Natural Hangover Cures

It's no secret that moderate drinking (1-2 drinks/day) has a number of powerful health benefits, which I document in my link on How Alcohol Can Benefit the Brain and Heart.  However, we humans at times go a little overboard.  If you do drink more than two drinks, is there anything you can do to to cure those nasty hangover symptoms?

The primary problem is that alcohol has a nasty metabolite called acetylaldehyde that can cause all kinds of problems for you body the next day. Acetylaldehyde is really a mild toxin and so there is no miracle cure for flooding your system with such a substance.  Even so, some scientists have looked into whether or not there are any aids or cures that can move along a hangover as quickly as possible.

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Here are a few that that have some legitimate evidence behind them.

1. Asparagus.  This not-always-loved vegetable apparently protects against hangover and alcohol toxins.

2.  Milk.  This dairy product also falls in the how-to-prevent-a-hangover category.  Apparently, milk slows down alcohol absorption, giving you a better chance of avoiding the nausea and headache associated with what is essentially acetylaldehyde poisoning.

3. Fructose.  Fructose (and to a lesser extent glucose) help the body clear the negative metabolic byproducts of alcohol intoxication. It does not necessarily, however, help with the symptoms. [1]

4. Bacon Sandwich.  While I wouldn't recommend this bad boy on a daily basis, apparently a bacon sandwich, for reasons not fully understood by modern science, actually seems to help clear alcohol from your system more.  Researchers think it's the combination of carbs, aminos and smell.

5.  Toast and Honey.  According to the Royal Society of Chemistry, there is no better hangover cure than this combination, which includes alcohol-healing sodium, potassium and fructose.  And who are we to argue with the Royal Society of anything?  

REFERENCES:

1)  European Journal of Clinical Investigation, Feb 1976, 6(1):93-102, "Effects of Fructose and Glucose on Ethanol-Induced Metabolic Changes and on the Intensity of Alcohol Intoxication and Hangover"