Hangover Cures With Honey And More

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Friday, December 24, 2010, 16:41

Festive season is full of parties and they are incomplete without alcohol. Alcohol gets you tipsy and adds on to the enjoyment of the festive spirit. Next morning, the same alcohol becomes a curse and you might find yourself suffering from severe hangover. According to a new study, the best way to cure hangover is to eat honey on toast.

“The happiness comes from alcohol. The hangover comes from acetaldehyde. This is the toxic chemical into which alcohol is converted by the body and it causes a throbbing headache, nausea, and maybe even vomiting. The hangover disappears as the acetaldehyde is slowly converted to less toxic chemicals," the Telegraph quoted Dr John Emsley of the Royal Society, as saying.

The reason behind honey being the best hangover cure is that honey is a good source of potassium and sodium that helps fight the alcohol toxins.

Other tips to cure hangover given by Dr.John Emsley are to drink a glass of milk, to clear alcohols like gin or mix your drink with a bit of softdrink. Of course, water before going to bed helps too.

"The milk slows down the absorption of alcohol, which means there is less acetaldehyde for the body to deal with at any one time. Gin is alcohol twice purified by distillation and the botanical flavours it contains are mere traces. Avoid dark coloured drinks which contain natural chemicals that can adversely affect you," says Dr. Emsley.