Three Tested Hangover Cures

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Lots of people in St. Louis are heading to Jammin' at the Zoo tomorrow or the baseball game tonight, which spells the worst kind of workday ever - a hangover workday. Hangovers can be especially brutal when they are the result of red wine (sorry Zoo folks), but never underestimate the effect of a few too many baseball beers. It seems like everyone has a trick for getting over the headaches, nausea, and general "I never want to drink again" feeling. Here are a few tried and true cures for what ails you:

1. Advil Cold and Sinus Medication: It is a commonly know fact that acetaminophen (the main ingredient in Tylenol) accelerates liver deterioration when you take it while drinking. The misery of a hangover is so much like the symptoms of having a cold so it makes sense that cold meds ease the aches and pains, but using Advil decreases the chance that you will be carrying your liver on a skateboard in your old age.
2. Vanilla Ice Cream: The sugar wakes you up, while the salt helps replace electrolytes, and the dairy coats your stomach, what more can you ask for in a hangover cure? Vanilla is the suggested flavor because it has less artificial flavoring so it is less sugary, thus coating your stomach more efficiently.
3. Gatorade: The drink was specially formulated to replace electrolytes and prevent dehydration. Drinking a whole bottle of Gatorade prevents you from waking up with the symptoms associated with a hangover because depleted electrolytes and dehydration are the two main causes of a hangover.

If you talk to enough people you could probably write a book filled with the cures for the hangover ails. Got a cure that isn't in this list? We'd love to hear it 'cause there is this thing Saturday night...