Hangover Cures
Top 10 strangest hangover cures from around the world
Feast your eyes on some delightful cures below.
1. Deep-fried canary
Once used by the ancient Romans, this cure is meant to boost blood sugar levels and fatty acids in the body. Works wonders after a messy night out.
2. Green ant tea
Boiled green ant abdomen, said to taste like lime, can be a refreshing shock to the system, according to the indigenous Australians.
3. Lemon on Armpit
Puerto Ricans believe that, to prevent dehydration, rubbing lemons under one’s armpit before a heavy drinking session can reduce the effects of harsh hangover.
4. Vodka Socks
In Estonia, after a boozy night, soaking socks in hot water and vodka along with a nice cup of tea, is said to release alcohol from the body through sweat. Nice.
5. Tape on the Forehead
Placing a tape on your forehead covering the acupuncture points — found between the eyebrows — is said to relieve a hangover headache.
6. Shot glass olive oil
In Russia it is believed that downing a shot of olive oil can delay the alcohol from being absorbed by the body and alleviate a hangover the next day.
7. Kater salad
How about a nice salad of pickled herring, yoghurt, onions, bell peppers and paprika as a lovely, wholesome, breakfast?
8. Pickled sheep's eye in tomato juice
Nothing says good morning like a glass of pickled sheep eye floating around in red thick liquid in Mongolia.
9. Necklace of Chameadaphne Leaves
Good enough for the ancient Egyptians, utterly useless to modern man.
10. Abstinence
Simple.
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