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DISCLAIMER:

I want to make something very clear before I write this feature . . . Here at Self Pursuit we by no means condone the overindulgence of the consummation of beverages of the alcoholic variety. You should always drink in moderation and responsibly.

HOWEVER, we’re only human when all said and done (myself included). Certain events in your life tend to have rather a free flow of alcohol where it might me rude not to indulge . . . so

If you’ve just been to a wedding, maybe a friend’s 40th birthday, a Stag or Bucks party or a Hen’s shindig or any occasion where you have overindulged this is for you. If you’re nursing a stinking hangover or feel like someone is pounding your head with a hammer you might be asking yourself:

How can I make the pain go away?

Is there an instant fix that will allow my brain to function once more?

30 Hangover Cures

1. The Classic ‘Hair of the Dog’

A light alcoholic beverage could be just what the doctor ordered to get you back on the straight and narrow. Pick up where you left off the night before and you might be fine and dandy.

2. Drink Green Tea

It has been proven that tea is actually a lot more healthy than water for you. Not only does tea hydrate but it also has much needed vitamins and minerals that old H20 doesn’t offer.

Research Has Proved That Tea Is Healthier Than Water

3. Have a Facial

Guys included on this one. Don yourself in a facial mask with cucumber eyes and let your cloudy, throbbing head cool to sub-zero.

4. Down some Energy Drinks

Gatorade and Lucozade are meant for trained athletes for ultimate rehydration. Who’s to say they cannot work for ‘trained drinkers’ or tender souls in the morning after some heavy training.

5. Eat a Vegemite sandwich

“she just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich”

This one mainly works for Australians but give it a whirl.

6. Stay Awake for as long as possible

Your liver is more effective when you are awake, so if you fall asleep without your toxins being washed away be prepared to wake up with a monster hangover!

7. Have a hot shower followed by an icy pint of water

8. Alternatively wash down an icy pint of cold water, then hit the sauna and sweat it out

A sauna will clear out your pores and sweat out the pain.

9. “Black Velvet”

- consists of equal parts champagne and flat Guinness.

10. Last Night’s Takeaway

This probably isn’t the best option but it is an option. Soak up the alcohol with your cold pizza or a mildly greasy kebab.

11. The “Bloody Mary” – a classic remedy

• • 2 parts vodka
  • 3 parts tomato juice
  • Ground salt and pepper
  • 6 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
  • 5 drops Tabasco
  • 1 tsp. celery salt
  • 1 tsp. horseradish
  • Dash of lemon or lime juice
  • Dash of orange juice (optional)

12. Sleep

If you’re having a lazy Sunday per se this could be your best option. Time’s a healer as they say.

13. A Can of Coke

Caffeine and sugar will sort you out a treat. Remember it has to be a can as well, a bottle of coke simple won’t have the same effect.

14. Take some ‘chaser pills’ with your first drink

More of a prevention tactic than a cure, sorry! But still leaves you the rest of the night to not have to worry about the impending hangover.

15. Go for a swim

if you live next to the sea it’s the most refreshing thing on offer. Otherwise head to your local swimming pool and let your hangover float away with your troubles.

16. A “Red-Eye”

- whiskey, coffee, Tabasco sauce, a raw egg, pepper and orange juice blended together

17. Take medication for Diarrhoea

Provides the vitamins and minerals that need to be replenished

18. Hook yourself up to a Saline Drip

At University, rumours were ripe that the medicine students, when hungover, used to hook themselves up to saline drips to cleanse their bodies in under an hour. Fast and effective if you have a means!

19. Water Binging

Rehydration, rehydration, rehydration!!!!!!!!!

20. Watch Anchorman or Coming to America

Laughter is the best medicine and a hangover can, like so many things, be all in the mind. So laugh your face off and forget about it.

21. “The Thames”

- 1/2 a pint of orange juice, and 1/2 a pint of coke. Known as the Thames for its murky colour

22. Meditate

Close your eyes and visualize life beyond your hangover.

23. Engage in Mindblowing Sex

Have sex the next morning it burns calories, and makes you sweat out the alcohol, and if feels great. Quite a nice side effect indeed! The endorphins will counteract your cloudy head.

24. Clean the House

The buzzing sound emanating from your vacuum cleaner simulates white noise which drowns out other noises and allows you to relax more and forget you ever had a hangover.

25. Prairie Oyster

1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 tablespoon Tomato Juice
1 whole Egg Yolk
2 dashes Vinegar
1 dash Pepper

26. Take a Walk

Venturing outdoors might be the last thing on your mind, however a breath of fresh air may prove wonders for your hangover

27. The Fryup

It’s a classic but does the job. Soak up the rum and cokes you had last night with bacon, sausages, eggs, tomatoes, beans, mushrooms, hash browns and toast. Go the whole hog (literally!)

28. Deep Fried Canaries?

Allegedly the Ancient Romans ate deep fried canaries to put an end to their hangovers, and the Greeks to be a little different had a penchant for sheep’s lungs. Blaah! Whatever floats your boat

29. Fire away your hangover

a bowl of hot and spicy chili works for some people. chilli peppers help the body fight the free radicals that come from booze.

30. Pickle Juice

Not for the faint-hearted! If you can stomach it go for it, it works. Don’t ask us why.

The Verdict

Have you tried these methods? Which ways do you know to destroy a hangover we haven’t mentioned here?

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