Alcohol is bad for you. Although it's been drunk by human beings to either celebrate the good times or drown their sorrows for hundreds of years, everybody knows that drinking too much beer isn't good for your long-term health. Previous generations didn't get as many health warnings about the dangers of beer as millennials have been exposed to, and statistics indicate that they've been listening to the warnings. They don't drink as much as their parents.
When millennials do drink, they prefer spirits or wine to the humble beer, and as a result, brewers are counting the cost of this change in tastes. Between 2006 and 2016, wine and liquor took ten percent of the alcohol market share from beer, and that trend has been continuing at around 1% per year since. The fact that a pint of artisan 'craft' beer is often more expensive than an entire bottle of wine might have something to do with this.
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.