A drinker’s guide to hangover cures
October 11th, 2008 Posted by: admin
It does make you wonder if there were not so many cures for a hangover, and some of them are very good, would people drink quite so much. However, the hangover remedies market is large, you only have took in your local drugstore to see how many there are. The best hangover cures need to rectify certain problems caused by excessive alcohol consumption and they are dehydration, loss of vitamins A & C from the body and the toxins absorbed by the drink itself.
It is also worth noting that not all drinks affect you in the same way and this is as a result of impurities in the alcohol. How bad your hangover is will also depend on the concentration levels of these impurities which also help determine how quickly you will become drunk. Colored spirits like Cognac and Whisky have more impurities than clear drinks like Gin and Vodka for example as these drinks have been through a filtration process. Colon cleansing seems to be based on a whole lot of common sense. Most of us will have experienced a migraine or a hangover that feels better after a good bowel movement. After cleansing of the colon in the natural way, the headache often disappears
Nevertheless, no-one can escape the fact that we actually require hangover cure because we drink too excess. Often individuals become drunk because they drink on an empty stomach or drink a large amount in a short space of time but whatever the reason, no-one forces us to do it! Most regular drinkers are aware that if you drink slowly, even if it is continued, the body is able to process the alcohol before it gets to a level where we get drunk. As a consequence the world has become full of hangover cures, all claiming to be the best cure for a hangover. The ideas that come up range from the quite sensible to the absolutely ludicrous, but nevertheless it always makes for an interesting subject of conversation. Nevertheless, the best cure for a hangover is still something that many people are searching for.
Even if you drink slowly eventually the alcohol will catch up with you and start the process that will eventually lead to a hangover. Therefore, it’s important to re-hydrate your body before you go to sleep, although this is easier said than done. Some swear by drinking a pint of water before sleep as well as taking a couple of headache tablets and drinking a glass of orange juice in the morning as it puts back some of the lost vitamin C. Although this actually works quite well, generally speaking, hangover cures becomes less effective as you age when often nothing works except time.
Apparently, bananas are good for as a hangover cure because they contain fructose and potassium which are both lost when we are drunk. Bananas also contain magnesium, good for the headache caused by pounding blood vessels and a natural antacid to help with the nausea.
Probably the most famous hangover cure is a ‘Bloody Mary’ which is vodka, tomato juice and a few other components, but some individuals just cannot face more alcohol when they are feeling that bad so it is difficult to say just how affective this cure for a hangover is. Ultimately, saying ‘no’ is probably the best way to reduce the need of a hangover cure!
