Hangovers

Although it’s getting better now that the day is progressing, strolling in here this morning was like walking into a scene from Dawn of the Dead. We put a man on the moon, can fit supercomputer’s worth of knowledge on phones and made Egos with filling in them, but somehow modern science has yet to figure out how to kill a hangover. Brilliant. While the surefire way to not be hung all day is to not consume a case or 3 of beer, there’s a couple of options you have with battling the symptoms.

Pantera were always know for being massive drinkers, and rumor has it that they used to take cases of Pedialyte with them on tour. Back in the day, every time I went to Costco I would pick up some. While most of us will reach for Gatorade, the fact is that there’s way too much sugar in these suckers to make you feel better, and at most it will take away the dry throat. Pedialyte is formulated for children’s diarrhea problems, and it gets you replenished in no time.

For the super br00tal mornings, there’s a recipe that will knock all the bad feelings out of you. Check it:

1. Take 2 aspirin
2. Take 200mg cysteine (available at specialty food stores)
3. Take 600mg vitamin C
4. Take 1 tablet vitamin B-complex
5. Mix the following ingredients together in a blender:

* 1 banana
* 1 small can V-8
* 6 large strawberries
* 2 tablespoons honey
* 1 cup orange juice
* 1-2 cups milk (or soy milk), to desired consistency
* ¼ tsp. salt
* dash of nutmeg
6. Drink it all up.

I used to do a variation of this about 2 years ago when my liver could take a beating, and it almost forces the bad feelings out of you (either by being effective or making you throw everything up). The trick is the cysteine…

There are several things, however, that you can put into your body to ease the pain and assist rapid recovery, including a little-known substance called cysteine. Cysteine directly counteracts the poisonous effects of acetaldehyde.

Last is for when you just don’t give a fuck: get back on the wagon! Go down to the pub and order a Bloody Mary. Although it’s not fixing much, it’ll soothe you back into the real world.

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