Re: You know it is going to be a long new year when...
Top Ten cures for a hangover......<br /><br />#1 Lots of Water<br />Your body might have been 90% water before you went out but it feels like 9% now. Get your dried out husk of a body over to the sink and drink, drink, drink. Drink until you can't drink anymore, then wait and drink some more.<br /><br />#2 Sports Drinks<br />Try to swallow as much of these as you can stand. Gatorade and Powerade and will help to replace a lot of the vitamins, salts and minerals that you got rid of last night. Naturally, the liquid refreshment will do you good too.<br /><br />#3 Good Old Grease<br />After a hard night's drinking, your digestive system is under a lot of strain, so bacon, sausages and the works may cause indigestion. However, fat contains lots of calories, so you will get a much-needed energy boost, and eggs and meat are rich in the amino acid, cysteine, which is thought to be good at clearing out toxins.<br /><br />#4 Painkillers and Antacids<br />Alcohol is an irritant to the stomach, so aspirin and ibuprofen (also irritants) may make matters worse. Over-the-counter antacids will protect your stomach lining and ease acid indigestion. Meanwhile, a couple of Tylenol should quell that brain-splitting headache.<br /><br />#5 Back to Bed<br />You drank way too much, so you deserve a good rest. This is especially good if you can find someone to wait on your every need.<br /><br />#6 Tomatoes<br />Hangover sufferers regularly eat tomatoes (soup, pasta sauce, raw, etc.) to ease their symptoms. They're rich in vitamin C, which gets depleted after a night of drinking. This may explain why the classic morning-after drink, Bloody Mary, is so popular.<br /><br />#7 Hair of the Dog<br />This is not one for the faint-hearted. Research has shown that it works - but only temporarily. While your body is busy dealing with a new intake of booze, it suspends its torture. But once you stop drinking you're likely to go back to hangover hell.<br /><br />#8 Fruit Juice<br />Juice, especially freshly-squeezed, works well because it replaces lost vitamins, the fruit sugar (fructose) boosts your energy levels, and it may play a part in speeding up your body's toxin-ridding process.<br /><br />#9 Caffeine<br />Some people swear by a can of coke, cup of tea or black coffee. However, these will only make you feel better for a little while. A hangover is a sign of dehydration, and caffeine also causes dehydration. So this combination may just end up making your head hurt worse.<br /><br />#10 Roll in the Hay<br />When you've tried all else. The exercise will get your blood flowing. <br /><br />Hope your feeling better soon Ralph, try some earplugs.
