3 Hangover-Zapping Foods
New Year's Eve is coming! Do you have plans to sip champagne (in moderation, yes?)? But, let's just say you wind up with a wee bit of a headache a day later. Here are three things to eat to feel better...
EatingWell magazine's Carolyn Malcoun compiled a list of hangover-busting foods, and here's what made her list and why:
*Bananas: She points to a study conducted in the 1970s (an oldie but a goodie) that found that drinking fruit juice or eating fruit relieved some hangover symptoms. "Fruits and fruit juices contain a sugar called fructose, which may help your body clear alcohol faster, according to the National Institutes of Health," she writes. "Fruits and vegetables (think: supposed tomato juice "cures") also contain minerals, such as potassium, that are important in restoring your electrolyte balance and replenishing your body's fluids."
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*Bread: "Starchy carbohydrates, such as toast or crackers, may help to counteract nausea and low blood sugar (symptoms include headaches, fatigue and cold sweats) caused by long bouts of drinking with little food, according to an article in the journal Alcohol Health & Research World."
*Broth or soup: "The salt and potassium in bouillon-based soup may replace lost electrolytes, relieving some of the symptoms of dehydration: headache, weakness, dizziness."
There you have it!
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