Instructions: How to get rid of a hangover right now
New Year's holidays are not as long as it seems and it's a pity to waste them feeling unwell. We have compiled instructions for those who could not stop in time and went over with alcohol the day before. As soon as possible to recover, we figured out together with Jimba Danzanova, chief physician of the center of Oriental medicine "Zhud Shi".
Fill up the volume of fluid
A hangover is a poisoning of the body with toxic alcohol decomposition products. Therefore, all actions in the morning should be directed to quickly removing these products from the body - this is exactly the case when toxins are not mythical, and detoxification is really needed. These substances are excreted in the urine, so you should drink more to speed up the "cleansing". In addition, although alcoholic beverages contain water, it is not enough to compensate for the dehydrating effect of the alcohol itself, so the body may not be enough liquid.
Thus, the first thing to do in the morning is to drink plenty of water, a liter and a half. It can be plain drinking water without gas or mineral water, like "Essentuki" - the latter option is even better for restoring mineral balance. You can add honey or lemon. If a headache is severe, take anesthetic, only in a regular dose, without increasing it. There is evidence that Sprite helps to eliminate the hangover more quickly, so you can drink a jar as a medicine.
Try to sleep more
After that, go to bed again. Drunkenness deprives us of a phase of fast sleep, during which the body is restored, so even if you have slept for 8-9 hours, you risk waking up broken. If it is difficult to fall asleep, take a shower, change the pillow case and air the room properly - a feeling of freshness should improve your well-being. After that, close the curtains, put on a sleep mask and turn off the phone - just warn your loved ones that everything is in order.
Eat
It is better to eat no sooner than a couple of hours after the first awakening: give your body time to cleanse, do not overload the liver and kidneys in addition. Food is better to choose liquid and light: fruits, broth or low-fat soup, porridge. If not far from home there is a favorite place with proven soups - go there, at the same time walk in the fresh air. Oily foods, in spite of the common opinion, are better avoided in the state of hangovers - they only create additional stress on the digestive organs.
Take a walk
Be sure to go out: fresh air will make you feel better, and the movement will “disperse the blood”, as a result of which the body will quickly eliminate toxic alcohol products. Do not overreact with loads: go to the gym or bath in this state is not exactly necessary and dangerous to the heart; maximum - to sit in the pool with hydromassage jets or lie down on the bottom shelf of the hammam.
The easiest way is to walk or (if the weather permits) to make a snowman. Perhaps after an hour or one and a half of active movement you will want to sleep again - and then go to bed and recuperate.
Go for a massage
If you walk completely unbearable, you can try a passive load - massage. It also causes blood and lymph to move faster in the vessels; That is why the massage often has a diuretic effect, which is only in the hands of a hangover. According to Zhimba Danzanova, one of the most popular procedures on holidays is acupuncture. It does not get rid of a hangover instantly, but can accelerate this process, stimulating the work of the liver and other organs. It is also known that needles installed in the “right” points can block the perception of pain impulses, so they should help with headaches.
Dont be upset
An important point of a hangover is the state of the so-called adrenaline angst. When we wake up after a stormy night, we often feel a strong sense of shame and embarrassment over yesterday, even if we clearly remember that we had not done anything like this on the eve. This may be accompanied by depression, anxiety and irritability. It is important to understand that this is a normal, physiologically sound sensation.
The feeling of shame and depression arises, because in the state of hangovers our body recycles adrenaline and norepinephrine worse and their concentration in the body increases. So calm down - it's just biochemistry and, most likely, yesterday you behaved well.
Plan a healthy vacation
When the headache goes away, remember what you planned to do in the New Year holidays, and plan your future clearly, or better - write out the rest of the week. Going to the skating rink, to the cinema or the theater, having a relaxed brunch with friends, spending the whole day in bed with a book or analyzing the cabinets - you can still manage to do it all.
Sometimes it seems that the rest should be as spontaneous as possible, but in fact planning does not deprive us of joy and pleasure. In addition, after the holidays, which went according to plan, you will feel like a fully rested person, ready for new challenges at work.
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