Natural Remedies To Get Rid Of Your Saint Patrick's Day Hangover

Even if you aren't Irish, Saint Patrick's Day is a holiday that many choose to celebrate. Besides wearing green and decorating your office or house with shamrocks, rainbows and pots of gold, the typical way to celebrate is a having a pint of Guinness or drinking "green" beer. If you are like me, then you probably woke up this morning with a raging hangover. A hangover can manifest itself in different ways for different people. Some people get headaches, some get nausea and some are just simply exhausted. Here are some natural remedies so you can start your Monday off right!

Drink Like A Fish

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Drinking an excess of alcohol can leave you dehydrated because it is a diuretic (which means it makes you go to the bathroom a lot). Drink lots of water to help distribute water across your body and get back the water you lost. When you drink water, the first place it goes is to your heart and then to your muscles. This is why it's really important to drink a lot of water especially if you are feeling tired and have muscles aches. Don't be scared to drink things like Gatorade or other drinks that have electrolytes to help quench your thirst and provide you with vitamins and minerals that you lost.

Eat A Hearty Breakfast

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Drinking excess alcohol also causes lactic acid to build up in your system which causes a decrease in blood sugar which can make you feel tired and weak. While some of us love to eat greasy oil things while we a drunk (I am looking at you pizza!). The best thing to eat the morning after is a light meal to help restore calories and other nutrients you may have lost. Some good carbs to have are whole wheat toast, dry cereal, granola. Some good proteins to have are hard boiled eggs, greek yogurt and fruit is a great way to get some natural sugar into the body.

Load Up On Antioxidants

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We all have heard that antioxidants are good for us but we aren't really sure why. When we do something harmful to our body like drink lots of alcohol or eat foods that are high in fat, we put our body into a state of oxidative stress. This is a fancy way of saying that our cells electrons become imbalances and lose electrons. When an electron becomes free (referred to as a free radical) it can damage other cells and cause inflammation throughout the body increasing the risk of heart disease and cancer.

Now that we have the science out of the way, eating antioxidants the day of your hangover can help help mitigate the oxidative stress in your body and ultimately make you feel better. Foods rich in antioxidants include berries, grapes, carrots, spinach, ginger, dark chocolate, and nuts.

Wake Up With Some Caffeine

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If drinking a lot of alcohol makes you tired then obviously the best natural remedy is a nice hot cup of coffee. If coffee isn't your thing then black and green tea also contain caffeine. Also, these drinks also have antioxidants so it can be doubly good after a long night out.

Keep in mind that drinks with caffeine are also diuretics so it is important that you drink water throughout the day in addition to whatever caffeinated beverage you enjoy the most.

Go To Bed Early

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The truth of the matter is that the best cure for a hangover is getting some more sleep. But since a lot of us have responsibilities and need to go to work in the morning that is not an option. Rather than staying up late and continuing to put stress on the body, going to bed early and making sure you get 8 hours of sleep will definitely ensure that at least Tuesday will be a better day!