Happy New Year everyone!

Here is a top 10 list of Hangover cures to help you all out. Check out #5. It's my personal fav! LOL!

1. Hydrate
Alcohol is a diuretic, which means you lose a lot of water after a night of drinking. As a result, your liver and kidneys can’t process the alcohol properly to rid your body of the toxins.Gulping gallons of water won’t cure your hangover, but it will rehydrate your parched body and make you feel better.
Sports drinks containing electrolytes may help your body rehydrate more quickly, avoid coffee, it’s also a diuretic, which will leave you even more dehydrated.

2. Hair of the Dog
What about the “hair of the dog that bit you” – drinking more of the previous night’s poison? Some claim this popular antidote is a sure-fire way to feel better. But others say it only delays the inevitable and will make you feel worse, no matter how much better you feel in the short term.
Try a Virgin Mary. Tomato juice in this vodka-free Bloody Mary is high in fructose, which will help your body metabolize the alcohol in last night’s cocktails more efficiently.

3. Sweat It Out
If your body can handle it, drag yourself out of bed, lace up your sneakers and go for a run (or walk). Exercise increases circulation and ushers those toxins out of your body. But don’t push yourself too hard. Strenuous exercise is apt to dehydrate you further and make you feel worse. However, a brief, brisk walk can get your blood going and speed the removal of toxic wastes from cells and tissues.

4. Painkillers, Please!
You’ll be tempted to pop pills to ease the pain, but be careful what you take. Avoid acetaminophen, found in over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol. When taken with alcohol or to nurse a hangover, it can cause liver damage. Ibuprofen doesn’t mix well with alcohol either. It can cause stomach irritation and bleeding, especially when you continually use it to treat hangovers or take more than the recommended dosage.
Try aspirin for your headache, but only if you’re not too queasy; it can be hard on a sensitive stomach and, just like acetaminophen and ibuprofen, can cause stomach irritation and bleeding with prolonged use. On the plus side, it’s caffeine-free and is a prostaglandin inhibitor (generally, your level of prostaglandins – hormone-like fatty acids that increase pain and inflammation – are already elevated during a hangover).

5. Have Sex
With your beer goggles gone, he/she might not look as hot as he/she did last night. However, the best help for your hangover could be lying right next to you. Sex releases endorphins, which reduce hangover symptoms. Plus you’ll burn off a few of last night’s liquid calories. Skeptical? Try it anyway! LOL!

6. Take Your Vitamins
Alcohol reacts chemically in your body to deplete your stores of vitamins A, B (especially B6) and C, which can intensify hangover symptoms. Look to B vitamins (especially B6) to help your body metabolize and get rid of alcohol that’s hanging around and causing problems. Prickly pear extract, found at health-supplement stores, may relieve dry mouth and nausea by reducing inflammation caused by cogeners (impurities found in low-quality alcohol).

7. Take Cysteine
Cysteine, an amino acid, neutralizes the poisonous effects of acetaldehyde, the by-product of alcohol metabolism that is thought to be responsible for hangovers. It works by attracting the toxin and breaking it down into a non-toxic form similar to vinegar. Cysteine is available at specialty food stores and some drugstores.

8. Eat
Go easy on the high-fat breakfasts and resist the urge for a greasy McAnything. Instead, opt for a balanced combination of carbohydrates and proteins, which will help soothe the stomach and supply you with vital nutrients. Eggs are easy on a churning stomach and are also highly restorative.
Chowing down on a banana will increase your potassium supply, which alcohol depletes. Plus, this “world’s perfect food” contains a natural antacid to help fight nausea, as well as magnesium to relax blood vessels and ease a headache. While you’re at it, put some honey on that banana. The fructose will help your body metabolize the alcohol faster.

9. Sleep It Off
Limiting your boozy activities to Friday and Saturday nights will allow you enough time to sleep away your next-day pain. But if holiday parties or impromptu celebrations land on a “school night,” it’s a good idea to set aside some extra time to recover.

10. Wait It Out
Time is the only true cure for a hangover – that’s what it takes for the alcohol to leave your body. Home remedies for the common hangover range from the simple to the downright weird. From aspirin to cabbage soup, and steam saunas to bacon and eggs, every weekend warrior seems to have a personal favorite they'll swear by.

Hope these help out! Either way, heck with the hangover! It's gonna be fun doing the work to get one!

Be safe The Man will be everywhere!
-Dave