After overindulging in beers, cocktails, and shots, fatigue often leads us to crave greasy comfort foods like burgers or kebabs. These provide a quick sugar hit for instant relief, but their high fat content prolongs nausea and worsens symptoms.
Steer clear of trouble with a hearty plate of pasta topped with olive oil, butter, cheese, or tomato sauce. Too wiped out to cook? Reach for yogurt, applesauce, and bread, or pick up a slice of bakery flan—nutritious, low-fat, and easy. The simpler, the better for recovery.
Drink around two liters of water throughout the day to flush out toxins. Top pick: Vichy St-Yorre, packed with bicarbonate to alkalize your system and neutralize gastric acidity. If nausea kept you up all night, sip flat Coke (regular for a sugar boost or light version) to aid digestion. Remember, it takes about two days to fully clear alcohol from your body—hang in there!
Insights from Jean-Paul Blanc, nutritionist and author of The Little Book of Slimming (First Editions, €3).
