Alcohol and Your Blood: Blood Alcohol Level (BAL)

Our bodies on average have to ability to process about one beer an hour. So anything more than that amount would lead to a higher blood alcohol level. one beer per hour, which is merely an average as all people have different things which can affect this level, both permanent as well a temporary factors.

One way a person can slow down alcohol metabolism is by eating a meal before drinking. This allows the body more time to absorb the alcohol as it is 'diluted' by the food in the stomach. One thing to keep in mind when considering speeding up ones metabolism is the mixing of carbonated drinks with stronger, non-carbonated drinks. Since carbonation tends to speed up the body's metabolism process overall, it also speeds up the absorption of whatever is in the stomach, such as Alcohol.

Harder liquors or higher alcohol content takes longer to process. If the body's metabolism is sped up, then the higher concentrated alcohol will go through your system too quickly. This can lead to such things as nasty hangovers, as well as nausea and more. So please do practice moderation when drinking or try to avoid mixing types if you can. It's only for the best. Also, your blood alcohol level can rise even after you have finished drinking due to the body still absorbing the alcohol and more. When drinking, make sure you are aware that mixing different pain killers such as Tylenol and/or aspirin can also slow metabolism as well as lead to liver damage due to the fact that there are two toxins affecting your liver as opposed to just the one resulting from alcohol metabolism called Acetaldehyde.