If you search the internet for miracle cures of a hangover, you would be amazed at to see the number of solutions to your problem.But the question is, do all of them work? It’s hard to know which one to trust.
After extensive research and trial and error,here is the list of myths and facts about hangovers.
- Fact: Water - Keep hydrated with water and juices to replenish the body. There is no faster recovery cure than water.
- Myth: Caffeine – helps sober you and ease the hangover.
- Fact: Painkiller – should be taken after upon waking, after a night of hangover, if any signs of nausea or headache
- Myth: Painkiller -while drinking or after heavy drinking helps prevent or combat hangover.
- Fact: Food – It is better to drink with food in your stomach, as it reduces alcohol absorption in the blood.
- Myth: Greasy foods after heavy drinking reduce the effects of a hangover.
- Fact: Sleep is greatly affected by drinking, as brain is unable to enter REM (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep, which is the relaxed state of sleep.
- Myth: Alcohol reduces stress and helps you sleep.
- Fact: Drinking more alcohol will only further increase the toxicity in the body and not help reduce a hangover.
- Myth: ‘Hair of the dog’ will cure a hangover.
So now that you are aware of the myths associated with hangovers; go ahead and party. But try to limit the alcohol and remember, stay hydrated at all times.