With 2017 just around the corner, people are busy planning where to see in the New year. However, if you are drinking, you might find that you don't feel as good the next morning, with headaches and stomach aches being a classic symptom of alcohol-induced dehydration. While your friends may be reaching for the cheese toasties, as a vegan its often hard to know what food will ease your queasy stomach and headache. It is recommended that you drink responsibly, without exceeding the recommended guidelines, but should you find yourself hungover, Frida Harju, In-House Nutritionist at health and fitness app Lifesum (www.lifesum.com) - gives her best nutrition tips for vegan foods to help a hangover.
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Ginger or peppermint tea
Studies have found that a soothing cup of your favourite herbal tea can do wonders to settle the nasty effects of a hangover. Ginger tea is thought to reduce motion sickness, whereas peppermint tea is a known morning sickness cure in pregnancy. Both will also reduce nausea and stomach pain.
Pear Juice
Recent research from Australia found that having a glass of pear juice before a night out could reduce the severity of your hangover. The Asian pear is thought to improve concentration, as well as reduce your sensitivity to sound and light, lessening that dreaded headache. Scientists at Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CISRO), believe that the pears have an effect upon the enzymes involved in alcohol metabolism. However, the pear juice has to be consumed before a night of drinking and it is yet unclear if the Western pear can have the same effect.
Turmeric
Its anti-inflammatory and anti-septic qualities make it a good natural disinfectant and wound healer and it has been used throughout Asia for this exact purpose. Turmeric can also help repair damaged skin cells.
Avocados
Avocados are renowned for having miraculous effects on the skin. They contain Omega-9 fats that repair damaged skin by reducing redness and irritation. The monosaturated fats hydrate your skin, leaving it feeling soft. Avocado helps protect your skin from signs of aging due to its antioxidant properties and high content of vitamin E which guards against photo-aging from sun exposure and vitamin C which helps your body produce elastin and collagen for maintaining skin's elasticity. The
Omega-3 also provides moisture and keeps your eyes looking shiny and bright. You will also find that after a night of drinking, you will crave fatty foods and eating avocado instead of ready meals will give you a lot of the nutrients that you need for speeding up your recovery.
Asparagus
Contains both amino acids and minerals that protects your liver "cells" against too much damage from cellular toxicity caused by alcohol.
Strawberries
Researchers at the University of Barcelona found that strawberries, when added to the diet prior to drinking, could prevent some of the damage made by alcohol. Antioxidants in strawberries protect your stomach's mucous membrane against the damaging effects of ethanol and other agents.
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