It also provides for imprisonment of at least 10 years for causing permanent damage to a woman's body by throwing acid.

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Another problem brought on by a late-night bender: When breaking down alcohol, your body pumps out lactic acid and other byproducts that impede the production of glucose (sugar) and electrolytes (salts and other minerals that keep your body functioning properly).

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The speed with which your body can clear the acid byproducts of metabolism and carry oxygen to your mitochondria are affected by cardiovascular training to be sure (confirmed), but there is a basic inequality set up by our very genetics.

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They have a change in a gene called Methylenetetrahydofolate Reductase, which alters the way folic acid is processed in the body.

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How people interpret some of the physical sensations of exertion or fatigue, such as buildup of lactic acid in muscle or increases in body temperature, can also influence whether they stick with an exercise routine.

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But Beachy theorized it is needed to make repairs in parts of the body that undergo constant regeneration, as in chronic acid reflux, where Sonic hedgehog works overtime to reline the throat.

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This suggests that if the uterus was "rested" the body might overcome some of the contraction problems caused by excess acid.

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They did, though, give a warm response to N-acetyl-cysteine - an amino acid supplement sold in health food stores, thought to work by increasing the body's ability to mop up destructive chemicals which build up in the liver as enzymes break down ethanol.

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Chelation, from the Greek for "claw, " employs amino-acid-based chemicals that latch onto lead, mercury and other metals, allowing the body to more easily excrete them.

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