The Breakfast of (Hangover) Champions

hangover.jpgSummer is here! Time to whip out the bathing suit, hop in the pool and follow all of that fun with a perfect night of getting waaaaaaaaaaaaaaasted.

Which all sounds completely awesome until you wake up in the morning with the worst hangover of all time. After running to the bathroom to puke a twice and promising God that you will never drink again if he lets you make it through this pain, you return to your bed and contemplate just what will make this horrible feeling end.

Unfortunately, you are fresh out of Vicodin.

Lucky for you, there are other ways to get rid of the spins/headache/dry mouth/sore muscles/anything else that comes along with a hangover (besides the smokey smell in your hair and ugly dude lying next to you).

1. H2O: Duh. For those of you who are completely oblivious to life, alcohol dehydrates you. The more you drink, the more dehydrated you get. So, chug some water. Rehydrate that body of yours. If water isn’t your thang, try Ginger Ale (which will also soothe your stomach), Gatorade or fruit juice (vitamin C = gooood). Just avoid coffee. Contrary to popular belief, this is the worst thing for a hangover. Not only will the caffeine dehydrate you even more, but it will also make your tender stomach lining even worse…if that was even possible.

2. Scramble: Many foods can help you feel better, but eggs are like the super food for hangovers. You probably didn’t know this (and I say that not because I am smart, but because I just looked it up), but eggs contain large amounts of cysteine, a substance that breaks down the toxin that causes hangovers in the first place.

3. Throw in a Banana: They contain a ton of potassium, which replenishes the body of all that it lost due to dehydration. Kiwis are also a good option, though not as fun to eat.

4. Toast: While everyone thinks that toast will “soak up the alcohol” the real reason toast is such a good hangover delicacy is the fact that it is easy on the stomach. So, if you are feeling a little queasy, this is the best way to get some energy without spending the morning hugging the toilet bowl.

Oh and a few things to avoid the morning after: dairy (bad for the tum tum), more booze (delays the inevitable horror) and recapping the events of the night before (causes extreme embarrassment).

2 Comments on "The Breakfast of (Hangover) Champions"

  1. Jenny Caine says:
    Fri, 25th May 200711:43 pm 

    Hi, great article about the little ways to cure a hangover… I have one for the books though.. only issue is that you have to be in Europe to get it.

    It’s called Celebrino Mandri, and it is absolutely fabulous! This past semester, I studied in Barcelona, Spain and boy did I know hangovers. That is until my mass media teacher told us about this AMAZING hangover cure. Celebrino Mandri is a powder that all you do is put a teaspoon or so in a glass of water, it doesn’t have a taste, so it’s easy to drink, and it cures you like no other! I swear by it now and stocked up on bottles of it before I came home for my senior year of college, very necessary! I don’t know if you’ll be able to write about this, but it really is out of this world, I don’t know how it works, but it DOES! I will write more about it if you want, but check it out if you can and share this valuable information!

    My Best,

    Jenny

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