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Asian Glow, is there a cure?

Thousands of Asian Americans across the country suffer from Asian Glow.  Often uncomfortable, this embarrassing reaction to alcohol affects nearly half of all Eastern Asians.

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Asian Glow, better known as Alcohol flush reaction, is a condition where the human body fails to break down the alcohol completely.  Asian Glow is associated with erythema, the reddening of the face, neck, shoulders and sometimes the entire body!

Mitigating the effects of asian blush.  There seem to be various ways suggested one time or another that might mitigate the effects of asian blush.  These range from taking Zantac, Pepcid AC an hour before drinking to the consumption of carbohydrates to increase the matabolizm of alcohol.  But one thing is certain, there are no documented official remedies for Asian Glow.

The good thing? If you experience the asian flush, you may be less prone to alcoholism and may have lower blood pressure.  And about that Asian Glow?  It is wise to listen to your body and stay away from alcohol.  Still not convinced and want to mitigate that Asian Glow?  Follow this link – Asian Glow Fixes Others Have Tried – to see some things people have tried and depending on who you talk to, might work or might not.  I don’t guarantee anything.  Anyways, I think a little pinkish cheek actually looks good on me.

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  1. Ima Nice Guy
    February 18th, 2009 at 14:09 | #1

    I have a bad case of the Asian flush. When I would drink one Smirnoff I would get crazy red all over my face and chest. I invented a temporary cure for this ugly redness!!! basically one night a drank a Smirnoff and as expected i got really red in the face. so i went into the bathroom (because it’s quiet and cool), i relaxed my entire body most importantly my shoulders. then i took a really deep breath through my nose and exhaled very slowly (approximately 10-15 seconds) through my mouth. remember to keep your shoulders relaxed. after i did this 5 times i already saw a huge improvement. so after ten times i was practically back to normal.

    when i drink a little more than just one smirnoff, I would try my breathing technique about 30 times. If I drank too much, My technique would help the redness go away but i would still be a little pinkish under my eyes.

    Anybody can try this to see if it works. It works for me perfectly. Although I don’t drink very often, this little trick of mine works great when Im out with friends drinking socially and don’t want to be embarrassed with a red face all night.

  2. admin
    April 5th, 2009 at 08:32 | #2

    Some reports say that you can increase your tolerance to alcohol by slowly conditioning your body. But be careful, don’t turn into an alcoholic!

  3. April 15th, 2009 at 09:38 | #3

    Hey, cool tips. I’ll buy a glass of beer to that man from that chat who told me to visit your blog :)

  4. October 16th, 2009 at 18:36 | #4

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  5. May 19th, 2010 at 05:57 | #5

    I have a bad case of the Asian flush. When I would drink one Smirnoff I would get crazy red all over my face and chest. I invented a temporary cure for this ugly redness!!! basically one night a drank a Smirnoff and as expected i got really red in the face. so i went into the bathroom (because it’s quiet and cool), i relaxed my entire body most importantly my shoulders. then i took a really deep breath through my nose and exhaled very slowly (approximately 10-15 seconds) through my mouth. remember to keep your shoulders relaxed. after i did this 5 times i already saw a huge improvement. so after ten times i was practically back to normal.

    when i drink a little more than just one smirnoff, I would try my breathing technique about 30 times. If I drank too much, My technique would help the redness go away but i would still be a little pinkish under my eyes.

    Anybody can try this to see if it works. It works for me perfectly. Although I don’t drink very often, this little trick of mine works great when Im out with friends drinking socially and don’t want to be embarrassed with a red face all night.

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