How to Avoid Feeling Hungover

Why lose money or waste sick days if you don't have to? Why spend the weekend lying around not doing anything? Drinking alcohol can severely deplete your body of valuable liquids, vitamins and minerals necessary to operate properly and to feel healthy. If there were an easy way to minimize hangovers, wouldn't you want to know?

Things You'll Need

• Water
• Sports drink
• Food
• B vitamins
• Anti-inflammatory medication
• Multivitamin

Instructions

1. Start drinking water before you drink any alcoholic beverages. If you know you're going out that night, begin hydrating yourself throughout the day. The average individual needs a minimum of eight glasses of water a day. This number increases if you're highly active or drinking alcohol.

2. Eat a hearty meal before you start drinking. Don't skimp on the calories. A full stomach can help your body process the alcohol better.

3. Take a B vitamin complex right before you start drinking. Take one every hour that you have a drink. B vitamins replace valuable nutrients lost throughout the night.

4. Drink a sports drink that has a lot of electrolytes before going to bed. The electrolytes will replenish your body and give you a better chance of feeling normal when you wake up.

5. Take an anti-inflammatory pill before going to bed. Drinking can cause your brain to swell a bit and an anti-inflammatory can help to prevent this inflammation.

6. Take a multi-vitamin when you're ready for bed and keep a glass of water on your nightstand in case you wake up in the middle of the night. Both will help your body to process the alcohol and rehydrate you.

Tips & Warnings

• Always drink responsibly.