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What To Eat When You're Hungover

We're officially in the thick of celebration season. Holiday parties, drinks with friends to catch up, Yankee swaps, New Year's Eve cocktail parties -- we're all going to need a little... detoxification soon. While we recommend that you eat lots and lots of leafy greens, drink plenty of water, etc., we know that in the moment, you're going to need some hangover food.

We asked our friends and colleagues what they need to jolt themselves out of a post-celebration funk.
What did we find?
Lots of coffee, more egg dishes than we realized and plenty of hot chiles . Be advised: most of this food is not healthy . But healthfulness is usually not what we're considering when we're dragging ourselves around with one eye open.

Water

Increasing Water Intake

Drinking plenty of water or other hydrating fluids is a simple way to treat hangovers. While it won't offer a complete hangover cure, it definitely helps. "Alcohol thins the blood, which is 70 percent water, so it can affect the fluid balance," says Pete McCall, M.S., an exercise physiologist with the American Council on Exercise. "Drinking water helps restore necessary fluids and can help the bloodstream and circulatory system carry nutrients and oxygen to the tissue and remove the wastes from a night of excessive consumption."
See how much of this stuff you can get into your face. Really test the limits.

Guzzling Sports Drinks

Here again, the extra electrolytes -- really just salts and sugars -- found in sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade might give them an edge over plain old water to treat a hangover. "Sports drinks will elevate blood glucose and can elevate sodium levels, which helps muscle cells uptake and use water, leading to quicker rehydration," says McCall.

Coffee

You don't need a recipe for this. It's coffee. Get it Hot, cold, fast, slow, weak, strong - doesn't matter.

Sipping A Cup Of Joe

The caffeine found in a classic cup of coffee can give you a short-term boost, but its dehydrating effects could limits its effectiveness as a hangover cure, says Weiss."Caffeine, which could wake you up, can also dehydrate you, potentially making the situation worse," he says. Though having coffee has only temporary and limited effects, it remains a popular way to initially ease a hangover.

Eating Some Asparagus

The Journal of Food Science has revealed that this spring vegetable might be the cure for your post-partying pain. A study from the Institute of Medical Science and Jeju National University in South Korea tested the effect that eating asparagus has on hangovers. The results showed that amino acids and minerals found in the vegetable can protect liver cells from toxins. This process can help prevent nausea, fatigue and headaches

Nibbling Toast With Honey

This is a traditional method used to treat hangovers, but evidence suggests that any high-carb, high-sugar snack might give you only a temporary boost. "Excessive alcohol consumption can negatively affect the metabolism of glucose, so having a snack like this that is high in carbs and sugars (the fructose in the honey) can help elevate blood sugar and provide some immediate energy," says McCall.

Loading Up On Vitamins And Minerals

Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D., medical director of the Nutritional Magnesium Association, says that vitamin C and magnesium can help the body break down alcohol and eliminate it from the body, making these two supplements a viable hangover remedy. “One of the most absorbable forms of nutritional magnesium is magnesium citrate powder, which can be taken with hot or cold water,” says Dean.

Pushing Through A Workout

Of all the possible and popular hangover cures, experts say that this one works the best, improving circulation and pumping up your mood-boosting hormones. The only hurdle is talking yourself into doing it. If you can, McCall has this advice: "Exercising during a hangover should be limited to low-to-moderate intensity exercise, since the hangover will negatively impact cognitive ability, motor control and coordination."

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But don't try sports if you are still drunk!!

Getting Busy

In The Bedroom (??)

Here again, a little morning romp may make you feel much better to ease a hangover -- if you can psych yourself (and your partner) up for it. "Sex with a hangover may be tough for all of the reasons we have discussed," says Weiss. "I've never seen any data to support its use for hangover, but there is no harm in trying."

Wolfing Down

Greasy Food

A greasy breakfast for a hangover remedy may give your body a short-term boost. "Besides glucose, alcohol reduces the amount of circulating free fatty acids in the bloodstream," says McCall. "A breakfast high in carbohydrate and fat content can help to elevate blood glucose and free fatty acid levels in the short term." However, for the long term, it’s not such a good idea.

you decide...

🇬🇧 Full English Breakfast 🇬🇧

Get the Full English Breakfast recipe from Tomayto Tomahto

Crockpot Carne Asada Nachos

Get the Crockpot Carne Asada Nachos recipe from How Sweet It Is

Huevos Rancheros

Get the Huevos Rancheros recipe from Chronicles of a Stomach Grumble
Somewhere under there, you'll find eggs and tortillas.

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Fruit-Laden, Whole-Grain Pancakes

Get the Fruit-Laden, Whole-Grain Pancakes recipe from Food52

Chilaquiles

Get the Chilaquiles recipe from Simply Recipes

Pimento Cheese Grits

Get the Pimento Cheese Grits recipe from A Dash of Soul

Bibimbap

Get the Bibimbap recipe from Bap Story

B.L.T.

You don't need a BLT recipe. All you need to know is that there should be mayo, lots of bacon and you should eat it ASAP.

Chili Cheese Dog

Get the Chili Cheese Dog recipe from Simply Recipes

Kimchi Jigae

Get the Kimchi Jigae recipe from No Recipes
Spicy, briny, warming -- you can't really do better.

One-Eyed Sandwiches

Get the One-Eyed Sandwiches recipe from Food52
Egg in a nest, toad in a hole, egg in a basket -- call them what you want, we just want to eat them.

Dinosaur Kale With Baby Potatoes

Get the Dinosaur Kale with Baby Potatoes recipe
Sometimes greens and potatoes are all that can make you feel better.

Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich With Pickled Onions

Get the Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Pickled Onions recipe from Simply Recipes
Includes turkey if you need protein, but easily made vegetarian.

Calabacitas Enchiladas

(Corn, Squash and Green Chile)

Get the Calabacitas Enchiladas (Corn, Squash and Green Chile) recipe from MJ's Kitchen

Mexican Tripe Soup

(Pancita/Menudo)

Get the Mexican Tripe Soup (Pancita/Menudo) recipe from The Domestic Man
Don't knock it till it cures a hangover, dudes.

Loaded Baked Potato

Get the Loaded Baked Potato recipe from The Yummy Life

Viet Hapa Pho

Get the Viet Hapa Pho recipe from Food52

Knocking Back Some Hair Of The Dog

"Hair of the dog," or waking up and having another alcoholic drink, may be a feel-good hangover cure (at least temporarily), but this traditional college approach to ease a hangover really doesn't help. "If an individual is planning to be active, recreationally or competitively, this is not a good idea at all," says McCall. "Drinking more alcohol will continue to disrupt blood chemistry and hydration, as well as impair cognitive function and muscular coordination."

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Bloody Mary With Pickled Vegetables