We Filipinos are naturally fond of pleasure, that is why we
always look for an excuse every occasion to have some fun, singing
to a videoke, bringing lots of food and of course...beers, lots of them. Drinking up all night, until
completely vomiting up to going back home not remembering how we got to bed. As
a result the moment we wake up, HANGOVER.
First, what is HANGOVER?
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangover:
A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant
physiological and psychological effects following the consumption of ethanol,
as found in wine, beer and distilled spirits. Hangovers can last for several
hours or for more than 24 hours. Typical symptoms of a hangover may include
headache, drowsiness, concentration problems, dry mouth, dizziness, fatigue,
gastrointestinal distress (e.g., vomiting), absence of hunger, depression,
sweating, nausea, hyper-excitability and anxiety.
So how can we get rid of hangover?
Here are some great natural remedies according to www.everydayhealth.com
- Drink water. It’s important to stay hydrated while you’re drinking alcohol. That means drinking plenty of water between cocktails. If you bypass that rule and wake up groggy the next morning, drink up to rehydrate and flush the impurities from your system.
- Drink other fluids, too. Remember: Water isn’t enough. You need to drink electrolyte-rich fluids, too — like sports drinks, coconut water, or bouillon soup — that can restore the salt and potassium you’ve lost.
- Grease up before you go. One longstanding folk remedy is to take a spoonful of olive oil before a party. Some swear by it. Eating a pizza or other fatty food has the same effect. Both are said to grease the intestines so the alcohol takes longer to absorb.
- Consume sugar while you’re drinking. Studies show that fructose may speed alcohol metabolism, thus reducing the risk of a hangover. It’s important to eat sugar while you’re drinking, not before, since fructose metabolizes quickly. Try plain orange juice between cocktails.
- Fill up the morning after. Eat breakfast. Electrolytes in food help replenish a dehydrated system and get calories back into your body. But go easy. While a greasy meal before drinking may help, a hangover needs foods that are easy to digest, like toast and cereal. Some believe that eating burnt toast will help, with the charred carbon crust filtering out impurities much like a carbon water filter. But there’s no research to back it up.
- Eat ginger. For centuries, people have taken ginger to reduce nausea and vomiting. Try nibbling crystallized ginger in the aftermath of a night of drinking. The National Institutes of Health reveal early research that consuming a combination of ginger, tangerine pith, and brown sugar before drinking decreases nausea and vomiting.
- Watch for prickly pear cactus. While it’s still being tested, one study has shown that taking 1,600 IU of prickly pear extract five hours before drinking reduced risk for severe hangover by 50 percent.
- Go back to bed. A hangover isn’t caused by lack of sleep, but that makes it worse. Take a long nap the day after: It’s the body’s way of healing itself.
But I think the best way to avoid hangover is drinking moderately. Cheers guys!
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