3. Orange juice can provide vitamins. Sports drinks are rich with vitamins and minerals as well.

4. Try to avoid caffeine, since it will dehydrate you.

5. Try a variation of the “hair of the dog that bit you” treatment. Drinking alcohol in the morning to treat your hangover is only temporary and might make the effects worse. A healthier variation of this trick is a Bloody Mary, because tomato juice and celery also provide vitamins.

6. Take a shower, alternating hot and cold water.

7. Do some light exercise to get your blood moving. The best thing is to go for a jog outside for the added benefit of fresh air.

8. Bacon, eggs and baked beans with whole-grain toast and orange juice makes a good meal if your stomach is settled enough to handle solid food.

9. Vegemite on toast is another common remedy.

10. If you aren’t up to eating solid food, try a banana or strawberry smoothie with honey.

11. Alka-Seltzer is said to work quickly to cure a hangover.

12. Be careful about taking too many painkillers, because quick fixes — like aspirin and Advil — are blood-thinners. Alcohol also is a blood-thinner, and the negative side effects can be increased when the two mix.

13. From the ancient Romans: Eat deep-fried canaries.

14. From the ancient Greeks: Eat a sheep’s lungs.

15. From Poland: Drink pickle juice.

16. From Ireland: Bury the person with the hangover up to their neck in moist river sand.

17. The best way to cure a hangover is to not have one in the first place. Try to drink in moderation, and know when to stop yourself before you get too drunk or too sick. Make sure you eat before you drink, and alternate alcoholic beverages with nonalcoholic ones.

Sources: About.com, StudentCook.co.uk and Disabled-World.com

—Compiled by Gabrielle Moore, The State News