At this time of year, ‘festive fun’ is the name of the game. However, festive fun – indeed, sadly, almost all kinds of fun – has its downsides. Whether it’s a couple too many ports with your leftover stilton, or a few too many cocktails on New Year’s Eve, almost everyone will have a moment during the next week or so when they feel just a little delicate.
Although it may not seem immediately obvious, I believe that a hangover is a complicated condition. It is not just the physical elements – the pounding head, the aching limbs – but it is the emotional side too; the remorse, the sense that maybe you shouldn’t have had that extra Cosmo, or danced on that particular table, or chatted quite so enthusiastically with your new-found ‘friends’. It is also complex in that it affects everyone differently; some people feel fabulous after a short shower, others have days and days of aches and pains.
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