Endorsed by English actress and female biohacker Davinia Taylor, Rise & Shine by Will Powders is an indulgent recovery aid. You take the capsules before, during, and after going out at night. The capsules are believed to work together with ingredients that claim to protect your liver, help your blood sugar levels, and increase oxygen in your bloodstream.
We asked rugby player Will “Pingu” to try this supplement on our night out. The first blue pill claims that it “helps protect and maintain your liver from inflammatory foods, excessive use of beverages, and stress.” The second pink capsule, taken at the end of the night, is an antioxidant reportedly designed to maintain blood-sugar levels, while the final yellow pill is (in theory) supposed to increase oxygenation and improve alertness. Is.
“If I'm honest I don't remember much and felt pretty bad the next day,” says Will. “If it's a particularly big night you just have to remember to take the pink capsule before bed, which I would find it a little difficult. I think having something like this makes you more aware of what you're eating, and for that reason alone I think it's positive.
“These capsules have lots of ingredients to help protect your body from excess alcohol, including milk thistle, choline, and vitamin B6,” says Brian von Mele. “It's a great formula, and my only hesitation as a purist is that I'm not the biggest fan of anti-caking agents found in some health supplements.”
$16/£13 for a pack
What about the other rugby players in our experiment?
Nathan Steele, who had nothing before going to bed, not even a sip of water, somewhat surmised that he felt “completely horrible” the next day. Meanwhile, Trevor “Smacks,” who was allowed to drink water before bed, told us that “he needed to drink a lot of water before bed and again in the morning to feel like he was adequately hydrated.” Is.”
Finally, Leo, who took a pouch Dioralyte Rehydration salts before bed, said in the morning he felt he “needed more than a glass of electrolytes to deal with this kind of hangover.”
Of course, there are a wide range of factors – such as age, body mass, ethnicity, biological sex and even your dna-causing people to metabolize alcohol, and experience hangovers as a result – which in turn affects the effectiveness of these pills and potions. With that in mind, WIRED freely admits that we had a little (okay, a lot) of fun conducting our “anti-hangover” experiment, so we'll hold our hands up and admit that these results are very subjective. Are and cannot be in any way. Decisions should be taken in a scientific manner. We would also like to underline that, unless you want to feel as bad as Smax, Leo and Will, you should always drink responsibly,
How to hack your hangover
Brian von Mele offers some basic tools in hopes of helping the body recover from alcohol abuse:
1. The intestine has to work as hard as the liver, so take plenty of fiber during the day. cruciferous Vegetables and fermented foods. Eggs, in particular, are great for extra choline, as your liver will use choline stores to offset the damage caused by drinking alcohol.