hangover remedies

Nighttime fun lingers in the morning. A sunny patio, a BB-Q with friends, or time at the beach are all often causes for celebration, but a few too many glasses of wine or beer and you might wake up feeling groggy – your head hurts, you feel ill, and you are dead thirsty. All of it conspires to give you the dreaded hangover.

The real secret to avoiding hangovers is not to drink, or drink very little. But on the odd occasion when you over do it and need to function the next morning here are a few ways to prevent hangovers.  First, it is important to understand what causes a hangover.  As you will find out in the morning after a long night of drinking, alcohol evaporates water molecules in your system and hence dehydrates you.  It also affects your nervous system, as alcohol is a mild depressant, so when you wake up your body counter acts the affects and puts you in a hypersensitive state. As well, all the drinking has caused malnutrition, by flushing your nutrients and vitamins needed for your natural defense system. To prevent hangovers, you need to re-balance your body by focusing on these three areas.

You try to only have a few drinks at the neighbor’s annual Christmas potluck but before you know it you’re dancing the night away. And, oh, are you ever regretting it in the morning when the hangover hits! Next time, you can do some damage control before you spend another weekend at home nursing a headache. Here are some of the old-fashioned remedies you may have heard of that really work.