when…….
You add caffeine
Caffeine is the ultimate party killjoy
The alcohol turns your brain off. Caffeine turns the circuits on. Discover what is going on in the brain when alcohol and caffeine are mixed.
You change locations
Why partying in more than one place doesn’t increase the FUN
You’re ready for a night on the town – FUN, FUN, FUN. To enjoy the FUN without compromising your body chemistry, try to have ALL the FUN in one location.
You’re dieting
Watching your figure could make you lose your marbles
Diet cold drinks are an easy way cut calories, BUT as you diligently cut those calories in your favourite drink, you inadvertently load up the alcohol levels.
You think positive
Are you in the habit of wearing rose-coloured beer glasses ?
This week’s Neurotechnology Tip will help you take off those rose coloured beer glasses, so you’re clear on the good, the bad and the ugly
The glass is “wrong”
The shape of your drinks glass determines if you get tipsy
So when you order that whiskey and lemonade be sure to ask for it in a straight sided glass if you want to avoid spending the night on the floor.
You can’t sleep
Keep the night cap petite for a good nights sleep
Watch how much alcohol you consume before bed, too much will keep your heart working hard all night so the sleep you catch won’t do you much good.
Solutions ?
“Fix” the negative talk
How to stop alcohol cravings when you’re feeling low
If you find yourself often attracted to that bottle of booze, because the stresses and strains of life have left you feeling flat, try a fishy pick me up.
Click the button to learn more about omega-3 biology
Help for when it happens
Fructose is a hangover cure for bats. And humans ?
Bats don’t have access to aspirin and silencing a thousand shrieking neighbours is not an option. So what does a bat do when it eats fermenting fruit ?
Click the button to learn more about fructose biology
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