HANGOVER

You wake up with an entire corps of flamenco dancers stomping on your skull. Unfortunately, the only thing that will really help you feel better is time, but there are a few things you can do to help get you through the day and relieve some of the symptoms – such as headache and nausea.

• Before you fall into bed the night before the morning after, drink one glass of fruit juice and swallow one 500 mg vitamin C tablets, plus one glass of water for each drink you had.
• Eat some crackers and honey in the morning. They will aid in avoiding nausea and the honey will provide you with a concentrated source of fructose, the sugar that aids in metabolizing the alcohol.
• Drink some broth which help replace the salt and potassium you lose through the action of alcohol.
• Drinks lots of water.
• When you feel a little better, take a vitamin B complex capsule, as alcohol drains these vitamins from your body.
• Drinks some coffee to constrict the blood vessels in your head which are contributing to the pounding headache you have.
• Be sure to get a good night’s slept the following night – you should feel better in 24 hours.
• Eat a good meal before you start drink: it will definitely lessen the hangover.
• Avoid drinks that contain substances known as congeners. These are other kinds of alcohol found in most alcoholic beverages – vodka has the least -champagne and cognac the most.

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