The Korean-Inspired Hangover Cure I Stand By as a Professional Drinker

"When I turned 30 years old a couple years ago (hold for shocked gaspsI know, I know, I don't look a day over 24), I found I'd become a walking cliche: the guy who talks about how much worse hangovers became once he turned 30. As I move towards middle age (while, yes, looking vital and youthfulplease stop mentioning it, you're embarrassing me!) I simply can't take hellish hangovers in stride like I used to."

"But sometimes I have to scout bars for research (Editor's note: tough gig), and it's just not possible to cap it at two cocktails for the night. As I hopped around the country hitting three or four bars a night for our Best New Bars list, I'd plan to imbibe between [redacted] and [redacted] drinks each outing. Often I'd maintain that pace for three consecutive nights, but instead of waking up inhumanly hungover the next morning, I felt essentially normal. My secret weapon was Last Call, an alcohol recovery aid in the form of two pills."

"Last Call is packed with a bunch of ingredients that are meant to counteract hangover symptomsB Vitamins for energy, for examplebut the main active ingredient is DHM. Dihydromyricetin, as it's technically called, is a type of flavonoid that occurs naturally in the fruit of the Japanese raisin tree which grows across China, Korea, and Japan. Used as a supplement, it's believed to help your liver break down alcohol more effectivelyplus it may help protect your liver from long term damage as an added bonus."

Frequent bar scouting often requires consuming three or more drinks per outing, sometimes across consecutive nights. Despite heavier drinking, mornings remained essentially normal when a two‑pill alcohol recovery aid called Last Call was used. Last Call combines B vitamins for energy with dihydromyricetin (DHM) as the primary active ingredient. DHM is a flavonoid found in the Japanese raisin tree fruit and is believed to help the liver metabolize alcohol more effectively. DHM may also offer protection against long‑term liver damage. DHM has a history of use as a health supplement across East Asia.

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