Dark alcoholic drinks are the most dangerous.
Scientists have identified alcoholic drinks, from which after the holiday comes the worst hangover. It turns out that the most important is not the strength or amount of sugar, but the color of the drink. the drink is dark in color.
According to scientists, drinks such as gin or vodka are much less likely to cause severe hangovers. But red wines, whiskey are the heaviest.
Darker alcoholic beverages contain many chemical compounds (congeners), including methanol. It is processed together with ethanol by enzymes, but it becomes more toxic to the body.
How hangovers manifest themselves:
- Diarrhea
- Severe fatigue
- Headache
- Nausea
- Shivering
- High blood pressure
- Rapid heartbeat
- Heavy sweating
- Sensitivity to sound and light
- Dizziness
Alcohol is metabolized to acetaldehyde, and this substance is very toxic in large quantities. But the most unpleasant processes occur due to the fact that alcohol disrupts brain activity and this disturbs the sleep schedule, there is a lack of sleep.
Biorhythms are also disrupted, which leads to hormonal disorders and migraines. A hangover starts when your blood alcohol level begins to drop.
According to scientists, the amount of alcohol, its type or state of intoxication does not greatly affect the consequences. A hangover can be even after a few glasses of wine, and even after drinking very light alcoholic beverages.
How to get rid of a hangover
According to Dr. Robert Swift, who has conducted more than one study on hangovers and alcohol consumption, the most effective way becomes & nbsp; drinking one or two drinks of the alcohol that you drank the day before.
He claims that a hangover is & # 171; withdrawal syndrome & # 187; and the body returns to normal after receiving the next dose.
This method is very dangerous, as a person can very quickly enter a certain cycle and it will be very difficult to get out of it. And this is confirmed by many cases on the New Year holidays.
The second universal method, scientists called & nbsp; drinking a lot of liquid … Water drives out all alcohol from the body along with urine and replenishes the amount of fluid, since severe dehydration comes with a hangover.
Also & nbsp; the body needs to be saturated with carbohydrates & nbsp; — this will help get rid of headache. The best breakfast for a hangover is a glass of juice and toast.
Don't get rid of a hangover with beer. Dark alcoholic drinks are more harmful to the body.
If it is really bad, then & nbsp; you can take a tablet of regular pain reliever . Aspirin, ibuprofen, or another non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug can cope with this condition. But you should not drink paracetamol or Tylenol — there may be problems with the stomach or liver.
Drink coffee and tea . Caffeine will not help relieve a hangover, but it will help to invigorate the body. In addition, tea will help replenish fluid reserves.
You can take vitamins — group B and zinc. A recent study found that people whose food and drink contained these vitamins within 24 hours before or after drinking alcohol had a much easier hangover.