Homemade Cures for a Hangover
One of the most popular cures for a hangover is to drink hot, black, caffeinated coffee. The caffeine will actually help dull a pounding headache. It will also rev up your body and work with the alcohol to further dehydrate it. Instead of drinking black coffee for your hangover, try drinking a large glass of fruit juice instead. The sugar content in fruit juice will aid in your body’s attempt to get rid of the alcohol. Fruit drinks also contain Vitamin C. Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant that will also do the same job.
Since alcohol actually dehydrates your body, one of the best homemade cures for a hangover is to simply drink plenty of water. Water will not, as it’s believed, make you feel drunk again. Instead, water will rehydrate your body and help flush the alcohol and other toxins out of your system faster.
Some people recommend drinking Gatorade(TM) or Pedialyte(TM) instead of plain water. The Gatorade contains sodium which will help get your body hydrated again. Pedialyte contains electrolytes. Your body needs electrolytes in order to maintain cell impulses.
If your stomach can tolerate it, another of the most efficient homemade cures for a hangover is to eat a good, healthy meal. Lean steak, eggs, toast, and hash browns can help cure the typical hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, that drinking too much alcohol can cause. A good meal can also help replenish valuable vitamins and minerals that your body needs.
Stay away from fatty or fried foods. They can easily upset your already-nauseated stomach. Not only that, but your liver is already trying to rid your body of the alcohol. It doesn’t need fatty or fried foods to deal with on top of that.
Cheese and crackers can help you feel better when you have a hangover from drinking too much alcohol too. The protein and the carbohydrates will help raise your low blood sugar. The crackers will also help settle your upset stomach.
If you can even think of eating solid food, try drinking chicken soup or bouillon.
Siberian Ginseng is a common herb that’s sold in health food stores across the country. It not increases your energy level, but Siberian Ginseng helps the human body return to normal. It has a sure place in a list of homemade cures for a hangover.
Taking B-complex vitamins is another winner when it comes to homemade cures for a hangover. B vitamins are known for their “stress-relieving” properties. They can also help your body metabolize alcohol better, which will curtail your hangover.
To tone down the pounding inside your head, you can take two aspirins. Or you can take Alka-Seltzer(TM). Alka-Seltzer is actually an over-the-counter product that will help you in three ways: it contains a pain reliever. Plus, it will help settle your upset stomach. It also contains sodium to help with your body’s dehydration problem. A cold rag laid across your forehead can also help relieve a headache caused from drinking too much alcohol.
Although there are many homemade cures for a hangover, the best cure is time. As the saying goes, “Time heals all wounds”. And, in time, your body will cure itself and your hangover will become just a blurry memory. Unless, of course, you drink too many alcoholic drinks again soon.
