Promoted by English actress and biohacker Davinia Taylor, Rise & Shine by Will Powders is an enjoyable recovery aid. Take the capsules before, during and after a night out. The capsules supposedly work together with ingredients that claim to protect the liver, help blood sugar levels and increase oxygen in the bloodstream.
We asked rugby player Will “Pingu” to take this supplement during our night out. The first blue pill claims to “help maintain and protect the liver from overuse of inflammatory foods, drinks, and stress.” The second pink capsule taken at the end of the night is an antioxidant supposedly designed to maintain blood sugar levels, while the last yellow pill is (in theory) there to increase oxygen and improve alertness.
“I don’t remember much and to be honest I felt pretty bad the next day,” says Will. “If it’s a particularly important night, you have to remember to take the pink capsule before bed, which I would find a bit tricky. I think having something like this makes you more aware of what you’re consuming, and for that reason alone I think it’s positive.”
“There are many ingredients in these capsules that help protect the body from excess alcohol, including milk thistle, choline, and vitamin B6,” says Brines von Melle. “It’s a great formula and my only hesitation as a purist is that I’m not the biggest fan of the anti-caking agents found in some health supplements.”
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What about the other rugby players in our experiment?
Nathan Steele, who had had absolutely nothing before bed, not even a sip of water, reported, predictably, that he felt “absolutely terrible” the next day. Meanwhile, Trevor “Smax”, 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 adequately hydrated.”
Finally, Leo, who took an envelope of dioralite rehydration salts before bed, he said that in the morning he felt like he “needed a lot more than a glass of electrolytes to help deal with a hangover like this.”
Of course, there are a wide range of factors, such as age, body mass, ethnicity, biological sex, and even your DNA—which affect the way people metabolize alcohol and consequently experience hangovers—which in turn affects the effectiveness of these pills and potions. With this in mind, WIRED openly admits that we had a little (well, a lot) of fun running our “anti-hangover” experiment, so we’ll hold up our hands and admit that these results are very subjective and can in no way be judged. scientifically. We would also like to stress that unless you want to end up feeling as bad as Smax, Leo and Will, you should always drink responsibly.
How to hack your hangover
Brines von Melle offers some basic tools to hopefully help the body with alcohol consumption:
1. The intestine takes as many hits as the liver, so the day you have a lot of fiber in cruciferous vegetables and fermented foods. Eggs, in particular, are great for getting more choline, as the liver will use choline reserves to mitigate the damage of alcohol consumption.