Have a Hangover-Free New Year

You've decided to ring in 2012 with a cocktail in your hand but want to avoid the brain-pounding hangover the next morning. (Who doesn't?) Good news! Enjoying a few drinks this New Year's Eve doesn't mean you're destined to spend Jan. 1 sloth-like on the couch or hunched over a toilet. In fact, researchers are finding that your alcoholic choices and what you eat before, during, and after you drink could drastically reduce your risk of a morning hangover.

In the event that you do overindulge and find yourself feeling queasy and awful the morning after, reach for natural hangover food and drinks instead of the medicine cabinet and you'll be feeling refreshed and back to your good old self in no time. And remember to choose organic foods when stocking up on foods to fight hangovers; your night out on the town has already given your liver enough to process, it shouldn't have to deal with breaking down toxic pesticides, too.

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