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Hair of the Dog

older. 1 drink means 12 oz other name for acetic acid bring your blood sugar you into the wound” did
of beer, 4 oz of wine, 1.5 oz is vinegar! In a hangover level up to an acceptable not help prevent infection.
of 80-proof hard liquor, or 1 ammonia is metabolized in level and help to rehydrate Nothing is said about the
oz of 100-proof liquor. the brain which has only a your body. dog biting you twice as you
Unfortunately, for many limited capacity to remove What not to do! Do not drink try to get some of its hair;
having a good time means the excess ammonia com- alcohol to try to neutral- which is what will happen if
doing everything to excess ing in. ize your hangover. Bloody you try to cure your hang-
which includes overindul- For those of you really par- Mary’s only make you pro- over with more alcohol. If
By: Dr. Carlos Viana gence in alcohol consump- tying to overload who in- gressively more useless as the festivities have come
tion and the ensuing effect clude cocaine the news you drink more of them back to bite you, or you
The Holidays are upon us of a hangover. A hangover gets worse. Alcohol and and slow down the healing are just looking for healthy
and for many of us that is the result of a combina- cocaine form a product in process of your body. Do ways to celebrate, we are
means parties with lots of tion of alcohol toxicity, de- your body called cocaeth- not waste your time with open throughout the sea-
alcohol. Drinking alcohol hydration, and Vitamin A, B ylene. Abusers know that aspirin that will destroy your son to help you. Salud, San-
in moderation can be fun and C depletion all caused higher alcohol concentra- liver if combined with alco- té, Cheers, To Your Health!
and sociable, but, is alco- by alcohol metabolism on tions lead to higher blood hol. Aspirin can cause sud- CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D. is
hol healthy? your system. The symptoms cocaine levels. However, den death at any time. So an Oriental Medical Doctor
A Danish study found that are usually a dry mouth, high levels of alcohol slow prevalent is death by aspi- (O.M.D.) having studied in
“Wine drinkers had signifi- nausea, fatigue; dizziness down cocaine metabo- rin that in the US that many Shanghai, China; a Board
cantly lower mortality from and headache. lism. This slow down may aspirin induced deaths are Cert. Clinical Nutritionist
both coronary heart dis- Over the years there have explain why users feel an listed on “cause” as “natu- (C.C.N.), a fellow mem-
ease and cancer than did been many folk remedies enhanced euphoria when ral”. Alcohol damages the ber of the Board Certified
non-wine drinkers.” Beer for hangovers. Some of using the drugs in combina- liver; and aspirin damages Association of Addiction
and other alcohol drinkers these “cures” come with tion. Regrettably, the risk a the liver; but if you mix the Professionals (C.Ad.), the
enjoyed a smaller benefit. the toast “The hair of the sudden death from a heart two, the damage is much Chairperson of the Latin
This is good news for some; dog that bit me”! The ho- attack is greatly increased. worse. American Committee of
drinking with the doctor’s meopathic principle of “like So what is a partygoer to The most important natu- the International Academy
permission! But wait; if you cures like” advice given lit- do? The best advice is to ral supplement for a hang- of Oral Medicine and Toxi-
are not a drinker or suffer erally in ancient times, “If a drink alcohol IN MODERA- over is mineral water that cology (IAOMT), a Rejuve-
from liver disease, gastritis, dog bites you, put a hair of TION avoiding binge drink- helps rehydrate your body. nating Cell Therapist and
or high blood pressure, it’s the dog into the wound” ing, and take red wine in Natural supplements that specializes in Anti-Aging
not a good idea to start this was distorted to imply preference to other alco- help neutralize alcohol by- Medicine, has a weekly
drinking alcohol for the that drinking more alcohol holic drinks. It’s not neces- products and protect cells radio program, writes and
health benefits. However, would help your hangover. sary to have an alcoholic against the damaging ef- lectures extensively. For in-
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Heart Association (AHA), down into a toxin. Your liver a breakfast consisting of Get The Point! The Holidays Boticas. Signed copies at
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