Hang Over?

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Take a shower, switching between cold and hot water.



As an antidote, one reader takes a little extra multi B vitamin and drinks a lot of water before going to sleep.



Hangover is a ’collection’ of symptoms that occur after a bout of alcohol drinking. It’s that simple.



Men have more body water than women do, so if a man and a woman who weigh the same drink the same quantity, the man will have a lower blood alcohol than the woman will, because the woman has less body water todissolve the alcohol.



When methanol is metabolized in the liver, it’s converted to form al de hyde, which is embalming fluid. So when you drink alcohol that contains some methanol, your body first gets rid of the ethyl alcoholbut the methanol stays in your blood.



Prevention is best. Avoid alcohol and you won’t get a hangover. Drinking in moderation will also help.




Have a glass of milk before alcohol. It coats the lining of your stomach and slows the absorption of alcohol.






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Be happy. Research suggests that guilt aboutalcohol consumption, a neurotic personality, becoming angry or depressed while consuming alcohol, and having suffered "negative life events" in the past 12 months are better predictors of symptoms of hangovers than how much or what alcohol you consume during the night!