Hangover Help!

So you had an amazing time out on the tiles last night – unfortunately a little too good, and now you have to get yourself into work/university without throwing up on your travels in and make it through the day whilst feeling positively miserable. How to avoid the outcome? The obvious answer is to not drink too much in the first place!

Make sure you eat something before you start drinking. If you consume alcohol on an empty stomach, the alcohol will affect you much quicker and you could end up slurring your words quicker than you though you would and not being able to control your behaviour. Also, on an empty stomach you’re more likely to drink much more quickly.

Alternate your alcoholic drink with a glass of water – this will keep you fresh and also happens to cut down on the old calories too!

Don’t give in to friends trying to force drinks on you – pace yourself by taking small sips. Always accept or put ice in your drinks as this will help to keep it cool, and lengthens the time for your enjoyment of the drink.

If you’re drinking in rounds, this can mean you end up drinking more than you’re meant to/able to. Choose to not do that and drink at a pace that you’re able to.

Avoid snacking on salty foods such as nuts, olives, crisps as these make you thirstier.

…Of course if this advice is coming a bit too late for you, these little tips will help you look and feel loads better in the morning…

The main causes of that hung-over feeling is dehydration, so make sure you’re drinking plenty of water throughout the day.

Did you know that alcohol destroys vitamin C and vitamin B complex? Well it does, and so one of those well-known fizzy vitamin supplements in a glass of water might help!

If you’re able to, avoid a greasy fry-up as this will just overload your liver. A better breakfast options is beans on toast, as beans are high in protein and release sugar into your blood slowly, thus helping you to recover steadily.

An alternative to beans on toast is to have a bowl of porridge with some sliced banana. The banana will slowly raise your blood sugar levels whilst the porridge oats acts upon the acidity in your body from the alcohol and neutralises it. If you are feeling too nauseated for breakfast, then take crystallised ginger to relieve nausea. Ginger also can help to stimulate the appetite which the alcohol in your system is stopping.

If you can’t face food, you could get your body active and sweat the alcohol out of your system! If this is sounding like torture in itself then opt for the other option of just having a lovely hot bath instead and sweat it out that way!