Things You'll Need:
- pain reliever
- amino acids
- vitamins
- nutrients
- juice
- coffee
- water
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Step 1
Pain Reliever - To relieve your headache, willow bark is best because it contains a natural form of the same active ingredient found in aspirin. You can find it in pill form at most health stores.
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Step 2
Amino Acids - Using alcohol depletes amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Eat a small amount of carbohydrates to get these important acids back into your system. Breads, pastas, beans, rice, potatoes, and cereals are high in carbohydrates.
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Step 3
B-complex Vitamins - Your body uses these vitamins when it becomes stressed by things like excessive drinking. Alcohol zaps them, but replenishing them by taking a B-complex vitamin will shorten your hangover.
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Step 4
Nutrients - If you can, eat a balanced meal. Make sure to avoid fatty, fried foods. A light meal will replace the essential nutrients that were lost while drinking. If you can't stomach that, try eating crackers and honey. Honey is a concentrated form of fructose, which can help to flush out any alcohol remaining in your system.
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Step 5
Juice - Fruit juice contains fructose, a form of sugar, which helps burn off alcohol faster. Orange or tomato juice will help speed things along.
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Step 6
Coffee - This helps by reducing the swelling of blood vessels that cause headaches. A couple cups should help, but don't drink too much or you'll have coffee & alcohol jitters.
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Step 7
Water - Drinking dehydrates your body. Drink plenty of water before going to bed, and then drink more the next morning.
Comments
CubicleJoe said
on 7/20/2008 Cubicle Joe has been there many of times sucking down coffee the day after. Where were you when I was in College? :) Very good tips.
xtraordinary said
on 7/18/2008 Good tips and well written...5 stars!