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Some holidays, when observed in proper fashion, may require celebrants to spend the following day paying for their indulgence. New Year’s Day may be one such occasion. But there is, regrettably, no straightforward cure for the day that follows an appropriately corrupt New Year’s Eve. Science has yet to crack the hangover, but there is no shortage of homespun advice on how one might try.

Of course the best way to cure a hangover is to not get one, and the best way to do that is to not drink. That would not be near as much fun though. Some time honored traditions include The morning after Bloody Mary (or Hair of the Dog), the wake up drink a half gallon of water and 2 aspirin, or the stick to a single beverage all night. What are your hangover cures or preventions?

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posted at 15:14:03 on 12/31/08 - Category: Army

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Pvt. Patrick Perkins wrote:

*stick to the same drink, OR Liquire before Beer and you're in the clear. Beer before Liquire, never been sicker.

*stop drinking at LEAST an hour before falling asleep and drink water.

*Pedialite, it's for infanats, tastes a bit like ass, but is WAY better than gator-aid and my wife swears by it.
Posted on 01/02/09 02:44:05

Emily wrote:

The best cure for not getting a hangover....

Not drinking a alcoholic drink in the first place and having a alcoholic substitute. Like sparkling apple cider, or a "virgin" mix drink (non-alcoholic martini)

Alcohol is too much trouble for me and it's better to just not do it then figure out ways around things.
Posted on 01/12/09 15:26:17

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