r. Certain drugs claim that they help prevent hangovers, such as chaser, however the general consensus is that they hardly work. Food and drink, however, can work as natural and plentiful remedies that don't require a trip to CVS on your worst day of the year.Dehydration is one of the major theorized causes of a hangover, which is why it's suggested that when drinking you continue hydrating with fluids (such as water not the cranberry juice in your cocktail). However, considering this will slow down the partying process, it's often a suggestion that goes unpracticed. That's why the next day you should make a point to hydrate sufficiently.
First and foremost you should drink plenty of water. Gatorade is often praised as well for its ability to replenish the electrolytes you lost during your binge. Orange juice is also hailed for its abilities, due to the fast-acting carbohydrates that help counter low blood-sugar levels. It also helps replace the potassium that your body is now running on a limited supply of.
Upon thorough research on the web, I uncovered some other interesting 'cures.'
Burnt toast is apparently a great remedy, as the carbon supposedly has the ability to filter the impurities in your body.
Fatty and greasy foods, though they sound unappealing when even gazing at something as bland as bread makes you want to puke, are sworn by partiers to reduce the effects of alcohol by coating the stomach with the oiliness, thus interrupting alcohol absorption.
Drinking pickle juice appeals to the Polish, they consider it a common remedy for hangovers.
The caffeine in Pepsi and Coke help ease the headache, as well as cola syrup having medicinal abilities to soothe the stomach. Be careful with this advice, however, as drinking too many caffeinated beverages will only cause you to become more dehydrated.
And, my favorite cure, more alcohol. Clearly this is the cure for people now-a-days, as procrastination seems to be very popular. It seems logical to continue consuming alcohol, as your body will need to devote to dealing with the new alcohol it will pay less attention to the old. While this may work for a little while there seems to me to be no point it just putting it off. I would rather get it out of the way rather than wonder if my boss will notice if I smell like a brewery today or not.
I have never tried any of these but certain websites that I checked "swore by partiers" so that seems pretty legitimate. Partiers are usually the most knowledgeable and reasonable people, as well as renowned specialists in the field.
I don't know about some of those. Greasy food? Probably not. If you follow your basic rhymes, you'll be fine. "Beer before liquor, you'll never be sicker. Liqour before beer, you're in the clear."
ReplyDeleteOh, and if you don't pass out from the drunk, you can chug down a few glasses of water before you go to sleep.
Never had a hangover yet!
Most people start drinking and stay up all night and their body starts to malfunction, so I think that lack of proper amount of rest is one cause, the improper amount of oxygen to the brain (that probably why drink water before bed helps, your body absorbs oxygen), the vitamin deficiency, all attribute to a terrible hangover. I have known only few cures that people have tried.
ReplyDeleteOne was to limit number of drinks.
Two never mix drinks.
Third I cannot indorse this thought so I will not say it.
Fourth avoid consumption of alcohol period.
I think you were on to something with the dehydration aspect but carbonated beverages, pickle juice and greasy foods don't seem like good ideas. Also I would have to disagree with the statement that partiers are usually the most knowledgeable and reasonable people. They might find ways to deal with hangovers that work for them but i don't foresee them being profound or logical.
ReplyDeleteindependentindividual! Of course they are knowledgeable and reasonable! It's all about the amateurism.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like this post and mine on Jim Breuer's analogies have similarities. They both convey the same message: "The more you drink, the sicker you will become." I've heard the rumors on some of these remedies such as the burnt toast theory and the greasy food. The solution that seems best is the hydration effect. Replenish your body with fresh fluids to flush out all the bad fluids. But, the pickle juice idea is one that I will have to try. I am Polish...
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