Waking up in the morning with a headache, dry mouth and feeling kind of queasy is the quintessential sign of a good night, or just a lot of drinks the night before. Deep-Rooted by Perveen Kaur It's something majority of us have experienced at some point during our drinking lives. But what actually causes these hangover symptoms in the body? Ethanol The ingredients of our alcoholic beverages these days vary but they mostly consist of water, carbohydrates, other flavourings an

Technically, no it doesn't. Breaking the seal isn't what makes you pee more. By the time you need to pee, the damage is done so to speak. If you hold your pee in because you don't want to 'break the seal', all you're doing is putting strain on your bladder and sit there uncomfortable. So why is that? Why do we pee so much when we drink? The story starts with ethanol, the active ingredient in any alcoholic beverage. As we finish off that first pint of cool refreshing beer, th

Why we drink alcohol to relieve painful emotional states

We are made for the world we have made, ironically.