My mom recently passed along an article to me focussing on coconut water as a natural hangover cure. I did a case study on my own body after a tough Blackhawks playoff game and several unfortunate icing incidents and let me tell you, coconut water in the morning: the real deal.

Coconut Water: The Natural Hangover Elixir
by Lizzi Loraine
Coconut Water is a natural fat free drink and has the ability to rehydrate your body, besides providing you some necessary minerals, such as potassium and sodium. Coconut water has no artificial additives and contains significant amounts of electrolytes, while being low in food energy. Coconut water is therefore not only a very refereshing drink, it has proved to be the best natural hangover cure.

Coconut water is the liquid found inside young green coconuts and differs from coconut milk. As the coconut matures, this liquid gets absorbed into the nut’s flesh. Coconut water is a popular drink in tropical regions, such as Tropical Asia and Trinidad and Tobago. It is found and sold in Central America on strategic highway stops and beaches. In this region coconut water is called “agua de pipa.”

The various minerals and healthy bacterial present in coconut water enable our body to recover from rigorous exercise, making this drink far superior to other sports drinks. Fresh cocunut water also helps in digestion, optimizes muscle performance, boosts our immune system and blood circulation, besides helping maintain body temperature.

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A few months back I posted a story by Ed Gavagan from The Moth Podcast. “Drowning on Sullivan Street” explained to us how a city could save a man’s life. The story I’m posting today is also from The Moth Podcast and is told by Comedian Mike Destafano. It is entitled “The Junkie & The Monk.” The Cure For Your Ales attempts to bring you questions, stories, allegories, and answers in regards to feeling better and moving on. Here we will explore spirituality in attempt to find some peace in a world that can really beat you bloody sometimes.

Our friends over at R U Pissed? gave us this hangover remedy recommendation…Peanut Butter, Honey and Banana Sandwiches.

“Bananas – Sugar in the form of fructose, and potassium…is one of the things you lose lots of when you drink. Bananas are also a natural antacid to help with nausea, and are high in magnesium which can help relax those pounding blood vessels causing that hangover headache. For a variety of reasons try a peanut butter, honey and banana sandwich on white bread.”

Our other friends over at Egoeccentric have provided us with this free hangover mixtape entitled “Peanut Butter, Honey and Banana Sandwich” from the egoeccentric hangover mixtape series. Download it here…

Ain’t no way to explain or say
How painful the hangover was today
In front of the toilet, hands and knees
Trying to breathe in between the dry heaves
My baby made me some coffee
Afraid that if I drink some it’s probably coming right back out me
Couple of advil, relax and chill
At a standstill with how bad I feel
I think I need to smell fresh hair
So I stepped out the back door and fell down the stairs
The sunlight hit me dead in the eye
Like it’s mad I gave half the day to last night…

Hangover Remedy: Yoga Edition

You do not have to
string lights across your dresser
and shelves but it helps.