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most people have figured out that a useful strategy
to sober up after too many beers
is to order a strong
black coffee you're strategically
balancing the suppressing effects
of alcohol with the stimulatory effects of caffeine
the strategy works well and can save you from
embarrassing moments but it is important to understand that
drinking alcohol and caffeine
together is a health hazard
the consequences can be lethal
in this episode of better body chemistry TV
we go inside your partying brain
to discover just why caffeine is
the ultimate party killjoy
better body chemistry TV is brought to you
by dr sandy a scientist turned gremlin buster
helping you battle sugar gremlins
heffa lumps and other health horribles
like serious hangovers through
better body chemistry remember small things
can make a big difference to your health so
here comes the pharmacology lesson
the first glass of alcohol will
take the edge off especially
if you have a type A personality
as you relax or become
less inhibited you enjoy yourself and the people around you
it is much easier to chat because
the little voice in your head which continuously
warns you to watch what you say and not act like a twit
finally goes silent jokes
that are not particularly funny under normal circumstances
suddenly hit the funny bone you might feel a little
sleepy at this point especially if it has been a rough day
but you're not asleep just very
relaxed the next few glasses
might see you start to cross the line from being sociable to being
out of control freaky weird
or obnoxious you can be
verbally or physically abusive this is because
the brain circuits that ensure that you behave in
socially acceptable ways have stopped
working you do things that you often regret but seldom remember all the details
if you get behind the wheel your car the odds of having
an accident are pretty high because you no longer able to judge distances very well
and your reflexes have slowed to such a point that
well snails look speedy you will find that
other circuits begin shutting down to
so you're likely to find it a little difficult to coordinate your body
walking in a straight line is likely to bea
challenge speaking is also likely to be
much more complicated and speech is often slurred
as you continue drinking more
and more circuits shut down
Mother Nature has got your back at some point
you will pass out the passing
out is your brain protecting
itself because when you've passed out
you stop drinking so
most circuits can't shut down and this
is important because if the circuits that remind you
to breathe shut down well its tickets
but caffeine a
allows you to continue
drinking the cup of strong black
coffee swigged down at the end
of a dinner party family has 70 milligrams
or so of caffeine in it enough to
give you a little bit for lift and produce that's sobering up effect
certainly enough to compensate for the sleepy
relaxed feeling brought on by the alcohol
so you're awake to make it home
the relaxed sleepy feeling is
gone so you struggle to fall asleep
energy drinks have at least double
often times even more caffeine in them
so they can potentially give you
a big lift and this
is trouble with a capital t the way caffeine
is working is it is tricking your brain into thinking
you are not tired effectively canceling
out the message that alcohol is sending
your brain gets mixed up
the alcohol is turning your brain off the caffeine
is turning the circuits on the overall result
is instead of passing out when more and more of the brain circuits
switch off you keep going
and unfortunately you usually keep drinking so
the blood alcohol concentration keeps
rising it appears that you
are a party machine
but inside your brain brain vital circuits
are shutting down one
by one
the caffeine boost over rides the protective
mechanism built into you putting you
at risk of fortetting to breath the risk is real
just this year a student at the University
where I used to teach died he was celebrating the and of exams
but instead of the exams being a milestone
in his life they ended up being a gravestone when he choked on his own
vomit because that is he forgot to
to breath play it safe don't
mix alcohol and caffeine you
will have better body chemistry
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