New Year’s and Christmas holidays are unimaginable without lively feasts and indulgence. After all, the holidays should be celebrated joyfully, in a rich manner, and with a glass of champagne. However, the consequences of celebrations often leave many people with signs of overindulgence. It’s all because of those extra glasses.
During this period, folk remedies for hangover gain special popularity. Why swallow handfuls of expensive pills, subjecting the body to additional stress, when home remedies offer numerous budget-friendly solutions, among which everyone can find something to their liking.
Small Tricks: How to Drink Without Feeling Terribly Painful in the Morning
- Drink more plain water. A glass of water between alcohol intake helps the body avoid dehydration and dilutes the toxins that irritate the stomach lining.
- Take activated charcoal before the party. These tablets absorb alcohol.
- Water and food always slow down the absorption of alcohol in the body. Especially fatty food protects the stomach lining from irritation and slows down the absorption of alcohol. Here’s a good folk remedy: mix a teaspoon of sour cream with one egg and take it before the party.
- Never mix alcoholic beverages with carbonated water. Carbonated drinks increase the speed of alcohol absorption into the blood. Instead, you can mix wine or vodka with water or fruit juice.
- Before taking the first shot of alcohol, drink a glass of milk. It coats the stomach walls and helps minimize the entry of alcohol into the bloodstream.
Folk Remedies for Hangover
- The best remedy for a hangover is, of course, time. Turn off all means of communication with the outside world and let the body cleanse the blood from toxins on its own. Hug your favorite pillow, wrap yourself in a warm blanket, and go to sleep.
- If you couldn’t get enough sleep (you need to run to save the world), then take a quick shower. The water should not be ice-cold, as everyone is used to thinking, but warm. The best option is a contrast shower. The frequent change of cold and warm water will return you to normal much faster than just washing with icy water.
- After the shower, rummage through the medicine cabinet and find headache remedies, as well as medications for poisoning. Remember that a hangover is not just a morning headache but a type of poisoning of the body with toxic substances, which should be treated with medications.
- Water, water, and more water. Alcohol is a strong diuretic. The body is dehydrated, so let it drink. Dilute mineral water with lemon juice and drink as much as you want.
- **If you have the strength and can prepare orange juice – that’s great. Freshly squeezed juice, not from store-bought packages, will help raise blood sugar levels and greatly alleviate hangover symptoms. If there is no orange juice, drink tomato juice.
- A glass of old milk (kefir), mixed half and half with mineral water, also brings you to your senses.
- Dissolve 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice and a teaspoon of sugar in a glass of mineral water. Drink slowly. This drink helps stabilize blood sugar levels.
- The remedy that has been saving for several hundred years is our favorite pickle juice. Cabbage brine, especially freshly fermented, is very effective.
No matter how effective folk remedies for hangover are, the best way to preserve your health is to refrain from excessive alcohol consumption. Adhering to the rules of a healthy lifestyle and avoiding harmful habits will ensure you a cheerful spirit and the necessary tone in any situation.
