Do Tannins Cause Headaches? What Red Wine Actually Does to Your Body
For decades, tannins have taken the blame for red wine headaches. Search "do tannins cause headaches" and almost every result points the finger at ...
The Sunset Blog — Asian Flush, ALDH2 & Alcohol Science
-
-
Hangover anxiety (hangxiety): why you feel anxious after drinking and how to fix it
The morning-after dread has a name — hangover anxiety, or hangxiety — and roughly 22% of social drinkers experience it regularly. Racing heart, che...
-
The ALDH2 gene: what it is, how it causes Asian flush, and what to do about it
540 million people worldwide carry a defective copy of the ALDH2 gene — the result of a single amino acid mutation where glutamate swaps to lysine ...
-
Why Does Red Wine Give Me a Headache? Scientists Finally Have an Answer
In November 2023, a team of researchers at UC Davis and UCLA published a study in Scientific Reports that upended decades of speculation about why ...
-
NAC for Asian Flush: What N-Acetyl Cysteine Actually Does (And Doesn't Do)
NAC for Asian flush is one of the most confidently repeated recommendations in online health communities. Reddit threads, supplement forums, and pr...
-
Alcohol Intolerance: What It Is, What Causes It, and What You Can Do About It
Alcohol intolerance is a metabolic condition in which the body cannot efficiently break down alcohol, leading to adverse physical reactions — facia...
