The best cure for a hangover
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Forget about hangover remedies like raw eggs, hair of the dog, or yoga—simple caffeine and a painkiller are best for easing an alcohol-induced sore head, according to a new study. Neurologist Michael Oshinsky and colleagues used ethanol to induce hangover-like headaches in rats. They found that the caffeine in coffee and the anti-inflammatory ingredients of aspirin and other painkillers successfully blocked the chemical causing the headaches, the Telegraph reports.
“None of the commonly cited causes of hangovers could have caused this response,” Oshinsky tells New Scientist, noting that the rats did not suffer dehydration. He recommends caffeine and painkillers be taken roughly 4 hours after alcohol consumption, as this is when levels of the headache-inducing chemical acetate are at their highest.
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I not sure about that Mike. The rats were novices in the ethanol business. I won’t disagree with the pain killer and the coffee but I do like a bit of food also. My preference, scrambled eggs with grits and hot salsa, with dry toast, and a glass of cold milk. The real trick is to go back to bed if possible, if not I do keep drinking coffee and fluids. Of course it has been so long since I have a hang over I am not sure it would work anymore.
Same here Bill. Dancing with Johnny Walker, as long as you don’t save the last day for her, pretty much guarantees no serious hangover. A little fatigue, perhaps, but no hangover.