The Sunset Blog — Asian Flush, ALDH2 & Alcohol Science

That red face after a drink isn't cosmetic — it's acetaldehyde, a Group 1 carcinogen, building up faster than your body can clear it. Here's why it happens, and what actually helps versus what only hides it.

A hangover that lasts two days is real and miserable. Here are 10 reasons some hangovers drag on — from how fast you drink to congeners, sleep and alcohol intolerance — and what genuinely shortens them.

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.

You've seen the ads — a patch you wear before drinking to stop the flush. But do Asian glow patches actually work? The answer comes down to what your skin will and won't let through.

Struggling to breathe after a drink isn't a side effect to wait out. Here's how to tell an emergency from a manageable reaction, why alcohol tightens the airways, and what to do.