Ex-Tesla Engineer Creates a Cure for Hangovers

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A Tesla engineer decided to quit his job after he “discovered” a cure for hangovers and interest in the potion quickly took off. Obviously, the best cure is to not drink at all, but this FDA-compliant concoction may be useful to those who tend to go crazy on the bottle. Interestingly, it sounds as if all Mr. Lee did was copy the formulas for similar drinks that are already popular and widely available in Korea: his original intent was merely to act as a distributor, but companies were not interested.

...the secret ingredient, according to Liang's papers, is an herbal compound called dihydromyricetin (DHM) found in the Oriental raisin tree and the rattan tree, Lee says. Herbal drinks from these trees have been used to cure hangovers in Asia for thousands of years, Lee discovered. Hangovers are caused when we drink more alcohol than our livers can handle, and a type of toxic acid builds up, he said. Too much of that acid causes inflammation like a headache. Too much too fast can cause vomiting. DHM helps the body remove this toxic acid, he said.
 
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Not sure if that was added by the article writer or by the company.

FDA doesn't handle supplements, so by that sense, it's compliant with not being regulated by them.

That's strictly a marketing term to get people to see "FDA" and associate it with being an actual drug.
 
So he didn't actually "discover" anything? He just wants to be the US distributor for a hokey Korean hangover cure made from something like bat shit and donkey penis? I'm all for making a buck, but let's hope it's legit ... and also hope he uses his Rocket Surgery degree some day to make a more helpful contribution to the human race. He should go research Korean cancer cures.
 
jkw said:
So he didn't actually "discover" anything? He just wants to be the US distributor for a hokey Korean hangover cure made from something like bat shit and donkey penis? I'm all for making a buck, but let's hope it's legit ... and also hope he uses his Rocket Surgery degree some day to make a more helpful contribution to the human race. He should go research Korean cancer cures.
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Sometimes, your plan A is what pays for your plan B.
 
jkw said:
So he didn't actually "discover" anything? He just wants to be the US distributor for a hokey Korean hangover cure made from something like bat shit and donkey penis? I'm all for making a buck, but let's hope it's legit ... and also hope he uses his Rocket Surgery degree some day to make a more helpful contribution to the human race. He should go research Korean cancer cures.
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Ancient Chinese secret! Although it reminds me of how kratom made a huge splash over here in the States. It's important to note that the precursor to aspirin would likely have elicited a similar reaction.

Personally, the best hangover cure is hair of the dog combined with the 5 s's (shit, shower, shave, sex, and skillet).
 
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I'm too old to drink much anymore. On the rare occasions that I do, I try to make sure I drink about the same amount of water as I did alcoholic beverages. I usually have to get up a few times in the middle of the night, but feel ok the next morning.
Of course, I'm probably consuming no more than 2-3 in a given day at this stage of my life. Not exactly hangover material.
 
Hopefully someone will copy him and 'distribute' it cheaper @circleK, next to the malt liquor.
 
He discovered that if you make powder out of random crap, make big claims any idiot will buy and some will spend ALOT of money on it.
 
Megalith said:
A Tesla engineer decided to quit his job after he “discovered” a cure for hangovers and interest in the potion quickly took off. Obviously, the best cure is to not drink at all, but this FDA-compliant concoction may be useful to those who tend to go crazy on the bottle. Interestingly, it sounds as if all Mr. Lee did was copy the formulas for similar drinks that are already popular and widely available in Korea: his original intent was merely to act as a distributor, but companies were not interested.

...the secret ingredient, according to Liang's papers, is an herbal compound called dihydromyricetin (DHM) found in the Oriental raisin tree and the rattan tree, Lee says. Herbal drinks from these trees have been used to cure hangovers in Asia for thousands of years, Lee discovered. Hangovers are caused when we drink more alcohol than our livers can handle, and a type of toxic acid builds up, he said. Too much of that acid causes inflammation like a headache. Too much too fast can cause vomiting. DHM helps the body remove this toxic acid, he said.
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Hey if you can sell fake NASA stickers this should be a sure thing. Sounds like it actually works. Unlike the stickers!
 
Man, best hangover cure is to drink Gatorade or lots of water before going to bed after a night of heavy drinking (wear diapers too if you drink waaay too much). Next day, Alka-Seltzer, followed by fritatta and multi-vitamin. Gatorade the whole day. Scientists and engineers, lightweight drinkers...
 
Multivitamin, lots of water, slice of bread, and Aleve. Take care of it before you go to bed.
 
Last I checked, the acetic acid produced in alcohol metabolism isn't as big of a deal as the acetaldehyde that comes before it in the metabolic pathway. Especially since acetate is an acetyl-CoA precursor.
 
kirtar said:
Last I checked, the acetic acid produced in alcohol metabolism isn't as big of a deal as the acetaldehyde that comes before it in the metabolic pathway. Especially since acetate is an acetyl-CoA precursor.
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Yea, unless he produced a blocking type medicine I don't see him selling this over the counter.
 
Over here nursing students use a trick involving a shot (injection) of a combo of glucose and vitamin C.

I don't drink more than 2-3 beers and the super unhealthy but working combination is valium and codeine and paracetamol in the morning combined with a soup breakfast (straining to the liver though).

Also, walking around before you go to bed so you won't be going to sleep drunk (I am a lucid dreamer and combined with intoxication night terrors occur and I have to consciously wake myself).

Alcohol is not a fun drug for me anymore.
 
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Take some advice from a Wisconsinite: drink tons of water (at all times, not just the day before drinking and the day after), don't drink shit booze with glycol (antifreeze) in it, don't drink cheap tequila, don't drink whopatooli, don't drink light beer (you just wind up drinking more, and it tastes fucking terrible anyway, shame on anyone who drinks light beer), don't smoke cigarettes. No hangovers!

If you do get a hangover, Excedrin extra strength and a big greasy diner breakfast when you feel good enough to eat.
 
.... And the alcoholics come out of the woodwork with recommendations.
Although a real one would not let it get to the ' hangover' part hehehe.
 
Gotta love when the scam artists come out of the woodwork to identify the simple cause of a problem and its simple cure.

Here's what the Mayo Clinic has to say about what causes hangovers and how they should be treated. Of course, I don't know if any of the staff of this hospital previously worked at Tesla, so maybe I should take their opinions with a grain of salt.
 
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