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Most heavy drinkers suffer from hangover after a party or a heavy drinking session with their buddies. Though there are some who do not drink liquor because of certain factors like religion, fitness and beliefs) there are also those light and moderate drinkers. The most common symptoms of getting a hangover is dehydration, thirst, muscle aches, headache, fatigue, nausea and sometimes even diarrhea, trembling and disruptions in sleep.

There are ways to avoid having these problems and these are reliable tips from a professional bartender. They are the ones who know things about liquors especially about mixing liquors and the likes. Bartenders know the types and intensity of hangovers that are caused by the different alcohol beverages. Those drinks with darker colors like bourbons and red wine have higher congener levels which gives more intense hangovers to drinkers while those clear/white or colorless liquors like wine, vodka and gin gives a lighter hangover because of its low congener content. Beer can also cause a strong hangover because of its impurities that is why most beer drinkers that hangover from beer is worse than the other drinks. The absorption of alcohol is being sped up by the carbonation in liquors. This is the reason why most women get easily drunk after drinking champagne or sparkling wine. This happens even if those drinks have low alcohol concentration. Bartenders are knowledgeable about these things because the have to mix up different alcohol drinks to please drinkers. But it is important to know that such mixed drinks are the ones which cause strong hangovers.

Here are some tips to follow to prevent hangovers. If you know that you have reached your limit and already drunk don’t drink more. Some thinks that drinking a beer will cure a hangover but it does not. It will only cause undesirable aggression on your liver. Drinking coffee is also not an effective way. Like alcohol it is also a diuretic which makes you feel more dehydrated. It also is a vasoconstrictor it will just make you feel worse. One effective way to avoid hangover is to eat raw eggs. What you do is separate the yolk from its white then add a teaspoon of sugar to the yolk then mix it so that you can easily take it in. The yolk contains cysteine (an antioxidant essential in producing glutathione) which helps in fighting the toxins of alcohol. Eating bananas or kiwi will also do wonders to avoid hangovers from haunting you. They are rich in potassium and magnesium so eating them will make up for the lost nutrients caused by drinking alcohol. One of the most effective prevention is to drink plenty of water, juice and/or sports drink rich in vitamin B12.

The tips mentioned above are reliable because they came from a professional bartender who has knowledge about alcoholic drinks and its effects to the body. What you have to do is simply follow the tips so that you would not experience hangovers.