3 Ways to Avoid a Same-Day Hangover

Ernest Hemingway summed up the daytime drinking slump the best: Death in the Afternoon. Which, fittingly, became the name for his infamous cocktail of absinthe and champagne, and questionable hangover cure.

We can’t recommend making a Hemingway cocktail to fix your head, but we can help you with holding off the mid-day crash that comes long before last call.

It turns out the key to avoiding premature hangovers isn’t found inside a glass at all—it’s the glass itself.



A recent study from the University of Bristol finds that people who drink from a straight glass, instead of a curved one, sink each pint 1.2 minutes slower.

Pint glasses with measurement markings are even better: While your body absorbs alcohol faster than you’re able to metabolize it, etchings of 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 tell your brain to slow your pace so your liver doesn’t take such a hard hit, the study says.

Plus, you’ll stave off dehydration, which is often the catalyst to early, same-day hangovers.

But slowing your drinking speed will only take you so far. Use these additional day-drinking tips to offset the impending slump:

Order a Bloody Mary
Starting early in the morning? Get a Bloody Mary in before you begin your beers. Celery and tomatoes are made of 95 percent water, providing a hydrating hit with your first shot of the day.

Stay on the Rocks
Let the ice cubes in your cocktails melt. You’ll stall dehydration and the resulting blow to your energy levels.
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Article source: http://www.menshealth.com/guy-wisdom/day-drinking-tips