Saturday, 19 February 2011
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Remedies or Emetics?: Different ways to Conquer a Hangover
I was researching different cultural remedies to cure hangovers and by the end of my report I was left feeling queasy from just reading the descriptions. I personally drink soup made of bean sprouts because the aspartic acid from the bean sprouts wakes you up from the pain—it’s fascinating to think that our ancestors figured this out before they knew any scientific understandings for this!
The strange thing about “culture” is that while some things is used for comfort for a group of people, the same things may upset the body even more for others. What am I talking about? Here, I’ll get straight to the point
- In Japan, umeboshi, the pickled plum, is supposedly used to calm down the stomach
- In Scotland, they popularly drink Irn-Bru, a bright orange soda to cure hangovers
- In Romania, Turkey, and Mexico, they drink soup brewed with tripe
- In Germany, they consume Rollmops, which are fillets of pickled herring wrapped around slivers of pickle and onion, the morning after a night out with beer
- In England, it is commonly told that they consume a full English breakfast: A plate packed with bacon, sausage, fried or poached eggs, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, and baked beans (a post–World War II addition), served with HP sauce
- Another England, or James Bond way, is to have Praire Oyster Cocktail: A whole, raw egg yolk tipped into a glass, then topped with a few dashes of Worcestershire and Tabasco sauce, with salt, and pepper—Yumm
- In Mongol, they have their own version of Mongolian Mary, which is basically pickled sheep eyes in tomato juice
And while some of these cultural remedies have been scientifically proven to be helpful for relieving the hungover individual from pain, it is hard to imagine that I would be gulping this down my throat after a night of serious illness. But again, what won’t you do in times of desperation?
(1. Umeboshi)
(2. Irn-Bru)
(3. Tripe Soup)
(4. Rollmops)
(5. Full English Breakfast)
(6. Prairie Oyster Cocktail)
What do you think?
- In Japan, umeboshi, the pickled plum, is supposedly used to calm down the stomach
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Comments (18)
ONE thing works, ONE thing. Marijuana.
I can see how eating a big breakfast would help (granted you don't barf it back up) because one of the main causes of hangovers is low blood sugar.
#'s 4 & 6 looks pretty unappetizing
Just don't get drunk.
I feel like these would all make me vomit. How about some good old fashioned toast?
These all sound plausible to me. Personally, I can attest to the effectiveness of tripe soup. I visited my local tienda cafe the morning after a Memorial Monday Margarita Madness party (ugggggggggggghhhhhhh), and asked for anything that was good for a hangover. They brought me a bowl of soup bigger than my head that took me over an hour to finish, and it was one of the best things I've ever had.
The thing to keep in mind with hangovers is this: alcohol depletes your body mainly of two things, water, and B vitamins (your source of quick energy). Dehydration is what causes your headaches, and lack vitamins B6 and B12 is what makes you feel tired and sluggish. Drink water throughout a night of drinking, and first thing when you wake up, and there's half your problem solved already. B-vitamins are found mostly in red meats, eggs and dairy, so that explains a lot of what's on the list.
Also keep in mind that cheap alcohol (Seriously!) can attribute to worse hangovers. Cheaper alcohol, usually in the form of bottom-shelf liquors, contain lots more impurities, and forces your body to work harder to filter them out.
I can also attest that drinking a good, cold beer (good doesn't include whatever shit beer got you wasted in the first place) can help ease your way out of a hangover, provided you're also drinking water and eating some food.
Also, I hate to say it, but a little marijuana does help.
Weed and water.
If I try to eat anything when I'm really hungover, I get sick just from the smell.Water. Heck, drinking water while you're drinking alcohol helps ward off a hangover. If I don't drink water at least a glass of water and then I try to eat anything, I'll just throw it back up.
full english breakfast makes you feel better while you're eating it but like 5 mins after you feel worse.
irn bru WORKS though. like, it actually does.
berocca and vodka is a good one
I have only had two hang overs in my life and this past Sunday was one of them. I was craving (very intensely) pizza and Soda, which I never eat either of those, but I in my jammies, slippers and sunglasses made a trip to the store for both and after consumption, I felt a million times better.
I then drank glass after glass of water and took a vitamin.
I know someone who swears by mashed potatoes. I don't personally know though, it seems I am incapable of getting hangovers. It's either my German blood or blessed with luck. =)
I drink water after i'm done drinking, then try and set an alarm for a few hours after i got to bed, when i get up i chug a bottle of water, and pop some advil. Just water water water basically.
....ii think ii`ll just stick with water :) hahaha
Water, advil and sleep.....
Bananas and powerade!
Well Dr. Oz says a hangover is the shriveling up of the brain which is quite disturbing when you think about it and he suggest drinking water and eating crackers with honey drizzled on top.
I love random remedies but grrr this just doesn't apply to me. That Irn-Bru looks yummy though, I want to try it. Also the tripe thing looks good for some reason.
I think the best remedies we can get are in the nature, but I have to tell you something interesting because one day I Buy Viagra and it was the cure for my Emetics, I was so surprised with that.