Simple Hangover Remedies You Should Know

Overdid it at a party? How do you sober up fast and avoid waking up tired with a pounding head? Here are a few ways to help answer that question.

1. Hot lemon water

This is one of the most widely used and effective remedies. The acid in lemon helps you sober up very quickly and reduces vomiting when your stomach is upset. Squeeze some lemon into hot water for the drinker, or let them suck on a thin slice of lemon.

2. Bananas

Bananas are very effective at counteracting alcohol. When someone has had too much beer or alcohol, just give them 2-3 bananas: they will feel more comfortable, and it helps the body cleanse itself and sober up quickly.

3. Hot green tea

A cup of hot green tea is an effective way to help a drunk person become more alert.

4. Sugarcane juice

Giving sugarcane juice to someone who has had too much to drink is the quickest and simplest way to help them become more alert and stave off the headache that is coming.

5. Mung bean water

Before going into battle with your friends, drink a glass of cooked mung bean water to reduce how drunk the alcohol makes you.

Cook whole mung beans in cold water; when the beans are done, turn off the heat and drink the water.

6. Tomato juice

If you've had too much to drink, the best thing to do when you wake up is to drink a glass of tomato juice before breakfast. It eases the headache and makes you more alert, and tomato juice is also very good for your digestion.

7. Ginger vinegar water

A little crushed ginger mixed with warm water and vinegar can also help curb drunkenness.

Entertaining clients at dinners every week is unavoidable these days, so looking after your health is essential: eat a sensible diet, drink enough water and try to exercise or go for a run every day.

8. Orange juice

Like lemon water, orange juice is just as effective for someone who has drunk too much alcohol or beer.

9. Vitamin C tablets

This is the easiest way: just dissolve a vitamin C tablet in water and give it to the drinker to help break down the alcohol in their blood.

10. Bitter melon juice

Bitter melon juice quickly detoxifies the liver thanks to the cooling nature of bitter melon. Besides helping with hangovers, bitter melon also improves liver function.

How to make it: wash two bitter melons, remove the seeds and put them in a blender with a little salt. Squeeze out the juice and discard the pulp. You can add a little ice to make it easier to drink.

11. Celery juice

A glass of celery juice helps a drunk person flush out the alcohol and reduces the dizziness caused by alcohol and beer.

12. Ambarella juice

This fruit is very rich in vitamin C, which is very helpful for sobering up.

How to make it: wash the ambarellas well and put them through a juicer. You can add a little salt to make it easier to drink. Note that you should not drink this in the morning as it is bad for the stomach.

13. Eat watermelon

This is another effective way to help a drunk person sober up

14. Eat sweet potatoes

Mash cooked sweet potato with a little sugar and give it to your drunk friend; this also helps clear their head.

Source: compiled.