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It happens to all of us.
OK, maybe not to all of us, as some never drink alcohol (fitness,
religion, abstinence) while others drink moderately. But it does happen to many of us. Too much alcohol and the morning after is ruined. You probably remember the symptoms of a
hangover: dehydration and incontrollable thirst, vertigo, muscle aches and
redness of the eyes and let’s not forget tiredness and sensitivity to light. In some cases, to complete “the fun" you
might add to the list diarrhea, trembling and difficulty to sleep.
To avoid all these problems there are some bartending tips that you should know. Bartenders are familiar with what types of
alcohol cause what types of hangovers. For
example red wine and dark liquors cause the strongest hangovers because they
have the largest amount of toxins. White
drinks (wine, vodka, gin and white schnapps) lead to lighter hangovers. Because of its impurities and the
carbonation, beer might cause really nasty hangovers. Many beer drinkers say that there’s nothing worse than a beer
hangover. The carbonation in drinks
(including sparkling wines) speeds up the absorption of alcohol. This is why, after drinking champagne or
sparkling wine women get easily drunk, despite the low concentration of alcohol
(compared to vodka, bourbon and other strong drinks). One of the reasons why bartenders know so much about the
different effects of each drink on your body is that they need to mix up drinks
to create those tasty cocktails that crown an exotic evening. What you don’t know (but should learn from
bartending) is that combining drinks leads to the worse possible hangovers you
can imagine.
And here are the most important bartending tips to cure your hangover:
- Don’t drink more. Many alcohol consumers believe that a small
drink (or a beer) will act as a remedy.
Well it doesn’t. It might give
you the illusion that you feel better, but in truth you will only cause
unnecessary aggression upon your liver.
- Coffee is no remedy either: it
is a diuretic and a vasoconstrictor. It
will only increase the severity of the hangover, so avid drinking it.
- A popular remedy is eating raw
eggs. This is indeed a remedy, if you
can take it. If not, here is a
bartending tip: separate the yolk from the white. Put the yolk into a coffee cup, add one teaspoon of sugar and mix
till you form a creamy paste. That
won’t taste so bad. The reason why the
yolk works as a remedy is that it contains cysteine – a very important
antioxidant and a substance fundamental to help the liver produce glutathione
(and fight against the toxic effect of the alcohol).
- Eating bananas or kiwis will
work too. These are rich in potassium
and eating them will make up for the loss of potassium caused by the diuretic
effect of the alcohol.
- Last
but not least, drink water and juices. Sugar
is important to leverage your body’s energy so you might want to add some sugar
into the water.
And these are some of the tips known by any professional bartender. If you want to know the best tip to prevent
hangovers, here it goes: don’t drink.
Michael Russell
Your
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