Nibble on some chocolate
Yes, you read correctly! This treat can help kick your hangover to the curb – but only the dark stuff. Dark choccy not only replenishes your body’s energy-boosting magnesium stores, which alcohol depletes, but it also boosts your blood-sugar levels, which dive after a bout of drinking.
Take an antacid
Bubbly, sugary cocktails disguise the fact that alcohol is incredibly acidic and can lead to painful heartburn the next day. While you think
you should be mainlining painkillers, the pill you should really be popping when you wake up is an antacid. The sodium bicarbonate will neutralise any stomach acid and ease body aches.
Eat a pear
To nix a hangover really quickly, avoid that greasy slice of pizza and snack on a nashi pear. These sweet superfruits contain an enzyme that researchers say helps to metabolise alcohol, therefore reducing the effects of a hangover. Win-win!
Take some charcoal
You may have seen activated charcoal in pill form at health food stores – it’s the latest way to detox and cleanse the body. Take a dose before you head out drinking to help reduce the number of chemicals absorbed by your body and another in the morning to help detoxify. Double benefits!
Swap your traditional sugary hangover beverage for one of these healthier blends
Combine coconut milk, pineapple juice, agave syrup, vodka and matcha green tea powder for a tasty tropical twist.
Ramp up a Bloody Mary by mixing tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, tabasco, vodka, lemon and spirulina. Top with celery and chia seeds.
Switch the palm sugar for natural stevia, mixing with Bacardi, fresh lime juice, mint leaves, soda water and crushed ice.
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