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hances are, if you’re an adult with 
a pulse, you’ve likely had the 
misfortune of tying on one too 
many and rolling over the next 

morning with a pounding headache, a touchy 
stomach, a mouth too dry, and a sensitivity to 
light and sound that makes you want to bury 
your head in the sand for the next decade. 
It’s an unfortunate trade-off for having a 
“little” to much fun with the alcohol the 
night before, but according to one of the most 
popular “cures” ascribed to since the ancient 
days of Aristophanes, overcoming the pain 
caused by getting your drink on is a simple 
matter of basically fighting fire with fire, more 
commonly known to the masses as “The Hair 
of the Dog.”

Short for “the hair of the dog that bit you,” 

it comes from the wise old philosopher’s 
advice that “If this dog do you bite, soon as 
out of your bed, take a hair of the tail the next 
day.” In other words, follow alcohol with 
alcohol. Seems odd, but the theory behind it 
all comes down to this: the alcohol re-boosts 
your blood alcohol level temporarily, making 
you feel better. It also works in the short-term 
to boost your endorphins, which helps mask 
the nastiness of your hangover. 

While not really advisable—or even 

possible, should you be staring at the business 
end of a workday rather than a weekend when 
you have the misfortune of having to peel 
your eyelids open in the morning—there are 
some ways to make that alcoholic concoction 
a little more beneficial, essentially creating a 
somewhat curative tonic. Think fresh juices 
from veggies and fruits like kale, spinach, 
oranges, tomatoes, and pomegranates. Think 
raw eggs. Think canned tuna. 

Just kidding. 
On the tuna part, at least.

story by

 

Liesel Schmidt

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