Defeat hangover
Mar 21, 2008
Easter festivities are used by many to drink alcohol and usually to excess. While research shows a little alcohol may have benefits, it is a mistake to drink till levels that will leave you with a hangover. According to Dr Jjuuko Ndawula, a consultant in alternative and complementary medicine, a han
By Hilary Bainemigisha
Easter festivities are used by many to drink alcohol and usually to excess. While research shows a little alcohol may have benefits, it is a mistake to drink till levels that will leave you with a hangover. According to Dr Jjuuko Ndawula, a consultant in alternative and complementary medicine, a hangover is a body’s feedback that you mistreated it the previous day. It is therefore time to repent and treat your body nicely to speed up recovery.
Dr Vincent Karuhanga of Friends Polyclinic says dehydration is the main cause of a person’s hanging over. Alcohol suppresses a hormone that stops urine being excreted. The body then borrows water from organs including the brain, which is not a good and healthy idea. That is why a glass of water is a time-tested remedy.
Ndawula says the solution may be in your compound. “Squeeze lemon (nnimu) and into juice. Add a raw egg and stir before swallowing,†he said. “This may stop stomach churning, clear headache, nausea and diarrhoea,†he added.
In her book, Family Medicinal Plant Garden, a Belgian researcher in the Rwenzori region, Monic Adriaens, says the resurrection plant (ekiyondo) works well. “Warm three leaves on fire for a minute, then squeeze the juice into a cup of water and drink about a quarter of glass,†she wrote.
Other local treatment found in medical literature include dandelion (kitonto), cucumber, Fennel, water melon, which are said to assist brain circulation, soothe and heal the abused liver and digestion and re-establish central nervous system connections.
Fruit juice, rich in the simple sugar called fructose, gives the body the much-needed energy in the form of converted glucose. In fact fruits and vegetables replace many of the vitamins and nutrients that are washed out of your system during heavy drinking, Dr. Edison Babigamba of Precious Clinic, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Centre, Wandegeya, says. The potassium in bananas is especially good and helpful as a pain reliever.
Easter festivities are used by many to drink alcohol and usually to excess. While research shows a little alcohol may have benefits, it is a mistake to drink till levels that will leave you with a hangover. According to Dr Jjuuko Ndawula, a consultant in alternative and complementary medicine, a hangover is a body’s feedback that you mistreated it the previous day. It is therefore time to repent and treat your body nicely to speed up recovery.
Dr Vincent Karuhanga of Friends Polyclinic says dehydration is the main cause of a person’s hanging over. Alcohol suppresses a hormone that stops urine being excreted. The body then borrows water from organs including the brain, which is not a good and healthy idea. That is why a glass of water is a time-tested remedy.
Ndawula says the solution may be in your compound. “Squeeze lemon (nnimu) and into juice. Add a raw egg and stir before swallowing,†he said. “This may stop stomach churning, clear headache, nausea and diarrhoea,†he added.
In her book, Family Medicinal Plant Garden, a Belgian researcher in the Rwenzori region, Monic Adriaens, says the resurrection plant (ekiyondo) works well. “Warm three leaves on fire for a minute, then squeeze the juice into a cup of water and drink about a quarter of glass,†she wrote.
Other local treatment found in medical literature include dandelion (kitonto), cucumber, Fennel, water melon, which are said to assist brain circulation, soothe and heal the abused liver and digestion and re-establish central nervous system connections.
Fruit juice, rich in the simple sugar called fructose, gives the body the much-needed energy in the form of converted glucose. In fact fruits and vegetables replace many of the vitamins and nutrients that are washed out of your system during heavy drinking, Dr. Edison Babigamba of Precious Clinic, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Centre, Wandegeya, says. The potassium in bananas is especially good and helpful as a pain reliever.