The Sunset Blog — Asian Flush, ALDH2 & Alcohol Science

Want a drink without the red face? The best alcohol for Asian flush is the one with the least alcohol. Here's how ABV affects flushing, plus our favourite low- and no-alcohol picks.

If you get a headache after just a drink or two, it may be an Asian flush headache — driven by acetaldehyde, not bad luck. Here's what helps and what only hides it.

Alcohol you used to handle now turns on you after one drink. Sudden intolerance is rarely a new disease — it's a signal something changed. Here's how to read it, and when to see a doctor.

Heart racing after a few drinks? Alcohol speeds up your heart rate for several reasons — here's what's behind it, how to bring it down, and when a racing heart means you should get checked.

Two drinks in and the room's spinning while your friend's fine? It comes down to one number — your BAC — and a handful of things that make it spike. Here's what's really going on.

Red face, sweaty, like someone cranked the thermostat? Alcohol opens your blood vessels and floods your skin with warm blood — even as your core quietly cools. Here's what's really going on.