Are you looking For Hangover Cures?
If people did not drink so much alcohol, there would not be such a huge market for hangover cures. You only have to look around you to see the wealth of products there are plus everyone you speak to will have their own favorite. The best hangover cures need to rectify certain problems caused by excessive alcohol consumption and they are dehydration, loss of vitamins A & C from the body and the toxins absorbed by the drink itself.
It is known fact that some drinks give you worse hangovers than others due to the actions of impurities contained in the alcohol. How bad your hangover is will also depend on the concentration levels of these impurities which also help determine how quickly you will become drunk. Clear drinks like vodka and Gin for example, have been filtered and contain fewer impurities than darker drinks like Cognac and Whiskey so the hangover may be less severe.
If we were all to be honest though, if we didn’t drink too much, hangover cures would not be necessary. Often individuals become drunk because they drink on an empty stomach or drink a large amount in a short space of time but whatever the reason, no-one forces us to do it! It is well known that if you drink slowly, the body is able to process the alcohol and other toxins before they get to a level that gets us drunk. However, most drinkers, the majority of which are young do not adhere to these simple rules and almost always require some type of hangover cure. Some strange and weird concoctions have arisen over the years to cater for this self induced condition and as a consequence everyone has a hangover cure they want to share with you. But discovering the best cure for a hangover is still a long way off, apart from not drinking of course.
Left unchecked, it doesn’t matter how much you drink, alcohol will gradually dehydrate the body and this dehydration can lead to the hangover headache the next day. Knowing this, it should be really easy to avoid a hangover by just ensuring your body is re-hydrated before you go to sleep, but how many of us actually do this. Sometimes taking a couple of headache pills before bed along with a pint of water and then a glass of orange juice in the morning is often all that is required. This often works but there the older you become the less you are able to drink and previous hangover cures aren’t as effective.
Apparently, bananas are good for as a hangover cure because they contain fructose and potassium which are both lost when we are drunk. Fortunately, bananas contain a natural antacid to help with the sick feeling, and because they are high in magnesium they can help relax those pounding blood vessels that cause the famous hangover headache.
As hangover cures go, some people swear by having a ‘hair of the dog’ which is normally a Bloody Mary with a few extra ingredients thrown in for good measure, however, just the very thought of drinking more alcohol when you are suffering from a hangover is usually enough to put some people off. Learning to say ‘thanks but no thanks’ could save you years of unnecessary suffering and frustration looking for a hangover cure that works every time!
