Why won’t your body allow you to do things like hold your breath too long, but you can ingest enough alcohol to poison yourself or overeat?
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You can hold your breath as long as you want. Eventually you’ll pass out and your autonomic system will kick in to take in breaths. Breathing is performed by this system all day. You can hold your breath if you like but the system is designed to run on its own without the conscious mind interfering. You can drink a ton of alcohol but eventually your body will begin to reject the poison and vomit. The body has a way of regulating itself in both of your examples. Your body will eventually reject food if you were to overeat. Eventually you’ll vomit.
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