Beer before liquor? Busting 6 popular myths about hangovers
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Hangover cures are a dime a dozen. Guzzle a few raw eggs. Take an aspirin before bed. Chug a beer in the morning.
These remedies promise to banish some of the nasty symptoms that can come with drinking way too much alcohol: headache, nausea, vertigo, anxiety — or all of the above.
But is there truth to any of these claims? Unfortunately, no, says Dr. Ryan Marino , a medical toxicologist and an emergency physician at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. "I wish there was some magic drink everyone could have, but there isn't."
The only surefire way to prevent a hangover is to abstain from drinking, he says. And once you have a hangover, the only thing that will get you over it is time.
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If you plan to drink alcohol and want to reduce potential symptoms, practice moderation, he says. That means limiting your alcohol intake to one drink a day or less for women, and two drinks a day or less for men, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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