How Do I PREVENT a Hangover?

Hangover Prevention : Is There a Best Hangover Cure?

Hangovers do not have to be experienced by anyone. In many cases, hangovers happen due to our own negligence. In this section we will list the preventative measures you can take while out on the town (and avoiding a ‘costly’ hang over!)

While Drinking:

As we just mentioned, remember to keep snacking in order to help ‘dilute’ the alcohol in your stomach.

Try to stick with lighter, clearer drinks if you can. This is simply because the darker alcohols such as red wine, brandy, whiskey, and so on all contain more congeners than the clearer alcoholic beverages. Congeners are simply by-products of the alcohol fermentation process.
Try to avoid cheap liquors as they tend to contain more left-over congeners, such as cheap tequila. Yuck! Avoid a nasty hangover, get the good stuff. It’s worth it.
In addition, remember that there are lots of additives in many mixers. The reason additives are added is to make the mixer taste sweeter or just plain better tasting, One common additive would be zinc. Additives can really contribute to a more ‘amplified’ hangover.

Drink water. When you get that dry mount feeling while drinking, it usually means you need a lot of water. When you get your next drinks, order a glass of water and down that baby before jumping on that brand new, ice cold beverage awaiting you. You will be so happy you began doing this routinely. Trrrrust us!

Drink in moderation. Only you know your limits. You really should have a handle on how much you can or cannot drink after a while. Who wants to pass out early and get painted on anyway? If the alcohol is free, then take a deep breath and contain yourself. You have all night make the most of it…stay awake and vomit-free!

Avoid mixing different types of alcoholic beverages if you can. When people mix different types of drinks, there will be a much greater risk of acquiring a hangover. One is that when mixing different drinks, you may tend to mix carbonated drinks with NON-carbonated alcoholic beverages.
Carbonation speeds up your metabolism of alcohol and while a speedy metabolism may be ok for lighter beers and such, hard liquors require much more time to metabolize. Your body needs time to make the proper adjustments to the different types of beverages. So remember the old adage “beer before liquor only makes you sicker.”
Next, when mixing different types of drinks, you may run into a few, or more, which contain more congeners. Yes, those by-products of fermentation which really tend to amplify our hangovers.
Another thing to be aware of is when mixing types of alcohol, some may be easier to drink than others. Many of the drinks being mixed may taste much sweeter and just plain better than others. These may contain a lot more alcohol than the ones you have been drinking. Many drinkers don’t realize they are getting themselves into a nasty situation by mixing all these different types together as they cannot taste the alcohol. Remember, those really sweet drinks are probably not shirley temples. Make sure to be aware of the types of beverages while mixing drinks. Having this awareness can really save you from a really ugly hangover.