The good news is, you do not have to look any further. The information you need is below.
Stop Your Hangover In Its Tracks
The answer is to drink - but not alcohol! Alcoholic drinks
actually use up your body's water stores, causing dehydration. This in turn
causes some hangover symptoms, so drinking water is a good start.
Be careful because it is possible to drink too much water
too fast. Large quantities of water can strip electrolytes from the body so it
is better to try to replace these as well, or keep to around a half liter of
water per hour.
Sports drinks are one of the best ways to get you feeling
human again. They will boost your blood sugar, rehydrate you and provide the
vital electrolytes (potassium, sodium, etc.) that you will have lost through the
kidneys while you were drinking and overnight.
If you prefer not to have the refined sugar and additives
that are in sports drinks, have plain water and eat a banana or two for potassium and
fructose. Or make a banana smoothie by putting a couple of bananas in the
blender with a little water or milk.
If you do not have bananas and cannot face going to the
store right now, use apples or other sweet fruit (not citrus) or even plain
honey dissolved in water. Honey contains electrolytes also. The less refined
your honey is, the better.
Feverfew is a well known herbal remedy for headaches and can
be taken in place of aspirin or other chemical painkillers. Raw persimmon and
raw cabbage are also said to help with headaches. Aspirin can damage the lining
of the stomach so it is not the best solution for a sensitive morning-after
digestive system.
Exercise will help your circulatory system to detoxify. Take
a brisk half hour walk as soon as you are able.
Next Time Around
Here are a few things that you can do before you go drinking
to prevent the same thing happening next time around.
Drink water to prevent dehydration. The best rule is to have
one glass of water between each alcoholic drink, but failing that, drink a
couple of large glasses of water before you go to sleep.
Buy some Bifidus powder. This is friendly bacteria that
detoxifies acetaldehyde, a byproduct of alcohol that is a major cause of
hangover symptoms. One teaspoon in a large glass of water drunk before going to
sleep should mean that you wake up hangover-free.
Foods high in unsaturated fats can reduce the effects of
alcohol. American Indian lore says that 6 raw almonds eaten before drinking
will stop you from getting drunk. African tradition recommends peanut butter.
Evening primrose oil is another option. Take any of these before you start drinking to avoid
having to search for home remedies for hangovers after your next night out.
