The Science Behind Zedd Biotics and Hangovers

Before we dive into the experiment, let's talk about what happens to our bodies when we drink booze. Our body breaks down the alcohol into among other things acid aldehyde and acid, which can cause things like nausea and headaches. Fortunately, our liver is pretty good at breaking it down, but if we drink too many drinks, it can get overwhelmed. Thankfully, a small amount of acetaldehyde can be broken down elsewhere - that's where Zedd Biotics Drink comes in.

According to the company, their genetically modified bacteria inside the bottle can break down acetaldehyde in our gastrointestinal tract, essentially acting as a crew of janitors sweeping through our gut trying to mop up all the leftover toxins. One huge important note is that this doesn't actually prevent us from getting intoxicated - we still need to drink responsibly and not overdo it.

As the Science Editor, I had the privilege of testing Zedd Biotics Drink for myself, but with a twist. I had two tests: one where I drank without taking Zedd Biotics Drink, and another where I took the supplement after drinking. This was an experiment in itself, as we all know that external factors can greatly influence the results of any test.

So, on the first test night, I drank without taking Zedd Biotics Drink, which consisted of about 7-8 drinks and a few hours of socializing with my friend Dan. As expected, I woke up the next morning feeling pretty rough - it was a big headache, some nausea, and generally feeling gross. It's worth noting that I might have influenced the results by going to McDonald's for breakfast later in the day.

Fast forward to the second test night, where I took Zedd Biotics Drink after having a few drinks. I tried to replicate the same amount of drinking as the first test, but I also had a snack pack from McDonald's and went to get ice cream afterwards - again, this was an attempt to isolate any potential variables that might affect the results. In this case, I ended up feeling not too bad at all, with only a few minor complaints. I even got out of bed early and started getting ready for work without feeling particularly rough.

Looking back on these two test nights, it's clear that there were a lot of confounding variables at play - between the food and drinks I consumed beforehand, and the fact that I didn't exactly follow the instructions (I did end up drinking more than planned). However, despite all this, I still managed to feel better after taking Zedd Biotics Drink.

One final note is worth mentioning: while I found the experiment itself to be enlightening, there are a few things to take away. Firstly, it's clear that the science behind Zedd Biotics Drink didn't quite go as planned - external factors had a much greater impact on my results than expected. Secondly, I must confess that the taste of Zedd Biotics Drink isn't exactly appealing - it tastes like dishwater! And finally, if you're curious to learn more about probiotics and their role in hangover relief (or poo transplants), we've got links in the description below for further reading.

Finally, as I look ahead to my 30th birthday next week, I think I'll make a pact to myself: no more drinking after a certain time. With Zedd Biotics Drink on the market now, it seems like there's hope - but let's be real, I'm probably just going to stick to water anyway!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: eninside this tiny vial there are millions of genetically modified bacteria that some say can cure a hangover I'm gonna put it to the test this tiny vial of liquid is known as dead biotics a probiotic drink that's just been released in the USA now the media are already calling it a hangover cure but the truth is a little more complex than that over the last three years Zach Abbot a PhD microbiologist and his team at dead bodies laboratories in San Francisco have been working on genetically engineering a common bacteria found in foods like japan's fermented soybean dish natto to deal with everyday health issues and they decided to start with fixing hangovers the theory is simple if you've down one of these small shots before a big night out the hangover won't be so bad the next day but the only way to find out if it's any good is to actually try it now fortunately for me this is the last week of my 20s so I have ample opportunity to do so but before all that science you probably think of bacteria as terrifying deadly bugs right I mean we're basically at war with the invisible beasts every day you're told wash your hands or cover your mouth when you sneeze or put a bandaid on it it's gonna get infected but scientists have long known that bacteria can actually be beneficial for human health and that's what a probiotic is the World Health Organization defines a probiotic as a live microorganism that when administered in adequate amounts confers a health benefit on the host and you're already ingesting them if you've tried certain types of yogurt banging down in your cult taking dietary supplements or drinking a kombucha probiotics generally use a handful of good bacteria you have lactobacillus Bifidobacterium and streptococcus zed biotics though they've used a bacteria known as basileus subtlest and they genetically modified this bacteria to create their hangover fix now bacteria are pretty good at incorporating DNA they find in their environment just up here into their own genome zette vitex has found a gene that creates an enzyme that can break down a toxic byproduct of alcohol known as acid aldehyde it's pretty freakin bad for your body now the team showed the new gene to basileus subtlest and eventually the bacteria incorporated it into its DNA so this right here is a bacteria that has never existed on the face of the earth before this very moment and Zach and his team actually have dubbed it zb1 8-3 but how does that actually help cure a hangover well when you drink booze your body breaks down the alcohol into among other things acid aldehyde and acid out our heart is being shown to cause things like nausea and headaches fortunately your liver is pretty good at breaking it down but if you drink too many Bebo's it's gonna get overwhelmed thankfully a small amount of acetaldehyde can be broken down elsewhere that's where Zedd biotics drink is supposed to help the genetically modified bacteria inside the bottle can break down acetaldehyde in your gastrointestinal tract essentially it's like a crew of janitors sweeping through your gut trying to mop up all the leftover toxins one huge important note is that this doesn't actually prevent you from getting intoxicated you can't drink more just because you have a little vial of probiotics this is just a message to say you should always drink responsibly so how does that be 183 actually farewell being the science editor here and see now I'm afforded some small privileges and one of those small privileges is testing it but being a science editor I have to run this as an experiment so I've got two tests to do on the first test I'm going to drink without taking said buttocks and the second test I'm gonna drink after taking said buttocks and then I'll compare how I feel the day after fortunately for you I've already run the control test the time without drink this is my control in the morning okay so that's almost five outstanding drinks and approximately three hours being here with my friend dan crowd whatever is is basically what I drank tonight in so uh can you make sure that you added this in edit it well edit it well in it's probably gonna influence the results of their test as we say but I might be stopping McDonald's I I had about seven or eight drinks tonight and I'm gonna make flurry so take that Symes so yeah reporting big headache a little bit of nausea just get out of the shower brush my teeth and feel gross so I guess we'll see how we go with the probe what extreme um sighs you can see the control my wasn't all bad successful I was pretty fast I felt pretty bad the next morning but I also probably bought the experiment by going to Macker and giving me cheeseburger late at night but look I'm not gonna apologize for Who I am as a human being now it's 9 - I'm gonna try Zedd buttocks robotic drink to the very first time here we go all right so test night two is over and I've had the Z biotics probiotics drink and then I've had a few drinks I've had it probably about the same amount of had on the control night obviously I think in trauma I went to Mac is a good an ice cream tonight combat that confounding factor I've gone and got myself cheeky a little snack pack see that okay snack packs basically just meat and chips which I love so it's a test night one the only Testament I'm doing surprisingly I don't feel all that shocking I've got I've got no headache that's for sure and I don't feel that annoy sight I didn't sleep well from about 2:30 to 6:30 I was Restless it's 7:30 now I'm actually gonna get up and go straight to work so I'm not feeling all that shocking whether that is because the dead bodies actually worked or because I had a snack pack or because I walked it off or whatever I can't say but I can tell you I had six and a bit drinks and I feel not too bad well there you have it not too bad I do have a few final thoughts and this it's probably two that I really want to get to the first is that clearly the science experience didn't go as planned I mean I didn't actually do the right thing there was a lot of confounding variables on the first night I had markers and an ice cream on the second I had a snack pack the snack pack I don't really know if Z bar digs works the second thing is I don't think I told you guys enough but dead buttocks actually doesn't taste very good tastes like dishwater so I mean that's okay it doesn't have to taste good whatever who cares I guess finally if you really want to learn a little bit more about probiotics and things like their buttocks as a hangover cure or poo transplants we've got a link in the description below you can go to CN n here thoughts about this and poo transplants as well but for me I'm not gonna drink anymore probably for the rest of my life even though it's my 30th birthday next week I'm gonna have a water and I'll see you guys next timeinside this tiny vial there are millions of genetically modified bacteria that some say can cure a hangover I'm gonna put it to the test this tiny vial of liquid is known as dead biotics a probiotic drink that's just been released in the USA now the media are already calling it a hangover cure but the truth is a little more complex than that over the last three years Zach Abbot a PhD microbiologist and his team at dead bodies laboratories in San Francisco have been working on genetically engineering a common bacteria found in foods like japan's fermented soybean dish natto to deal with everyday health issues and they decided to start with fixing hangovers the theory is simple if you've down one of these small shots before a big night out the hangover won't be so bad the next day but the only way to find out if it's any good is to actually try it now fortunately for me this is the last week of my 20s so I have ample opportunity to do so but before all that science you probably think of bacteria as terrifying deadly bugs right I mean we're basically at war with the invisible beasts every day you're told wash your hands or cover your mouth when you sneeze or put a bandaid on it it's gonna get infected but scientists have long known that bacteria can actually be beneficial for human health and that's what a probiotic is the World Health Organization defines a probiotic as a live microorganism that when administered in adequate amounts confers a health benefit on the host and you're already ingesting them if you've tried certain types of yogurt banging down in your cult taking dietary supplements or drinking a kombucha probiotics generally use a handful of good bacteria you have lactobacillus Bifidobacterium and streptococcus zed biotics though they've used a bacteria known as basileus subtlest and they genetically modified this bacteria to create their hangover fix now bacteria are pretty good at incorporating DNA they find in their environment just up here into their own genome zette vitex has found a gene that creates an enzyme that can break down a toxic byproduct of alcohol known as acid aldehyde it's pretty freakin bad for your body now the team showed the new gene to basileus subtlest and eventually the bacteria incorporated it into its DNA so this right here is a bacteria that has never existed on the face of the earth before this very moment and Zach and his team actually have dubbed it zb1 8-3 but how does that actually help cure a hangover well when you drink booze your body breaks down the alcohol into among other things acid aldehyde and acid out our heart is being shown to cause things like nausea and headaches fortunately your liver is pretty good at breaking it down but if you drink too many Bebo's it's gonna get overwhelmed thankfully a small amount of acetaldehyde can be broken down elsewhere that's where Zedd biotics drink is supposed to help the genetically modified bacteria inside the bottle can break down acetaldehyde in your gastrointestinal tract essentially it's like a crew of janitors sweeping through your gut trying to mop up all the leftover toxins one huge important note is that this doesn't actually prevent you from getting intoxicated you can't drink more just because you have a little vial of probiotics this is just a message to say you should always drink responsibly so how does that be 183 actually farewell being the science editor here and see now I'm afforded some small privileges and one of those small privileges is testing it but being a science editor I have to run this as an experiment so I've got two tests to do on the first test I'm going to drink without taking said buttocks and the second test I'm gonna drink after taking said buttocks and then I'll compare how I feel the day after fortunately for you I've already run the control test the time without drink this is my control in the morning okay so that's almost five outstanding drinks and approximately three hours being here with my friend dan crowd whatever is is basically what I drank tonight in so uh can you make sure that you added this in edit it well edit it well in it's probably gonna influence the results of their test as we say but I might be stopping McDonald's I I had about seven or eight drinks tonight and I'm gonna make flurry so take that Symes so yeah reporting big headache a little bit of nausea just get out of the shower brush my teeth and feel gross so I guess we'll see how we go with the probe what extreme um sighs you can see the control my wasn't all bad successful I was pretty fast I felt pretty bad the next morning but I also probably bought the experiment by going to Macker and giving me cheeseburger late at night but look I'm not gonna apologize for Who I am as a human being now it's 9 - I'm gonna try Zedd buttocks robotic drink to the very first time here we go all right so test night two is over and I've had the Z biotics probiotics drink and then I've had a few drinks I've had it probably about the same amount of had on the control night obviously I think in trauma I went to Mac is a good an ice cream tonight combat that confounding factor I've gone and got myself cheeky a little snack pack see that okay snack packs basically just meat and chips which I love so it's a test night one the only Testament I'm doing surprisingly I don't feel all that shocking I've got I've got no headache that's for sure and I don't feel that annoy sight I didn't sleep well from about 2:30 to 6:30 I was Restless it's 7:30 now I'm actually gonna get up and go straight to work so I'm not feeling all that shocking whether that is because the dead bodies actually worked or because I had a snack pack or because I walked it off or whatever I can't say but I can tell you I had six and a bit drinks and I feel not too bad well there you have it not too bad I do have a few final thoughts and this it's probably two that I really want to get to the first is that clearly the science experience didn't go as planned I mean I didn't actually do the right thing there was a lot of confounding variables on the first night I had markers and an ice cream on the second I had a snack pack the snack pack I don't really know if Z bar digs works the second thing is I don't think I told you guys enough but dead buttocks actually doesn't taste very good tastes like dishwater so I mean that's okay it doesn't have to taste good whatever who cares I guess finally if you really want to learn a little bit more about probiotics and things like their buttocks as a hangover cure or poo transplants we've got a link in the description below you can go to CN n here thoughts about this and poo transplants as well but for me I'm not gonna drink anymore probably for the rest of my life even though it's my 30th birthday next week I'm gonna have a water and I'll see you guys next time\n"