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| Monday, 26 December 2005 10:42 | | BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
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According to the Royal Society of Chemistry the best treatment for a hangover is a breakfast of honey or golden syrup spread on toast, it is supposed to be the most effective remedy for pounding heads and heaving stomachs.
Dr John Emsley, a member of the society and author of the Consumer's Good Chemical Guide, said: "The happiness comes from alcohol; the hangover comes from acetaldehyde.
"That is the toxic chemical into which alcohol is converted by the body and it causes a throbbing headache, nausea and maybe even vomiting. The hangover disappears as acetaldehyde is slowly converted to less toxic chemicals”.
Dr Emsley also suggested a recipe to avoid suffering a hangover in the first place.
It involves first drinking a glass of milk, which slows the absorption of alcohol, and then sticking to gin or vodka.
This is because they are relatively clean drinks, twice purified by distillation, but dark drinks should be avoided since they contain natural chemicals that can have an adverse effect.
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