Sunday, February 8, 2009

Organic Alcohols

This was a great story published in Acres USA. 
A test was done by Sean Evans of the New York Daily News to determine if there are actually benefits to drinking organic alcohol instead of its conventional counterpart. He controlled as many of the variables as possible: diet, alcohol amounts, drink types, post-inebriation activity ect. On the first night of his test he visited an all-organic bar and restaurant. After eleven drinks in three hours[of many different types] he was slightly dizzy. Although he did notice big differences in taste; the next morning gave him the biggest surprise, he did not have a familiar headache he associated with hangovers though still slightly groggy a shower quickly fixed that.
The next night he repeated the experiment drinking only conventional alcohols and sure enough the morning after he awoke to a splitting headache and all the usual side effects of a hangover. This was just a test but similar experiments have been carried out with similar results and it is believed that the chemicals found in conventional alcohols are responsible for causing the majority of pain felt in a hangover. Though he also noticed how much lighter the organic alcohols left his wallet, depending on whether or not you like pain, it might be worth it. So next time your out with your buddies for a drink you might want to consider making it organic!

information from Acres USA.

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