But if it's Sunday, I recommend vitamins, a gallon of water, a pack of cigarettes and football. Many myths, such as eating greasy food, drinking water with salt in it or even exercise will not cure your hangover, Flanigan said. Nothing speeds up the liver. Strategies such as no beer before liquor and purchasing only quality brands of alcohol are popular drinking strategies to avoid hangovers among students. But Dr. Scott Spear, director of Clinical Services at University Health Services, dismissed the idea that different kinds of liquor affect the body differently.
Alcohol is all the same.
What matters is how much you are drinking, not what you are drinking. Spear suggested a simple prevention technique for hangovers. In other words, drink in moderation. Junior Jed Wiltzius was among the many UW students who felt that enduring a hangover was well worth its pain. Although many tolerate this condition, Spear is quick to point out the danger of having chronic hangovers.