Chaser "hangover cure" medicine
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Not sure whether to believe this:
Walled Lake, MI ? February 18, 2003 ? Living Essentials, makers of Chaser ? Freedom from Hangovers and Chaser for Wine Headaches, today announced the results of a clinical trial conducted by Herbal Research Clinic to assess the efficacy and safety of Chaser products. According to the trial?s executive summary, ?The efficacy of the product ?Chaser? appears to be proven based on the clinical trial. All of the major symptoms associated with moderate alcohol consumption were improved while on the product.? At the conclusion of the test, 83 percent of the subjects said they would ?highly recommend? or ?recommend? Chaser.
A 1999 report by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism stated, ?Productivity losses attributed to alcohol were estimated at $119 billion for 1995.? In addition, a survey conducted by Bayer showed it takes an average of just 3.2 drinks to cause hangover symptoms. For 10 percent of people, hangovers occur after just one or two drinks.
?Hangovers are a bigger problem than most people realize,? said Tom Morse, president of Living Essentials. ?Hangovers can lead to absenteeism, poor job performance and put people at risk for accidents and injuries. Chaser allows people to enjoy their favorite alcoholic beverages and still meet their personal and professional responsibilities.?
The Institutional-Review Board (IRB)-approved clinical trial featuring randomization, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover group design showed statistically significant differences for 17 common hangover symptoms including headaches, fatigue, red eyes, gastrointestinal upsets, dizziness and lack of concentration.
Test subjects participated in a series of controlled drinking episodes that included between four and 12 drinks (depending on each subject?s weight and historical tendency for hangovers). Subjects also received doses of either Chaser or placebo. After each episode, researchers measured the subjects? hangover symptoms.
On average, subjects reported improvement in all 17 hangover symptom categories while taking Chaser. Selected mean improvements are listed below:
Hangover
Symptom % Improvement
over Placebo
Headache 70.4
Bloating 70.0
Sweating 67.4
Dizziness 63.2
Feeling ?Hungover? 54.5
Dry Mouth 45.0
Nausea 36.4
Fatigue 29.3
The report goes on to state, ?There appears to be no drawbacks to this product with respect to safety as determined by this trial. Furthermore, the active ingredients (activated calcium carbonate and activated charcoal) have a long medical history of use and are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA.?
About Chaser
Chaser is a patented formula of activated calcium carbonate and activated charcoal in caplet form. Chaser is available in GNC stores throughout the United States or by calling 1-888-960-9495 or visiting www.doublechaser.com
About Living Essentials
Living Essentials, located in Walled Lake, Michigan, is a biotech consumer products company that was formed to develop proven healthcare technologies and create brands and distribution around them. More information about Chaser products can be found at www.doublechaser.com and www.winechaser.com.
Walled Lake, MI ? February 18, 2003 ? Living Essentials, makers of Chaser ? Freedom from Hangovers and Chaser for Wine Headaches, today announced the results of a clinical trial conducted by Herbal Research Clinic to assess the efficacy and safety of Chaser products. According to the trial?s executive summary, ?The efficacy of the product ?Chaser? appears to be proven based on the clinical trial. All of the major symptoms associated with moderate alcohol consumption were improved while on the product.? At the conclusion of the test, 83 percent of the subjects said they would ?highly recommend? or ?recommend? Chaser.
A 1999 report by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism stated, ?Productivity losses attributed to alcohol were estimated at $119 billion for 1995.? In addition, a survey conducted by Bayer showed it takes an average of just 3.2 drinks to cause hangover symptoms. For 10 percent of people, hangovers occur after just one or two drinks.
?Hangovers are a bigger problem than most people realize,? said Tom Morse, president of Living Essentials. ?Hangovers can lead to absenteeism, poor job performance and put people at risk for accidents and injuries. Chaser allows people to enjoy their favorite alcoholic beverages and still meet their personal and professional responsibilities.?
The Institutional-Review Board (IRB)-approved clinical trial featuring randomization, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover group design showed statistically significant differences for 17 common hangover symptoms including headaches, fatigue, red eyes, gastrointestinal upsets, dizziness and lack of concentration.
Test subjects participated in a series of controlled drinking episodes that included between four and 12 drinks (depending on each subject?s weight and historical tendency for hangovers). Subjects also received doses of either Chaser or placebo. After each episode, researchers measured the subjects? hangover symptoms.
On average, subjects reported improvement in all 17 hangover symptom categories while taking Chaser. Selected mean improvements are listed below:
Hangover
Symptom % Improvement
over Placebo
Headache 70.4
Bloating 70.0
Sweating 67.4
Dizziness 63.2
Feeling ?Hungover? 54.5
Dry Mouth 45.0
Nausea 36.4
Fatigue 29.3
The report goes on to state, ?There appears to be no drawbacks to this product with respect to safety as determined by this trial. Furthermore, the active ingredients (activated calcium carbonate and activated charcoal) have a long medical history of use and are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA.?
About Chaser
Chaser is a patented formula of activated calcium carbonate and activated charcoal in caplet form. Chaser is available in GNC stores throughout the United States or by calling 1-888-960-9495 or visiting www.doublechaser.com
About Living Essentials
Living Essentials, located in Walled Lake, Michigan, is a biotech consumer products company that was formed to develop proven healthcare technologies and create brands and distribution around them. More information about Chaser products can be found at www.doublechaser.com and www.winechaser.com.
Originally posted by: minendo
Regular alcohol does not cause hangovers. It is byproducts that lead to hangovers. The name slipped my mind.Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Absorbs "hangover-causing toxins."
that and the alcohol displaces water in your system and dehydrates you.
I've only been hungover once, and it was because I passed out before I could drink a glass of water.
Just keep your water saturation up and you'll be fine 100%.
Anubis
No Lifer
Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Does it come with a free sample of "Mind Erase" to forget the slog you wake up next to, as well?
What I'd really be interested in is a cure for beer goggles.
Then you'd never get laid! :beer:Originally posted by: Beau
Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Does it come with a free sample of "Mind Erase" to forget the slog you wake up next to, as well?
What I'd really be interested in is a cure for beer goggles.
minendo
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With the exception that Beau is married.Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Then you'd never get laid! :beer:Originally posted by: Beau
Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Does it come with a free sample of "Mind Erase" to forget the slog you wake up next to, as well?
What I'd really be interested in is a cure for beer goggles.
Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Then you'd never get laid! :beer:Originally posted by: Beau
Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Does it come with a free sample of "Mind Erase" to forget the slog you wake up next to, as well?
What I'd really be interested in is a cure for beer goggles.
Actually, I'm sitting at my computer desk in my boxers... my wife is sleeping due to pure physical exhaustion
and I don't drink anymore 
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