Christmas and New Year’s celebrations usually mean hearty, alcoholic meals. To avoid the side effects of the notorious hangover and give your liver a rest, find out which foods and drinks to choose and which to avoid after a night of drinking.
Drinks to enjoy the day after a party
The first thing to do after a night of drinking is to drink plenty of water throughout the day following the party. Alcohol dehydrates the body.
Drinking plenty of water will not only rehydrate your body, it will also help you get rid of alcohol toxins and avoid the undesirable effects of a hangover, such as headaches.
You can also drink a citrus juice (orange, lemon, grapefruit) with breakfast to fill up on vitamin C. Citric acid stimulates bile production in the liver, facilitating digestion.
You can also make your own radish or artichoke juice, reputed to « cleanse » the liver.
For the rest of the day, you can top up your glasses of water with red tea.
As Florence Foucaut, dietician-nutritionist and member of the Association française des diététiciens et nutritionnistes (AFDN), explains in an article for Madame Figaro: » Red tea is the richest in antioxidants. Its molecules enable better cell regeneration and improve the body’s functioning. Like green tea, it can be drunk throughout the day to recover from an evening out » .
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Foods to eat the day after a party
When it comes to post-holiday meals, although the idea is tempting, it’s essential to avoid menus that are too fatty.
The aim is to eat while resting the liver. » It’s the only organ that detoxifies alcohol. It ‘s the only organ that can detoxify alcohol, » explains dietician and nutritionist Florence Foucaut.
Lipids require a large quantity of bile to be digested. As the liver is already under heavy strain from alcohol and the previous evening’s heavy meal, avoid them at the risk of doing worse than better, and suffering from nausea and bloating.
For this reason, avoid fatty foods such as pastries and fast food. Instead, opt for steamed vegetables. If you feel like eating meat, the specialist recommends « steamed or grilled white meat » .