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DECEMBER 15-21, 2013
It’s All to do with Water
The basic reason for hangovers is the
lack of water in the body.
DECEMBER 15-21, 2013
Hangover Helpers
The “hair of the dog” method of curing
hangovers has been around since the
invention of alcohol. However, across the
globe there are some crazy cures:
When alcohol
enters the bloodstream, the pituitary gland stops
the secretion of vasopressin — an
JAPAN: Those living in the Land of the Rising Sun can
knock back sake like no other. Ask any visitor who has
anti-diuretic hormone. And without the
presence of vasopressin, the kidneys send water straight to the
bladder. And that’s why the
been invited out for dinner. And for next morning they
have the extremely sour plum-like ume. The pickled fruit
is steeped in green tea and then had.
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loos in pubs and bars are so
overcrowded. Researchers
say drinking 60 ml of alcohol
leads to a loss of nearly
250 ml of water from the body.
Patron saint of the hung over
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beating with birch branches. And if
that still isn’t effective then what
about a kvass? That is an alcoholic
beverage made of dried rye bread
soaked in sugar and yeast.
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Remember the dryness in the mouth? So
they suck it from the brain leading to the
brain shrinking and pulling the membrane
that attaches it to the skull. And so the
throbbing ache that marks hangovers.
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PUERTO RICO: Too many pina coladas or diaquiris or for that
matter mojitos may get you bleary eyed the next morning. As
a preventive step the Puerto Ricans rub lemon on their arm
pits! Lemon juice is good to check dehydration but this?
UNITED STATES: One of the most common
cures comes from the land of the free and it’s
called prairie oyster. It’s another version of
the hair of the dog method; but add a raw
Why do some
throw up
after drinking?
The stomach secretes hydrochloric acid
when it comes in contact with alcohol. Over
a period of time the acid starts irritating
the stomach membranes and the nerves in
the digestive system send a message to
the brain that the contents in the stomach
need to be thrown out. Thus the vomiting.
Into a pint glass,
doubles of the
following are poured:
gin, whisky, rum, port and
brandy. A small bottle of stout is
added and the whole topped up
with Champagne.… It tastes very
smooth, induces a somewhat
metaphysical elation, and rarely
leaves a hangover”
ANTHONY BURGESS
egg (with the yolk intact), Worcestershire
sauce, a dash of vinegar and Tabasco, salt
and pepper to the drink. Gulp it down.
Pour 1 jigger of
absinthe into a
champagne glass. Add iced
champagne until it attains
the proper opalescent
milkiness. Drink three to five
of these slowly”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
GOOD OL’JEEVES: Similar to the Prairie Oyester,
Jeeves in Jeeves Takes Charge gives a concoction
made up of raw egg, pepper and Worcestershire
sauce to fortify his young master, Bertie Wooster,
after a long night of pub crawling.
RU-21: The legend behind the drug is more interesting than its remedial
features. Developed during the cold War for the KGB, its purpose was to
help Soviet spies in tanking up with Western spies. While the Western spies
would get drunk and spill secrets, the Soviets would stay sober thanks to
the drug. It’s doubtful how much sobriety it induced in KGB personnel but
anecdotal evidence suggests it has lessened the effects of a hangover.