AfterShot is the answer to every partier’s prayers; the secret to having fun and not paying the price!

AfterShot is a great tasting, scientifically formulated beverage that helps your body eliminate toxins and more quickly replenish essential vitamins, nutrients and electrolytes lost after alcohol consumption, so you feel as good as new.

• Great lemon-lime taste
• Scientifically formulated and extensively tested
• Caffeine free
• Preservative free

AfterShot Recovery Drink Really Works!

Enjoy the party and wake up feeling great!

How AfterShot Works

AfterShot is the answer to every partier’s prayers; the secret to having fun and not paying the price! It is a great tasting, scientifically formulated beverage that helps your body eliminate toxins and more quickly replenish essential vitamins, nutrients and electrolytes lost after alcohol consumption, so you feel as good as new.

“Unlike the majority of products out there, AfterShot does not mask these horrible symptoms. It actually treats them!”

With so many bogus products out there in the market, I’m sure you’re wondering if this is yet another scam to reach into your pockets and steal some of that limited cash you hold so dearly. Well, if you’ve taken some physiology, chemistry or biology classes or if you’ve recently learned about how your body processes alcohol by browsing through our website, it will be clear to you that AfterShot actually does what it claims to do: it will help you wake up refreshed after a night of drinking and will help you recover as quickly as possible if you wake up feeling like you were run over by a train. Every single ingredient in AfterShot is there for a reason, and in the right quantity, so read on and find out why AfterShot really works.

Why do I feel so bad after drinking alcohol?

As you may already know, excessive alcohol consumption leads to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and hypoglycemia while filling your body with the toxin acetaldehyde. In addition, your body expends numerous vitamins as it processes ethanol and eliminates acetaldehyde, and it is critical for you to replace those essential vitamins as well. Furthermore, as your body metabolizes alcohol it generates free radicals which can damage tissue. A boost in antioxidants will help you recover quicker and help prevent further damage to your already battered system.

“AfterShot to the rescue!”

“AfterShot helps you: re-hydrate, re-energize and re-balance the electrolytes in your system.”

Replenishing the water, electrolytes and sugars lost when you consume alcohol is the first step to recovery. But given the state in which your body is in, you need to exercise great care in how you restore each of these ingredients: Too much water and you may experience hyponatremia, too many electrolytes may further dehydrate you (and too little will do no good!) and too much (or the wrong kind of) sugar will delay your body’s absorption of nutrients. Let’s learn some more about the importance of each of these elements:

Water

Drinking lots of water is always a good thing, particularly when consuming alcohol. Because alcohol is a diuretic, your body eliminates a lot more water than it actually should, so by the time your body is done processing all the ethanol you put into your system, your body’s water reserves will be at a critically low level. But as your body eliminates precious water it also gets rid of glucose (sugar) and various electrolytes (salts) that are essential for proper body function, so it is crucial to replace those as well.

Drinking too much water (especially when dehydrated) without taking some electrolytes can be harmful. Scientists refer to this condition as hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, fatigue, disorientation, and fainting), although some individuals show no symptoms at all.

Dextrose

Dextrose (also known as glucose) is the body’s main source of energy. As your body works hard to metabolize ethanol and associated toxins, glucose is quickly depleted. The result: Your body runs out of energy. Unlike other types of sugars, glucose is absorbed in the small intestine and immediately enters the blood stream; it requires no additional processing since it is the same form used by our body. Other sugars such as sucrose or fructose need to be broken-down and converted to a usable form. Because of this, dextrose is absorbed in the body more quickly than any other sugar.

N-Acetyl-Cysteine

N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) is an amino acid that helps drive out the main toxic metabolite associated with alcohol metabolism: acetaldehyde. Several scientific studies have shown that NAC is extremely effective at aiding your body’s mechanism for scavenging unmetabolized acetaldehyde by boosting the production of glutathione. Glutathione (which contains cysteine) reacts with acetaldehyde due to its sulfihydryl group (a reduced form of sulfur).

So why not take glutathione directly? Research suggests that glutathione taken orally is not well absorbed in your GI tract. In a study of acute oral administration of a very large dose (3 grams) of oral glutathione, it was found that it is not possible to increase circulating glutathione in a clinically relevant way. However, glutathione concentrations can be raised by increased intake of its precursor cysteine.

If you are concerned with the long term effects of alcohol consumption, several studies indicate that N-acetyl-cystein generally reduces the oxidative damages induced by alcohol.

Sodium & Potassium

Sodium and potassium are essential dietary minerals known as electrolytes. The normal functioning of our bodies depends on the tight regulation of sodium and potassium concentrations both inside and outside cells. In fact, when you are at rest, 20 to 40% of the energy your body uses is directed at maintaining this delicate balance. The large proportion of energy dedicated to maintaining sodium/potassium concentration gradients emphasizes the importance of this function in sustaining life. Tight control of cell membrane potential is critical for nerve impulse transmission, muscle contraction, and heart function. Absorption of sodium in the small intestine plays an important role in the absorption of chloride, amino acids, glucose, and water.

An abnormally low sodium concentration in the extracellular space is referred to as hyponatremia which may result from increased fluid retention (dilutional hyponatremia) or increased sodium loss. Dilutional hyponatremia may be due to inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone (vasopressin) secretion, which is associated with disorders affecting the central nervous system and a number of drugs (remember how alcohol inhibits the secretion of vasopressin?). In some cases, excessive water intake may also lead to dilutional hyponatremia. Conditions that increase the loss of sodium include severe or prolonged vomiting or diarrhea, excessive and persistent sweating, the use of some diuretics (like ethanol and caffeine), and some forms of kidney disease. Symptoms of hyponatremia include headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, fatigue, disorientation, and fainting.

An abnormally low plasma potassium concentration is referred to as hypokalemia. Hypokalemia is most commonly a result of excessive loss of potassium, e.g. from prolonged vomiting, the use of some diuretics, some forms of kidney disease, or disturbances of metabolism. The symptoms of hypokalemia are related to alter actions in membrane potential and cellular metabolism. They include fatigue, muscle weakness and cramps, and intestinal paralysis, which may lead to bloating, constipation, and abdominal pain.

Vitamins

In addition to helping treat the four key factors that make you feel terrible the morning after the big party, AfterShot contains the following vitamins that help replenish the reserves you body used up while processing the ethanol you consumed the night before:

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

Interestingly, beer contains a good amount of thiamine, but as vitamin B1 oxidizes the alcohol out of the blood in the liver, thiamine is used up and must be replaced. A deficiency in vitamin B1 makes it harder for your body to break down alcohol. Vitamin B1 is also responsible for irritability, memory impairment, loss of appetite, sleep disturbances and abdominal discomfort.

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

Vitamin B2 is an integral component of the coenzymes that participate in many energy-yielding metabolic pathways. Like its close relative vitamin B1, riboflavin plays a crucial role in certain metabolic reactions, particularly the conversion of carbohydrates into sugar, which is “bummed” to produce energy. They promote the first steps in the metabolism of glucose.

Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B6 is necessary for the enzymatic reaction governing the release of glucose from glycogen. Scientists have shown in many studies that consuming vitamin B6 greatly reduces the nasty symptoms associated with consuming excess alcohol.

Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalmine)

As you may already know by being a science geek or by reading the Science of Hangovers, the metabolism of one molecule of ethanol (the primary active ingredient in alcoholic beverages) produces 2 molecules of NADH (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide). In order for this reaction to happen, ADH and ALDH must elicit the help of vitamin B12, which acts as a coenzyme. As you can imagine, the moire alcohol you consume, the more vitamin B12 you will use up. If you feel horrible the morning after, you should seriously consider taking a supplement containing vitamin B12 as vitamin B12 deficiency can potentially cause severe and irreversible damage, especially to the brain and nervous system.

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)

As your body metabolizes alcohol and its toxic by-products, free radicals are generated and are left to float around in your body creating further harm. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an excellent antioxidant, so having enough available will help minimize tissue damage and general discomfort. At the same time, since alcohol weakens your immune system, boosting your intake of vitamin C will help prevent an opportunistic virus or cold from getting you when you are at your weakest.

Vitamin E (Tocopherol)

Scientists believe that the lipid peroxidation chain reaction that takes place during the metabolism of acetaldehyde is a fundamental mechanism in the initiation of alcohol-induced liver injury. During lipid peroxidation chain reactions, such as the one that occurs during acetaldehyde metabolism, free radicals “steal” electrons from lipids in the cell membrane resulting in cell damage. Vitamin E protects cell membranes from oxidation by reacting with lipid radicals produced in lipid peroxidation chain reactions. For this reason, vitamin E is considered by many to be the most important lipid-soluble antioxidant.