Foodie Swellness: Hangover cure

Those pitchers of mojitos might’ve seemed like a good idea at the time. And now you’ve got a wicked hangover. Well, there’s now a meal that’s been scientifically proven to help you feel better.

Yakamein soup — a dish that typically includes beef, noodles, a boiled egg, and green onions in a beef broth) — boasts carbs and protein to get you feeling yourself again. Plus, the eggs are key — they contain cysteine, an amino acid that helps remove acetyldehyde from your body. The findings were presented this week be researchers from New Orleans at the National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society. The soup actually originates from New Orleans and is often called “old sober.”

Want to try this remedy out? Here’s a yakamein soup recipe I found from Deep South Dish. I think it sounds like a tasty meal on its own (perfect for warming up during this very non-spring-like week we’ve been having!).

Leave a Comment April 12, 2013

Hangover cure: Exercise it away

If you’ve got a mild hangover, exercise will help get your blood circulating and get rid of your symptoms faster, says this Medical News Today article. With New Year’s Eve here and possibly many cocktails being consumed (hey, it happens), check it out for more tips.

(although they recommend making one drink last for a half hour–ie. four to five drinks over three hours…which seems like A LOT. Yowzers. No? Maybe I’m just a lightweight.) 

Leave a Comment December 30, 2011

What’s “sensible drinking”?

As many of us are hitting up patios and perhaps enjoying more cocktails and beers than we normally would, I thought this research was worth noting: in a study conducted in Sweden 94 to 97 percent of people don’t know what defines sensible drinking from heavy, damaging drinking.

Here’s a refresher: for women, one drink per day is considered moderate consumption. Heavy drinking? Having more than three drinks in one day or seven in one week.

Leave a Comment June 20, 2011