Men's health article

‘Don’t let your saturday night ruin your sunday morning’

Yes, being part of a rugby club is really nice, and yes, it gets even better on saturday nights when you get to go to the pub with the fly-half and the open-side flanker. But sometimes, sunday mornings nastily remind you that, maybe, being part of the chess club was not such a bad idea either. So, if you can’t be bothered  finding back your 'chess for dummies’ and your geeky huge glasses, maybe it’s time to read a few tips on how not to let hangover ruin your sunday.

Drink tons of water

In times of drought, of wandering in the desert, and most importantly in times of hangover, water becomes your best friend. The best idea would have been to drink water between each of your drinks, but you didn’t do it, and now you’re moaning like a newborn. Now, don’t scourge yourself, things will get better, just give it time. And don’t forget to drink. (Water, not whiskey! Don’t you ever learn?)

Forget the English breakfast

Eating eggs and bacon might sound incredibly appealing, knowing that, in the case you don’t feel like you’re standing on a boat in the middle of a tempest, you’re probably starving. But control yourself, and try to stick to light, easy-to-digest food, like cereals, toasts, fresh food. Gobbling up the beloved English breakfast will only give you heartburn, which you want to avoid, because it’s not a really nice way to start the day, is it?

All pills are not good to take

You can’t even count the number of ‘hangover pills’ you can find out there (but let’s be honest, this morning, you can barely count at all). All pills are not good for you. Most of them don’t cure all the problems you can meet during a hangover, if at all. If you want to get rid of a queasy stomach, the most advised is Alka-Seltzer, but otherwise, it’s much better to forget the pills and let your body cure itself naturally. You can still give it a little help by taking a multivitanim, it will surely appreciate the team spirit and heal even faster.

Cancel the brunch with aunt Maysie

You’ll see her at Christmas, and buy her a big box of Mon Chéri to make it up to her, but for now, you need to sleep. Lucky you, it’s Sunday, you don’t have any responsibilities (or if you do, you’ll worry about them on Monday). Even if alcohol can put you to sleep quite quickly, and unfortunately doesn’t always wait for you to be in your bed, after a few hours the withdrawal your body feels will disrupt your sleep. And this, if it doesn’t make hangover worse, it sure doesn’t make you feel any better.

Honey, want to help me cure my hangover?

Sex helps. Ok, ok, technically it doesn’t have any effects on your body. Joris Vester, Ph.D., assistant professor at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, said that ‘There is no research that shows that sex will make a hangover go away, but maybe it will make the time go faster. If it makes you happy, go for it.’ I don’t know about you, but he’s a Ph.D., I think we should listen to him.