if you lack the second enzyme that breaks down alcohol (i.e. you have asian glow like me) your body freaks out at alcohol and you may not only get flushing, but also increased heart rate, nausea, and just an overall bad time with it. plus it's increasing your chance of esophagus cancer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_flush_reaction http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/health/24blush.html?_r=1&ref=science
sad day :(
what's worse is people saying you can negate the symptoms by taking heartburn medicine. may stop the asian glow, but your relative chances of getting the cancer are still bad
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Isn't alcohol a depressant?
if you lack the second enzyme that breaks down alcohol (i.e. you have asian glow like me) your body freaks out at alcohol and you may not only get flushing, but also increased heart rate, nausea, and just an overall bad time with it. plus it's increasing your chance of esophagus cancer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_flush_reaction
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/health/24blush.html?_r=1&ref=science
sad day :(
what's worse is people saying you can negate the symptoms by taking heartburn medicine. may stop the asian glow, but your relative chances of getting the cancer are still bad
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