Hangovers are caused by drinking alcohol, which results in the loss of fluids, sodium and potassium. The effects of a hangover include nausea, weakness, dizziness and sleeplessness.
If you drank too much last night, here are some effective hangover remedies and how they can help:
Water
Alcohol is a diuretic and it makes you pee out more liquid than you’re putting into your body. I recommend that you drink two litres a day to combat dehydration.
Coconut water
It is rich in potassium and magnesium, which help your body to rehydrate more effectively than drinking just water.
Hot soup
Soup soothes the stomach and helps with rehydration.
Tomato soup is good to restore vitamins and minerals. A tomato soup is a good source of the vitamins and minerals that you need to replenish when you’re hangover. Tomato soup can particularly help you to replace salt and potassium.
Bananas, kiwi fruits and dried apricots
They are rich in magnesium and potassium and they provide the necessary electrolytes, which are depleted during heavy drinking.
Ginger
Chop a small piece of fresh ginger and make a tea with it. Gingerroot tea can hydrate you and soothes the stomach.
Any fruit or vegetable juice will rehydrate your body and replenish it with vitamins and other nutrients.
Eggs
The protein in eggs helps provide energy. They help replenish some of the B vitamins depleted by too much alcohol. They also contain cysteine, a nutrient that is thought to help rid the body of toxins.
Wholegrain
Try a bowl of fortified breakfast cereal. Wholegrain cereal is preferable, as it will have more vitamins and nutrients.
I also recommend that you consume artichoke, honey and salty foods.
- The compounds in artichoke help reduce nausea, vomiting, intestinal spasms and gas.
- Honey will increase your blood sugar levels.
- Salty foods help the body retain fluids. However, avoid excessive salt intake.
The key to combat hangover is resting and recovering:
- Go back to bed
- Take a gentle walk