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Aspirin, hot showers and recipes that include Tabasco sauce are among a laundry list of suggested hangover cures. In this video, we cut through the piles of information to deliver tips you can use.

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How to Avoid Hangovers Aspirin, hot showers and recipes that include tabasco sauce are among a laundry list of suggested hangover cures. Knowing how to best treat yours throbbing headache and upset stomach is often as daunting as trying to make it to the bathroom before well, you know. Prevention is the best cure, so drink plenty of water between alcoholic drinks. Have one non-alcoholic beverage for every alcoholic beverage. Get plenty of rest, drink fruit juice of sports drinks. Exercise and eat foods that are easily digested. Be wary of other recommendations. They may not have scientific backing to support their claims of a hangover cure. One 2004 study featured in the archives of Internal Medicine found that an extract of the OFI plant has a moderate effect on reducing hangover symptoms. OFI is a type of prickly pear cactus. Another review in 2005 in the British Medical Journal came to the conclusion that “no compelling evidence exists to suggest that a conventional or complementary intervention is effective for preventing or treating alcohol hangover. The most effective way to avoid the symptoms of alcohol induced hangover is to practice abstinence or moderation”. But go ahead, try about Tabasco sauce and egg combo and let us know how it goes. You can find more health and wellness tips on icyou.com.