The morning after the wild celebrations, you have to deal with a splitting headache, known as the Hangover.' There are two ways to cure a hangover - your way and the right way. Following are some hangover cures.
Try a curry with rice. Popular as an end-of-the-evening comfort food after a round of binge drinking, a curry with rice is just what you might crave at the end of a long hungover day. Eat a greasy burger. It's a common perception that a greasy meal, more specifically a greasy burger, will 'wipe up the remaining alcohol' from your body. This isn't corroborated by science, but plenty of hangover survivors swear by it. A nutritious meal will work excellently to replenish your body with nutrients. Nutritious fibre will also help you regain normalcy in bodily functions like digestion. This will help you get rid of toxins and excess baggage.
Go for a brisk walk. Get your blood circulation back in action with a light, but brisk, walk or jog. This will wake you up and get rid of the sluggishness. Pop some vitamins. This helps regain some nutrients in your body, especially since you've depleted them with alcohol the night before. A couple of standard issue multivitamins will do the trick. Make sure to drink a lot of water along with popping these multis. Some swear by this and perhaps rightly so - an energy drink might give you that extra kick. However, this is not recommended as a natural hangover remedy since the energy drink could potentially raise your heart rate, causing more harm.
Chilled fruits do two things - they'll help get rid of the hangover as the freshness and cold temperature will refresh your taste buds instantly, they'll also give you important nutritional benefits. This helps as you are experiencing weakness due to depleted nutrients.
Take plenty of rest and sleep, this will make you recover normal body functions. On the morning after, one can take a hot water bath as this opens the skin pores to release the alcohol toxins. Try to eat starchy foods to slow down the alcohol absorption and limit your self to less than 1 drink per hour. Stick to non-carbonated drinks as carbonation can speed up the alcohol absorption.
Never drink on an empty stomach. Food delays absorption of alcohol and aids the body in digesting it faster. Mixing drinks can cause hangovers, so avoid cocktails. Be sure to choose drinks with low levels of cogeners (light drinks such as white wines, gin, and vodka) - these are additives that are found in alcohol that increase your risk of a hangover. Dark-coloured drinks (such as red wine, bourbon, and rum) have higher levels of cogeners and should be avoided in case one is prone to severe hangovers.
Try to avoid sweet drinks (and sugary foods) while you drink. The sweet taste of the drink can make it difficult for you to judge how much alcohol you're actually consuming.
Alcohol consumption can irritate your stomach lining so avoid aspirin and ibuprofen since they may only serve to increase this irritation. Aspirin is not well tolerated by some people and may cause stomach bleeding. Take vitamin C, as it may increase the rate of alcohol breakdown in the body. Try lime juice with a teaspoon of sugar in some water and drink slowly. Taking some honey can also help in the breaking down of the alcohol.
Lemon tea is known to be good for hangovers. Lemon tea will flush out the toxins from your stomach. You might also want to mix some fresh lemon juice in cold water to get relief from a hangover. This can even control the level of sugar in your blood.
Drink fresh fruit juices like orange, tomato juice, if possible. Have some orange juice because vitamin C speeds up the metabolism of the alcohol by the liver and accelerates the burning of the alcohol still in your system that morning. Drink plenty of water or have oral rehydration fluids as alcohol causes dehydration. Try to alternate your alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic beverages such as water. Also drink lots of water before you go to bed.
Eat a high protein breakfast in the morning to replenish most of the damage done by alcohol the previous evening. Do not have an alcoholic drink in the morning as a cure for a hangover. Another drink does not help and may only make your hangover worse.
