You’ve been drinking lots of water, straight Greek coffee, and taking painkillers, but the effects of last night are still haunting you… The good news is that there’s a scientific trick to help relieve those pesky hangover symptoms.
Finnish researchers have found that the amino acid L-Cysteine can prevent or reduce nausea, headaches, stress and anxiety associated with late-night…
according to their research was published in a scientific journal Alcohol and Alcoholism L-Cysteine contributes to protein synthesis, increases levels of glutathione, an antioxidant that helps repair damaged cells and supports liver detoxification. Most alcohol is metabolized in the liver.
Hangover “antidotes”.
Eating a healthy breakfast it can help replenish lost nutrients and fluids from your body. Include more L-cysteine-rich foods in your breakfast:
- chicken
- Turkey
- Tuna
- Yogurt
- Ricotta
- cottage cheese
- Egg
- Granola
- Oats
- Broccoli
- Sunflower seeds
- Red pepper
- asparagus
Smart information: Non-starchy and full of fiber and nutrients, asparagus is considered a prebiotic, meaning it feeds beneficial bacteria in the gut. Researchers at the Institute of Food Technologists report that they contain certain amino acids and minerals that make hangovers more tolerable. The research team also notes that asparagus increases your body’s levels of enzymes that help metabolize alcohol.
Because alcohol “hits” us when we fast
Food prevents alcohol from passing quickly into the small intestine.
When there is food in the stomach, alcohol is absorbed more slowly. When it doesn’t, most of it passes quickly from the stomach to the small intestine – where most of it is absorbed into the bloodstream.
It enhances all the side effects of drinking, such as our ability to think and coordinate our bodily movements.
Next time you’re out and about, don’t forget to…
- We don’t drink on an empty stomach. A snack or meal an hour before drinking alcohol can help us.
- We take a break for water. Ideally, a glass of water with each drink, because alcohol often drives us to the toilet, dehydrates the body and worsens intoxication. If the type of drink allows, we add water or ice cubes to it, thus increasing the volume, but keeping the percentage of alcohol constant.
- We drink slowly and do not mix different drinks, we load our stomach.