How Can You Prevent a Hangover?

The best way to prevent a hangover is too refrain from drinking alcohol. Hangover cures are generally a myth, but you can use some vitamins to prevent a hangover from occurring in the first place.

Vitamin B

Research shows that vitamin B can be easily destroyed by alcohol use and cannot prevent a hangover. However, if you consume vitamin B to replenish what is lost due to alcohol consumption, it can help minimize hangover symptoms. Lack of vitamin B can make your hangover symptoms worse.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is a powerful oxidizing agent that oxidizes toxins in your liver that are produced due to the consumption of alcohol. By detoxifying the liver, the vitamin helps minimize hangover effects and also prevents liver damage.

Other Tips

Besides consuming these vitamins, there are other things that you can do to minimize the effects of a night of drinking and partying with friends.

Hydrate your body

Alcohol dehydrates the body and this worsens the effects of your hangover. So, the first thing that you should do is guzzle a glass of water after every drink. Drinking water will rehydrate your body and also help the liver flush out toxins that have developed due to alcohol consumption.

Drink other fluids too

Always remember that just water is not enough. Also important is that you must drink fluids which are rich in electrolytes. Drinks like coconut water, bouillon soup, and sports drinks can help restore the potassium and salt that you have lost due to alcohol consumption.

Eat a full meal

There is nothing worse than suffering from a hangover with an empty stomach. So, even if you are feeling sick and nauseous, eat comfort food, like soup, crackers, or cereal, to give your energy-starved body some fuel.

Take a nap

Take a nap for about two hours. However, before going to sleep, drink one more glass of water or some energy drink. When you wake up, you hangover will be a distant dream.

Before Drinking

Why should you have to contend with a hangover when there are ways to prevent it? You have the option of consuming a hangover prevention pill. While there are many in the market, opt for one that is made with natural ingredients, like Vitamin B, milk thistle, and chicory root. Such a supplement will help you a lot as it will supply your body with the right vitamins to prevent a hangover, if you consume the supplement with your first drink of the night. In addition, you can take the following measures:

Grease up before you go

The best thing is to have a spoonful of olive oil before you go for a party. The olive oil will line your stomach and minimize the absorption of alcohol into your bloodstream.

Consume sugar while you’re drinking

Studies show that fructose may speed alcohol metabolism, thus reducing the risk of a hangover. It’s important to eat sugar while you’re drinking, not before, since fructose metabolizes quickly. Try drinking plain orange juice between cocktails to get your dose of natural sugar.

So, now you know not only how to prevent a hangover, but also how to deal with one should you experience it.

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