Alternative Cures

Ok, following in from my last insomniac fuelled post Too Many Late Nights?, a sort of follow up in the very best alternative cures style is to give you a preventative measure when you intend to have one or two “measures” too many!

If you’re hell-bent on giving yourself a hangover, then you can at least do something positive to reduce the effects of it. It really is better to prevent the worst side-effects of too much alcohol by doing one of three things.

1. Don’t drink so much alcohol in the first place. Wise words at the start of th night, but halfway through they go out the window, so you might as well not bother with that one!

2. Drink plenty of fluids during your alcohol session! yes it sounds absurd especially if you’re drinking beer, which is pretty much 95 plus percent water anyway! Still drink plain water in between pints and you’ll stop yourself dehydrating (the 5% or so alcohol will still make the other 95% leave your body plus some more!).

3. Before you go out, eat a wholemeal tuna sandwich and wash it down with a large glass of semi-skimmed milk!

The last one needs a little explaining!

Tuna contains a liver boosting substance called taurine, which will help your liver to process the alcohol more efficiently. The wholemeal bread has fibre which will activate your digestive system. The fat in the milk is a perfect stomach liner to help cut down on the damage the alcohol would otherwise to the stomach lining. Also helpful are milk thistle supplements in tablet form, which contain bioflavanoid molecules called silymarin which enhance the removal of harmful toxins by the liver.

So now go and enjoy yourself!

Terry Didcott
Freedom Writer
Alternative Cures