Hangover Help

"Hangover Help"*

*Maybe hangovers are nature's way of telling us that
too much alcohol is not good for us, eh? Chances are,
if you drink alcohol, at some point in your life you've
drunk way too much of it. When one drinks like that,
one must be prepared for the consequences. We all
have our own private understanding for that dreadful
feeling, but one recent and insightful characterization
was: "My mouth tastes like I stayed up all night licking
Moravian postage stamps." No one has been able to
come up with a sure-fire way to treat a hangover, but
there are some steps to minimize the pain. At least until
the next big party, right?

Form the "NOW you tell me" section..

Sometimes you'll know in advance that one night will
be a particularly sobriety-challenged evening. Here are
some precautionary measures to consider:

Taking a gram or more of vitamin C for the few days
leading up to that evening may help your body clear
the alcohol more quickly than it normally would.

If you know that you'll be drinking in a few hours, make
sure that you've got something in your stomach. Breads
and pasta will slow the absorption of alcohol, and there's
generally a pizza joint somewhere around the bar scene.

On to what you really want right now..

Carefully now, placing one foot in front of the other, make
your way to the kitchen and follow these steps:

Drink a large glass of water, then take an appropriate
dosage of aspirin or other non-prescription painkiller with
another big glass of water. Got any juice around? Drink
that also. Caffeine dehydrates your body, so stick with
juice, water and milk.

Note: Non-prescription pain relievers can be tough on
your system when combined with alcohol. Thus, you
should take them in the morning (rather than before you
go to bed). This will allow enough time for most of the
alcohol to leave your system in between.

Eggs are more difficult to digest than some other breakfast
foods, so have some toast and fruit instead, or a small
bowl of cereal. Dairy products, except yogurt, also give
some people digestive difficulty.

A tablespoon or two of honey does wonders for some of
us and believe it or not, sauerkraut juice is supposed to
neutralize those nasty congeners still running around your system.

If all else fails, go lie down in a dark room. If your schedule
allows you to stay there all day, you could be in pretty
good shape by the evening.
Received on Mon Jan 3 20:00:54 2011