Nothings Beats a Dose of This

Casting aside the addictive associations connected to the word ‘dose’, I have set aside some of the sweetened and bitter concoctions that made me grow horizontally. Straight out of a bottle or keeping cool in a stubby holder, too many times I regretted the night before when waking up the following day.

That taste in your mouth as if you licked out an ashtray or a sense of excreting so much urine, you could almost feel there’s nothing left. And yes, another bulge of yellowish fluid fills the bowl, with a grin on your face when you shake off that last drop.

We all need to drink.

On any day, more than 60% of us human beings are made of water, or a chemical deviation of it. The stimulus of alcohol is setting aside a plethora of toxic waste mechanisms via our liver, your sodium-water-balance will temporarily be set off-course. Rehydration is what follows, as we raise our hand to a good-looking waiter/waitress in hitting us again.

Whatever tickles your pickle, your favourite brew, shake, or juiced thirst quencher indeed contains ample water. The liquidity is the sole driver of making it potable. However, as water is diluted and enriched with that boost of tasteful ingredients, the purity of plain and simple water vanishes.

That once 100%-full body glass of pure clarity suddenly becomes a shadow of what actually is the magic potion we all need to consume more of.

The following is not rocket science.

We have either faced the music or have been witness to a fellow party go-er going all bonkers on the booze. A few pints of flutes of alcohol impairs decision-making and ends up with dropped energy levels as soon as all the alcohol is flushed out.

Unlike water, alcohol gains a free access pass into the brain which is the cause of that bout of impairment. It wreaks havoc and does damage to a level you wish you knew why you suddenly dance the lambada in your underwear.

This is not the potion your brain wants to experience regularly. Also being confronted “en plein public” in your snugly-fitting boxers with below-average dance moves. The damage done is now extended from your brain cells to those who got the nerve to post this on your social media page.

The above happened to me. A few times too often.

Yes, we do need to hydrate and make a conscious decision to do this responsibly. Humanity is driven by the fact that regularly having a glass of wine or beer assures relaxation and a sense of belonging when among friends and acquaintances.

And correct me if I am wrong; too many times, we wanted to forget what happened that night. Shame and guilt engulf us about the inebriated state we were in, and yet, awareness of why we drank too much is forgotten once a new weekend arrives.

Even when you are having a ball with booze as your companion, beating the odds by skipping a day in bed with a hangover from here until eternity can be avoided. Eat well beforehand, drink water between your ales or cabernet sauvignon, and be aware of your intake.?

Alcohol certainly brings people together but let’s make it a conscious decision that it can do more damage to relationships. The health factors and impact on your cranial systems and liver can be controlled by prioritising water and the right type of food.

Don’t start asking for an intravenous solution to tap into your Chateau Margot faster because it will turn into a Chateau Migraine, and probably worse if the overload of fermented grape juice is a consistent socialising buddy of yours.?

Make water your priority when alcohol is included. It makes things so much more bearable on almost all levels of your personal health and hearing the stories afterwards.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.| G.K. Chesterton