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Sulforaphane.

Take something like Broccomax - or eat lots of Brussels sprouts, and broccoli.



I’d probably have to drink heavily before I could eat significant quantities of Brussels sprouts…


Brussel sprouts are quite good these days, because they've been genetically engineered over the past 30 years to be less bitter. They're not your parents' sprouts anymore (especially roasted for that Maillard reaction, not boiled as they would've likely done).


Are you working for Big Sprout? I seem to remember seeing that exact phrase on here in the last couple of months.

"Not your parents sprouts anymore"

For the record I loved them 30 years ago and still love em.

My recipe is very different to the modern fashion, boiled until mushy with a slice of smokey bacon, drain and eat with butter. They literally melt like butter - delicious.


A couple of months ago there was a discussion on HN about this exact topic :D

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39517463


Brussel sprouts at restaurants are basically candy lol. Yeah they're roasted and crispy and cooked with bacon fat and usually some sweet sauce added lol.


Most restaurants deep fry them nowadays


British people combine both at Xmas


Should I take it when I'm ready to sober up or before drinking as well if I want to make sure I don't get too drunk but still have a good buzz?


Take it a couple of hours before drinking.

You won't feel as drunk and will have less of a hangover.


What about all the other negative impacts though - like liver impact and blood pressure. Isn’t it better to just moderate your drinking rather than drinking to excess and then dialing back the feel of it with broccoli?


Agree.

Of all the negatives, I think diminished sleep is the one that doesn’t get enough attention.

It’s superficial sleep at best. You’re up peeing 3,4,5 times a night. You never enter REM sleep. You’re dragging the entire next day. All to do it over again to your body the next day?

Of the people that I know that drink actively almost every day, they look like shit, and lack motivation.

Their body is crying out for rest and better food but they just keep drinking through their signals.


> It’s superficial sleep at best. You’re up peeing 3,4,5 times a night. You never enter REM sleep. You’re dragging the entire next day. All to do it over again to your body the next day? (...) look like shit, and lack motivation.

So just like being a parent then.


not a sleep expert by I think the biggest impact is on deep sleep, not REM


Probably.


Not to mention the cost.


An older method is to eat a couple of tablespoons of butter 30 min before the first drink. Works quite well to reduce the effects of alcohol.


Or any other food with lots of fat. The fat makes the body absorb the alcohol slower.

And drinking lots of water just before sleeping greatly reduces hangovers.

What also works, is drinking in moderation ..


Thanks, I'll give it a go.




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