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10 healthy hangover food options

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1. Fruit. The combination of water, fibre and natural sugars will help to rehydrate, while providing a natural energy boost. Fruit will also replace lost vitamins, especially vitamin C, which counteracts some of the diuretic effect of alcohol.

2. Chicken soup. Is there anything that chicken soup can’t fix? A bowl of this humble healing broth is hydrating, replaces lost sodium and provides valuable amino acids, including cysteine.

3. Liquids. Keep ‘em coming. Pure water, vegetable juice, coconut water, kombucha and herbal tea. Alcohol is very dehydrating; replacing these lost fluids is the most important step in the recovery process.

4. Green tea. As well as helping you rehydrate, green tea is packed full flavonoids and catechins which function as powerful antioxidants, helping to quench the free radicals left over from a night of excess drinking.

5. Eggs. As well as being easily digestible and gentle on queasy stomachs, eggs are an excellent source of protein, which provide the liver with the amino acids – especially cysteine – needed to mop up the toxins left over from alcohol.

6. Banana smoothie. Blend up a smoothie with a good quality whey protein, banana and ice. The whey protein replenishes glutathione, the body’s most important antioxidant. The banana will replace lost potassium, while the ice will combat dehydration.

7. Sashimi. Fish provides easily digestible protein necessary for detoxifying alcohol from the liver. Oily fish such as salmon also provide Omega-3’s that protect the liver and help to mop up acetaldehyde, the chemical responsible for the symptoms of a hangover.

8. Cruciferous vegetables. Sulfur rich vegetables such as kale, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage and watercress help to boost levels of glutathione. They might not be conventional hangover fare, but their powerful detoxifying capabilities make them ideal recovery foods.

9. Porridge with honey and cinnamon. Porridge is comforting and gentle on a queasy stomach. Oats can replace some of the nutrients that are lost after a heavy drinking session, including B vitamins, magnesium and calcium. Honey will provide a natural energy boost, while the cinnamon will provide powerful antioxidants.

10. Ginger. If you’re feeling queasy, ginger works well to settle an upset stomach and relieve nausea. Grate ginger root into hot water and sip slowly, or add fresh ginger to a vegetable juice or smoothie.

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Before you reach for that burger and chips, nutritionist Louise Cavanough has ten much better suggestions for you...

Uh-oh. The silly season got the better of you and you had one too many at last night's Christmas party. You can thank acetaldehyde, the toxic product of alcohol metabolism, for your sore head and queasy stomach. You could reach for a greasy burger, or you could atone your sins with some healthy hangover food that will actually heal what ails you.

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15/12/2016 4:09:48 PM

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