Tired After Drinking? Here’s Why! | John Gillen

Name: Tired After Drinking? Here’s Why! | John Gillen
Uploaded: 2024-09-20T15:00:25+00:00
Duration: 34 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this short explanatory segment, the speaker describes how the body processes alcohol and why a hangover can leave you feeling exhausted. When alcohol…

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In this short explanatory segment, the speaker describes how the body processes alcohol and why a hangover can leave you feeling exhausted. When alcohol is consumed, it is metabolized into acetaldehyde, a toxin that is far more harmful than ethanol itself. The co‑enzyme NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is essential for converting acetaldehyde into less toxic substances and for clearing other harmful metabolites. As drinking continues, NAD is consumed faster than it can be replenished, leading to a depletion of this crucial molecule. The resulting NAD shortage impairs the body’s ability to detoxify, which manifests as classic hangover symptoms—low energy, difficulty getting out of bed, headaches, and overall fatigue.

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when you drink alcohol, the body's reaction to it is it produces toxins which are hundreds of times more toxic than the alcohol itself. So NAD is the middle player there, and it helps the body detox acetaldehyde and other toxic chemicals out rapidly out the body. So the more you're drinking, the more the NAD is used, the less you have, So you wake up in the morning, you don't have any energy, you can't get out of bed, you've a headache, you've got all the symptoms of a conventional hangover.