The Hangover Cure
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 by John SternSeptember 2008 Drank a little bit too much and dreading the hangover in the morning? The headache, nausea, tiredness. It’s probably too late to completely avoid the hangover, but there are things you can do before hitting the pillow to help minimize the symptoms. The first step is to drink lots of fluids, other than alcohol! Hopefully you drank some water between alcoholic beverages, but if not, then get to it before passing out for the night. Ever wonder why you need to visit the men’s or lady’s room so often while drinking? That’s because alcohol is a diuretic, and therefore dehydrates you. Do yourself a favor and counteract that with a couple glasses of water.  The next step we all know about is to eat something. Food helps to slow down the absorption of the alcohol. But it's also necessary to restock some valuable vitamins and minerals. Vitamin B1, B6, Folic Acid, Magnesium, and Potassium are all depleted by alcohol. Get these vitamins with supplements, or better yet, consume foods that contain these vitamins after drinking. Nuts are good sources of the B vitamins, folic acid, and magnesium. You can get potassium from bananas and potatoes. So water, a multivitamin, trail mix, banana...you're on your way to beating that nasty hangover! Reference: Murray, N. D., Michael, "The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods", Atria Books, NY, 2005. Comment on this Article:  PartySmart: Planning Ahead to Beat the Hangover By John Stern September 2008 So unlike the scenario above, you actually planned ahead. Partysmart is a hangover prevention supplement, but you must be prepared and take it before and during drinking alcohol. It contains a mixture of herbs that help to metabolize acetaldehyde, a toxic compound that is converted from alcohol in your liver. A recent clinical trial published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research concluded that PartySmart increases levels of two enzymes (ADH and ALDH) that metabolize alcohol and acetaldehyde. They also concluded PartySmart to be safe. Want to try it? Just click on the link to the right. Also get more information on the PartySmart website. Reference: M.V. Venkataranganna, et al., Indian Journal of Medical Research, 127 p460 2008. |
