If you want to avoid a hangover, the number one, fool-proof way to do it is to not drink. But, while you can still have as much fun at an office party without the sauce , you may not want to sail through the festive season stone cold sober.

Hangovers – which tend to present as headache, nausea, fatigue, thirst and anxiety – happen due to multiple mechanisms. Alcohol, and the byproduct of alcohol, is a toxin which triggers inflammation ; it is a diuretic, which leads to dehydration and electrolyte imbalance; and it lowers your blood sugar, which makes you hungry.

We asked four health experts how they avoid hangovers, and what they rely on the day after the night before. New Feature

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