A commonly used nonmedical term for the disagreeable physical effects following excessive consumption of alcohol (or the use of other drugs). Also: Hangovers

	Chlorella As A Treatment "...A Japanese study showed that taking 4-6gm of chlorella before consuming alcohol can prevent hangovers 96% of the time, even after a night of heavy drinking..." DMAE As A Treatment "...Decreases the incidence and severity of hangovers in people who consume excessive amounts of alcohol (subjects reported freedom from the depression or headaches associated with hangovers)..." Headaches The Condition "...Dural Headaches are the most common type, resulting from autotoxicity or an excess of blood metabolites, such as from liver dysfunction or hangovers..." Insomnia Recommendation Valerian Root "...I awaken relaxed and refreshed with no morning hangover..." Susceptibility to Hangovers The Condition "...This general loss of essential salts and dehydration leads to a hangover..." Our Question about your gender "One study found that hangovers are more likely to hit women than men, even after controlling for differences in the amount of alcohol consumed by each sex..." Relationship to Liver Detoxification / Support Requirement "...Some researchers believe that an acetaldehyde buildup is the cause of hangovers..." Relationship to Magnesium Requirement "It is possible that some of the hangover symptoms related to alcohol are in part due to magnesium depletion..." Relationship to Dehydration "The most obvious source of headaches due to hangovers is dehydration caused when alcohol suppresses anti-diuretic hormone..." Relationship to Lack of Sleep "Lack of sleep increases susceptibility to hangovers..." Recommendation Magnesium "Taking this mineral with some thiamine (B1) and drinking extra water can help prevent hangover symptoms..." Recommendation Caffeine/Coffee Avoidance "...Coffee or tea can make your hangover twice as bad by dehydrating your body..." Recommendation Chlorella "A Japanese study showed that taking 4-6gm of chlorella before consuming alcohol can prevent hangovers 96% of the time, even after a night of heavy drinking..." Recommendation DMAE "DMAE decreases the incidence and severity of hangovers in people who consume excessive amounts of alcohol..." Recommendation Tobacco Avoidance "Smoking intensifies the problems of a hangover because of the additional toxins and further dehydration..." Recommendation Increased Calorie Consumption "...drunk on an empty stomach, inducing the drop in blood sugar that makes one feel light-headed and drunk, and then keeping it low throughout the night and into the following day, resulting in a major hangover..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007