The Best Natural Hangover Cures and Remedies

I first published this round-up of natural hangover cures back in 2013. And let me just tell you that my own personal relationship with heavy drinking, and the aftermath, was very different in my late-twenties versus my mid-thirties.

Quarantine-induced weeknight mezcal binges aside, the amount of raging has gone down significantly. However, what my hangovers have lost in frequency, they’ve managed to maintain in severity.

Today, I find that a mere two glasses of red wine will leave me in a fugue state the next day. Like with many toxic things I’ve slowly weaned out of my daily life (synthetic fragrance, refined sugar, caddy friends etc.) the double edged sword of tapering is an increased sensitivity.

Luckily though, with age has also come an increased arsenal of natural hangover cures–something that might just help you though the finish line of the holiday season. I even managed to update this list with 3 more go-to’s.

One of the main things I’ve struggled with in my health journey is how to keep an eye towards wellness and still have fun, a philosophy called healthy hedonism.

I try and do a liver detox now and then, but when I have a big night out, I take extra care in getting my body back on track the next day with natural remedies rather than a bottle of Advil (though having one or two as an anti-inflammatory will help round out the below).

Of course the most important hangover prevention tool is moderation and choosing high quality organic red wines instead of cheap options with tons of additives.

Here are some of my go-to natural hangover cures when I’m feeling like one or more of these owls.

With health and hedonism,

Phoebe

THE BEST NATURAL HANGOVER CURES

1. Coconut Water. Alcohol’s most worrisome side effect (besides its gravitational pull towards karaoke bars, late night falafel, and men who will make terrible fathers) is dehydration. Because of this, replenishing your electrolytes is an important part of nursing your hangover. Water will help, but alone will not do the trick. Coconut water is full of important electrolytes and will help replenish what you’ve lost. Gatorade works too, which is why you see so many college students carrying it to class. But besides all sorts of dyes, it’s full of high fructose corn syrup, which throws the digestive tract out of whack. Good coconut water can be expensive, but I’d rather splurge on the raw, more natural brands like Harmless Harvest. In general, you should be wary of a product that claims to be pure and natural yet does not need to be kept in a refrigerator. More on that below.

2. Electrolyte powder. Per the above, I like to keep some natural electrolyte powders on hand. Cure Hydration is my favorite at the moment since it has no added sugar and actually gets its sweetness from dehydrated coconut water. Himalayan sea salt (more on this below) also aids in absorption. My favorite of their flavors is the lemon lime because it tastes like a healthy version of yellow Gatorade, but the turmeric ginger and berry are also excellent! You can use my code PHOEBE for 20% off.

3. Lacto-Fermented Vegetables (i.e. Pickled Things). Probiotics are important medicine for your gut. Since my digestion is already so sensitive, I feel most of the effects of my hangover in my intestines…which often leads to a very unproductive day lying in the fetal position on the couch. Since alcohol destroys your stomach flora, it’s important to replenish with probiotics the next day. You can buy over the counter pills (the best ones are kept in the refrigerated section of your health food store), but lacto-fermented vegetables carry trillions of good bacteria and prebiotics that feed your existing critters. Now, what you find next to your sandwich at the deli is probably not going to help. The vegetables need to be lacto-fermented the old fashioned way so that you can benefit from the live cultures. Look for anything in the refrigerated section. Anything found on the regular shelves will be too highly processed to contain any of the good bacteria that your gut needs. Farmhouse Culture is one of my favorite brands.

4. B Vitamins. B vitamins play a key role in brain and nervous system functions. They also help in breaking down alcohol in the body. My acupuncturist recommends the Blue Bonnet Stress B Complex because it has the correct blend of B vitamins and just enough Vitamin C to help your body absorb them.

5. Charcoal. Growing up, my mom always gave me a couple charcoal pills when I had a flu or stomach bug because it binds to toxins in your system. Now that I’m an adult, the more prevalent evil is alcohol rather than little kid germs. Try taking one charcoal pill before you go out and one when you get home. The problem with taking one prior is that you actually won’t get as drunk. This can of course be an excellent strategy if you have a sales job that requires you to drink a fifth of vodka every night and still make it into the office at 8am. But for the rest of us, it might defeat the purpose of flooding our insides with toxins in the first place. I try to take a charcoal before bed (if I’m in any sort of state to remember) and one in the morning to mitigate the effects of an owl hangover like “the physical.” One important thing to note: don’t take charcoal within 2 hours of any medication. It will bind to those too and render them useless. And the last thing you need to add to your hangover is for your birth control and/or anti-psychotics not to kick in. My preferred brand is this one.

6. Good sea salt or pink Himalayan salt. Along with electrolytes, sodium also gets flushed from the body when you drink. That’s perhaps why our bodies crave bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches the next morning. But it’s probably easier for your digestion to just add salt to your coconut water or whatever else you’re eating. Not all salt is created equal and most table salt is so highly processed it carries very little efficacy. I have a sodium deficiency and by simply replacing my regular salt with pink Himalayan, I’ve been able to keep myself more balanced. It tastes great and contains a host of vitamins and minerals.

7. Kombucha. Since you can’t exactly start eating a jar of pickles on the street on your way to work, kombucha is perhaps the more culturally appropriate way to get probiotics back in your body after your bender. The drinks have become so popular over the last couple years, even my local bodega carries twelve different varieties. I like the ginger flavor as that also calms the stomach, in case the bacon egg and cheese is still calling to you.

8. Turmeric or curcumin. In place of that Advil, try a natural anti-inflammatory. If adding a teaspoon or two of turmeric to your food isn’t doing the trick, you can call in the big guns and supplement with curcumin, the main compound in turmeric, which is specifically helpful for gut damage because it encourages glands on the surface of your intestines to regenerate.

9. Milk Thistle. I never heard of this one before Heidi, but apparently the active chemical in Milk Thistle (silymarin) helps the liver repair itself. And if this doesn’t necessarily make your headache go away, it will at least fortify you for the next time your friend/client/cousin forces you to take multiple tequila shots against your will.

Best Natural Hangover Cure & Instant Hangover Medicine

When you consume alcohol, your liver kicks into overdrive. Alcohol is essentially a toxin, and when your body processes it, a compound known as acetaldehyde is produced. As this compound builds up in your liver, you wake up the next day feeling hungover.

But keep seeing the same solutions over and over again? Advil, Activated Charcoal, Coconut Water, Hair of the Dog, and Coffee, the usual suspects.

                                                (credit Mike Mozart)

To stop you from spending hours hopelessly searching through solutions that don’t actually work, are harmful to your body or have no scientific backing we’ve compiled a guide about everything you need to know about hangover cures (back by science and our research team in Canada that has over 10 years of hangover experience. Keep in mind that all these cures are more effective when taken the night before and not the morning after. Prevention is key!

1. Milk Thistle Tea – The liver detoxifier

Milk Thistle is a potent natural liver cleanser, protector, and detoxifier. The active ingredient in Milk Thistle, silymarin, acts as an antioxidant by reducing free radical production (free radicals are damaging particles that accumulate over time and cause a range of negative health effects) and has a Hepatoprotective effect. This creates a detoxifying effect, making Milk Thistle beneficial for treating liver problems and for preventing future liver damage.

Milk Thistle also acts as a toxin blockade agent by inhibiting binding of toxins to the hepatocyte cell – effectively reducing some of the worst of your hangover symptoms. You can find Milk Thistle tea easily at most health food stores. Add some milk and honey to your Milk Thistle Tea for a tasty drink that will make your morning after that much better.

*Pro Tip – OverEZ contains 40mg of Milk thistle in each pill which helps to support the liver in flushing out the toxins created while drinking.

2. Magnesium & Zinc – The headache annihilator

One of the worst side effects of a hangover is often the pounding headache that often shows up the next morning. One of the most effective natural ways to prevent that nasty migraine is to take magnesium as you begin drinking.

Magnesium is one of the essential nutrients that is depleted during alcohol consumption. Research has shown that low magnesium levels cause headaches and that taking magnesium pills is an effective and safe way to treat migraines.

Combine your magnesium with zinc, an essential mineral for liver health that also aids your body in absorbing other essential nutrients, for a natural and effective hangover cure. You can buy magnesium and zinc natural energy supplements at your local health food store.

*Pro Tip – OverEZ contains 102 mg of Magnesium and Zinc to replenish nutrients and rid you of any headaches experienced the day after drinking.

3. Red Ginseng tea – the metabolizer

Red Ginseng is one of the most popular hangover relievers in Eastern medicine and for good reason. It has proven to be quite effective in reducing hangover symptoms in men with subjects that took Red Ginseng after drinking reporting significantly lower blood alcohol levels, less fatigue than usual, fewer stomachaches, and felt less thirsty or dehydrated when compared to a control group.

Research has shown that Red Ginseng helps your body metabolize alcohol more quickly, making for a less severe hangover, and helps soothe upset stomachs. Red Ginseng tea can be made by steeping 8 thin slices of Red Ginseng root (also known as Korean Ginseng) in 5 cups of hot water for 5-10 minutes. Remove the ginseng root and add honey to taste.

4. Ginger-lemon tea – the stomach neutralizer

Ginger has long been used in homeopathic medicine to combat nausea and upset stomach (and the effectiveness of these age-old remedies have been backed up by many modern studies).

While you may not want to eat ginger raw, it’s easy to turn the root into a tasty and zingy tea. If you suffer from nausea the morning after drinking, just brew up a pot of boiling water, add one to two teaspoons of ginger powder, half a lemon, and two teaspoons of honey. Brew for 5 minutes, and enjoy.

5. Chicory Root & Dandelion “Coffee” – the digestion helper

If you’re looking for something with that warm and roasty coffee flavor but want to avoid the negative effects of caffeine, this Chicory Root & Dandelion “Coffee” is a perfect alternative and effective natural hangover cure. Chicory Root (inulin) extract aids in digestion and has purgative, diuretic and laxative properties that support the liver while helping kick that bad hangover and get you back to feeling your best. Inulin is a prebiotic that boosts the physiological and biochemical processes in the body, leading to the growth of healthy intestinal flora.

To make this tasty coffee alternative, you’ll need:

• 1 teaspoon roasted dandelion root
• 1 teaspoon roasted chicory root
• 16 ounces boiling water
• 1 tablespoon coconut concentrate
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Steep the Chicory Root & Dandelion in boiling water for 5 minutes. Combine with other ingredients and blend until frothy and creamy.

*Pro Tip – OverEZ contains 70mg of Chicory root in each pill which helps balance blood sugar levels, minimizing the negative effects of a hangover.

6. Gingko Biloba – the vitamin replenisher

Gingko Biloba seeds are also quite effective as an herbal hangover helper. In Japan, researchers discovered that gingko biloba seeds help the body process alcohol more efficiently.

It’s also a natural substantial antioxidant, hypolipidemic, and a potent memory aid, so if you wake up with fuzzy recollections of the night before, Gingko Biloba might be for you.

Ginkgo also acts as a natural vasodilator and will open up blood vessels for improved transport of nutrients, making it easier to quickly rehydrate and deliver essential vitamins to your cells. Gingko Biloba seed pills are extremely affordable and available from many health food stores and online.

7. OverEZ – the natural vitamin hangover helper

OverEZ combines some of the most powerful all-natural hangover helper in an easy to take capsule. First, OverEZ combines Zinc, Magnesium, and the Amino Acid L-Cysteine to safeguard your liver from damage sustained while drinking and prevent and reduce hangover symptoms.

Next, Over EZ’s combination of B-complex vitamins, minerals, and others ingredients including Chicory Root, Milk Thistle, Amla Extract, Chinese Date Extract, Grape Extract and Beet Juice restore the body’s natural balance and replenish necessary vitamins and nutrients in order to get you back to feeling your best.

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8. Homemade Electrolyte Elixir & B-Complex Vitamins – the hydration helper

As you drink, you lose important electrolytes, particularly potassium and salt, but also chloride, calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate, phosphate, and sulfate. You also deplete a host of other vitamins, the most important of which are B Complex Vitamins.

The morning after a night out, pop a B-Complex Vitamin pill (available online and at grocery/health food stores) and chase it down with this tasty drink to not only rehydrate, but also to replenish all the electrolytes and nutrients you lost while drinking. You’ll need:

• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups water
• 2 tbsp organic raw honey or organic maple syrup
• 1/8 tsp Himalayan Pink salt

*Pro Tip – OverEZ contains 40mg of Vitamin B-complex in each serving to help you get rid of many of the side effects of a hangover.

9. Bifidus Powder – the alcohol metabolizer

Bifidus Powder is another great, all-natural hangover helper. Bifidus Powder helps your body to break down acetaldehyde, one of the byproducts of alcohol that is responsible for a lot of your hangover symptoms.

It’s also a natural probiotic and can help with gut health and digestion (plus, healthy gut bacteria helps you metabolize alcohol more quickly). Mix one teaspoon of Bifidus Powder into a glass of water and drink it before bed to help prevent that nasty day-after hangover. If you don’t have Bifidus Powder, yogurt and other probiotics can help too.

10. Turmeric Golden Milk Tea – the anti-inflammatory

Turmeric is a super-spice that has been gaining traction for a variety of health purposes, including helping relieve hangover symptoms. Turmeric is helpful in reducing the production of acetaldehyde (the primary hangover-causing toxin), increasing serotonin levels, and is an anti-inflammatory that can help prevent gastro-intestinal issues caused by drinking.

A delicious way to take turmeric is Golden Milk Tea, a nourishing tonic that comes from an ancient branch of medicine in India known as Ayurveda. To make Golden Milk Tea, whisk coconut milk, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, honey, coconut oil, peppercorns, and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a low boil. Reduce heat and simmer until flavors have melded, about 10 minutes. Top with a dash of cinnamon and enjoy.

11. Tangerine pith, ginger, and brown sugar – the stomach helper

Tangerine pith is the white part of a tangerine between the fruit and the peel. While it may not seem particularly appetizing, a combination of tangerine pith, ginger, and brown sugar is a traditional Chinese remedy for hangover symptoms. As weird as it may seem, studies have shown a significant decrease in the severity of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea among subjects who consumed the mixture before drinking.

Tangerine pith contains a wide array of healthy nutrients and 60 different flavonoids including naringenin, which can stimulate the liver to burn excess fat and reduce blood sugar, triglycerides, and cholesterol. On top of that, tangerine pith is a potent antioxidant. Don’t worry though, you don’t have to bite right into the rind of an orange. Instead, zest the pith into a glass and combine with water, ginger (powder or zest), and brown sugar for a tasty and helpful hangover reliever.

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So that the head does not hurt: folk remedies for a hangover – Latest news of Belgorod and the region Or drink alcohol in moderation.

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1. Water is a friend

In the morning, water will be a real savior in the fight against a hangover. It flushes out toxins and other breakdown products of alcohol from the body. And if you drink mineral water instead of plain water, it will greatly speed up the restoration of the water-salt balance. But before drinking sparkling water, it is better to release bubbles and drink half a glass three times a day.

2. Juice

Another rescue for a dehydrated body can be liquid vitamins. But if your health does not allow you to use juices in their natural form, especially orange, apple and multifruit, you can dilute them with water. The best way to relieve a hangover will help vegetable juices, which fill the body not only with vitamins, but also with minerals.

3. Brine

This is perhaps one of the most common remedies for the consequences of a feast. The brine from sauerkraut and pickled (not pickled) cucumbers is best suited. The healing liquid contains the optimal composition of minerals and salt, which will restore the lack of substances spent on fun.

4. Green tea with honey

According to scientists, honey is one of the best hangover remedies because of the ideal composition of fructose, potassium and magnesium. And green tea is loaded with antioxidants that help the body get rid of toxins. You can also drink rosemary tea. This will normalize the vegetative system and help to cope with nausea, and chamomile tea will calm the stomach.

5. Sour-milk products

The use of sour-milk products is an excellent remedy for the stomach and intestines overloaded with yesterday’s excesses. For example, in Turkey, they believe that eating yogurt is the best remedy for bad feelings.

6. Bananas, milk and honey

A cocktail with this set of ingredients is a proven British recipe. To prepare it, you will need two bananas, a glass of milk and two tablespoons of honey. All this must be mixed in a blender and drink slowly.

7. Meat to help

A good remedy for an irritated stomach and relieving headaches is any meat broth, including chicken. It can be either the well-known Armenian khash or the jelly warmed up in the microwave.

8. Cold solyanka

This remedy will require a bit of work. For its preparation, you will need fresh and pickled cucumbers, boiled veal or beef. All this must be finely chopped and poured (for taste) with diluted pickle brine.

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Folk remedies for a hangover

Is there life during a hangover and how to return to it with the help of folk methods?

Yesterday was fun and a lot of alcohol, but today you have a headache? Congratulations, you have a hangover that comes after large doses of alcohol and its misuse. Symptoms of the phenomenon can be different: headache, dizziness, terrible thirst, weakness. Regardless of the manifestations of the hangover syndrome, its removal can be carried out not only with a morning cocktail, but also with proven folk remedies.

How to avoid a hangover: getting ready in advance

To prevent headaches and other unpleasant manifestations of a hangover, you need to prepare in advance using a number of proven means:

• 10 kg). The drug absorbs alcohol, accelerates the process of cleansing the liver.
• You can eat 1 tbsp. l. butter mixed with egg. The cocktail will soften the impact and absorption rate of alcohols, enveloping the gastric mucosa.
• Do not forget about high-carb foods – meat, fish, cereals.
• Never lower the temperature. What does it mean? You can not drink cognac with beer, sparkling wine, otherwise the condition will be painful.

These methods will help mitigate the after-effects and protect the body from the harmful effects of alcohol. But if you forgot to take some simple steps, then you need to choose a home remedy for a hangover.

Rest, sleep and natural cleansing

When the incendiary party is over, it is optimal to disconnect from active life for 12 hours, giving the body a rest. At this time, drink plenty of water, fruit drinks, classic cucumber pickle, waiting until the liver naturally removes the remaining alcohol and toxins.

A hearty breakfast is a guarantee of excellent health

Often, heavy drinking irritates the gastrointestinal mucosa, causing vomiting, nausea, constipation, and stomach pains. Here weak broth, fatty milk will come to the rescue. This food coats the mucous membranes of the intestines.

Do you feel nauseous when eating and drinking heavily? Be sure to take activated charcoal as described above.

Relaxing bath to bring you back to life

A warm bath (not cold!) brings you back to life quickly. To increase efficiency, essential oils of grapefruit, coniferous trees are added to the water.

Drinking regimen

When there is no time to lie down and sleep, you should immediately go to the shower, giving water procedures for 10 minutes. After leaving the shower, drink liquid every hour:

• Sour-milk drinks improve bowel function and have a slight diuretic effect, which helps to eliminate toxins from the body.
• Sweet juices with a high content of vegetable fructose, which nourishes the body and quickly stabilizes the condition. Natural honey has a similar effect, so you can eat 1-2 tablespoons of goodies or add them to tea.
• Brine and pickles are high in magnesium and potassium. Enough to drink 100-150 ml to return to reality.
• In small quantities, it is recommended to drink strong tea or coffee, adding lemon, grapefruit to them. This life-giving drink improves blood circulation and tones the body. Citrus fruits are high in vitamin C and potassium, and these substances are excreted in large quantities in the urine.

Express measures to restore excellent health

If the above methods did not help, then try folk remedies for a hangover quick action:

1. Dissolve 1-2 tsp in a glass of mineral water. sugar and 15-20 ml of lemon juice. “Cocktail” will help restore the water-salt balance, vitamin C and potassium reserves, as well as increase blood sugar levels.
2. At work or at home, do not be too lazy to make tea with ginger and honey. It quenches thirst, raises blood glucose levels and relieves nausea.
3. You can beat 1-2 egg yolks, add 10 ml of vinegar, black pepper and salt to them. You need to drink in one gulp, and then seize the mixture with a piece of black bread.
4. Tomato juice with added salt will be an excellent remedy for nausea and headaches. In the absence of juice, a fresh tomato with salt will adequately replace it.
5. Warm milk with 2 tbsp. l. castor oil.
6. Cleansing enema with chamomile herbal decoction to remove residual toxins.

Classic Schweppes with an obsessive viscous aftertaste helps well. The secret of the impact of Schweppes is in the high content of quinine, and it is rational to drink tonic after a party. In the morning life will not seem so sad.

How to “cure” with small doses of alcohol?

Drinking 1 bottle of beer is enough for alcohol treatment. You can replace the foamy drink with 50-100 ml of vodka mixed with any juice. After drinking a small amount, go to sleep, and when you wake up, enjoy the improved condition. But be careful, this method can lead to a protracted binge.

Note that this is an extreme method, it sometimes exacerbates the process of intoxication of the body. And if you are in a hurry to work, then you should refuse to get drunk, because it will enhance the smell of fumes and quickly return you to a state of slight intoxication.

How to get rid of headaches?

Headache is one of the most striking manifestations of a hangover, and getting rid of it is very difficult. Here, a person has a choice: to endure until the body is completely cleansed, or to take a pill. Drug treatment is the most effective, so prepare one of the following drugs in advance:

1. Citramon is the most popular but not safe drug. It contains the necessary caffeine for the body, but paracetamol is present in the composition. The latter is incompatible with alcohol and harms the liver, but when there are no other medicines in the house, feel free to drink 1 tablet of Citramon. With a single dose, the drug will not harm.
2. Instant Aspirin that relieves pain in 10-15 minutes. But these tablets are recommended to be drunk 6 hours after the final dose of beer and other strong drink.
3. Asparkam with a high content of magnesium and potassium. This drug is prohibited in diseases of the cardiovascular system, in all other cases it is drunk 1-2 tablets 20 minutes after a meal.

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Lemongrass juice

Schisandra chinensis flower plant has a beneficial effect on our health, providing a unique stimulating and tonic effect. Experts attribute this gift of nature to adaptogens – substances that activate our body, ensuring its stability during stress, strong physical exertion, climate change and hypoxia.

The action of a tonic drink based on lemongrass is significantly different from our usual coffee, tea or other energy drinks. The latter show their effect already after 2-5 minutes, have a long-lasting effect (for an hour), and then abruptly stop acting, which leads to a rapid depletion of the body. In addition, they have a detrimental effect on the work of the heart, which can be compared with the work of a running engine in a 30-degree frost.

Lemongrass has an increasing effect: the duration of the effect is 5-6 hours, and then there is a gradual decline, which does not affect your well-being at all. In addition, the drink does not deplete nerve cells, but exactly the opposite, it contributes to the accumulation of biological energy in them.

Antipohmelin Detox

Antipohmelin Detox is an herbal preparation that actively fights the manifestation of a hangover.