The Hang Over Cure!

Saturday night is long gone, and Sunday morning has a flavor of headache over an alcohol breath. Who hasn't felt this end of weekend "disease", that general sense of exhaustion, coupled with the Sunday blues? Well, today, I shall fight the hang over. No weekend will have to end in bed feeling like trash anymore!

1- Drink plenty of water

Ideally, you should start drinking a glass of water for every alcoholic drink throughout the night. However, whether you skipped that part or not, it would be pretty smart to drink plenty of water once you get back home, and when you wake up the next morning. Why? Well, from scientific point of view, the post-drinking headache is due to severe dehydration caused by alcohol. To correct this dehydration, you need to drink water, so always remember to keep a bottle of water next to your bed, in case you got too lazy during the night.

2- Have a carbohydrate-rich meal

Drinking alcohol lowers blood sugar levels, and as a result, you feel exhausted since your body is running without fuel. Therefore, you need to eat carbohydrates. For the juice and fruit smoothie lovers, this is great news and a double duty strategy. In fact, you increase your fluid and sugar intake at once. In addition, consuming bread, corn flakes, oat, fruits, or any other starchy food will help you get your energy level back to near-normal.

2- Exercising

This all depends on whether you’re not feeling nauseated and can actually stand up! The trick is to hydrate first to avoid any further unnecessary fluid loss. The big question is “how can exercising help with hangovers?” Well, the good thing about exercising is the endorphin release, you know, the happiness chemicals... After an alcoholic night, we all tend to feel tired, not at ease in our own skin, and a bit down. This is where going for a run can make all the difference. Instead of spending your day feeling slow and low, you are re-energized.

4- Coffee and tea

While coffee may not help directly with the hangover, it can give you a boost to get moving. Make sure to have had enough water before gulping on your coffee.

As for tea, it will help you reduce the puffy eyes that you could have after a long night. You could use it as cold pads on your eyes. The caffeine in the tea will constrict the blood vessels around the eyes, and reduce the puffy look.

By now, you're almost fresh and ready to go for your Sunday family lunch! Happy end of weekend everyone!