Tribune file photo by Bill HoganDid you know that wheatgrass is a natural detoxifier? Experts say the chlorophyll in wheatgrass helps with healing your intestinal system, balancing your body's PH and delivering powerful antioxidants and enzymes to support your body's health. Drink a glass at the end of the night for instant detoxifying and hydration, then again the morning after to further detox and energize.
Andrew Burton / Getty ImagesThe numerals "1" and "6," to be used to spell out "2-0-1-6" during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, are unveiled in Times Square in New York. New York has a hangover index of 29.6.
Tribune file photoStart drinking ... water, that is. Dehydration is the enemy, so drinking several glasses of water before bed will help lesson your hangover symptoms.
Los Angeles Times file photo by Kirk McCoyFor centuries, ginger has been used as a treatment for nausea and motion sickness. Drink a cup of ginger tea to soothe your stomach and help fight off some of the affects of the alcohol.
Associated PressFour of the six bridges that cross the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Philadelphia has a hangover index of 30.7.
The Washington PostFireworks explode over the Boston Harbor during the First Night Boston celebration. Boston has a hangover index of 31.8.
Laura Rauch / Associated PressNew Year's Eve on the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas has a hangover index of 31.6
Tribune file photoAlcohol can literally suck the vitamins from your body. Before going to bed, and after you wake up, take a strong B-complex vitamin. This will help with fight the fatigue, as well facilitate your energy recovery.
Tribune file photoDraw a bath and add some wasabi root. Some of the toxins will leave your body through the skin, so soaking in a wasabi bath can help increase blood circulation, oxygenate the tissue and work to flush the alcohol much more quickly.
Marcio Jose Sanchez / APFireworks fill the air in the bay over the Oakland, Calif., bottom, and San Francisco skylines, divided by the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, as part of New Year's Eve celebrations. San Francisco has a hangover index of 41.7.
Tribune file photo by Bill Hogan
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Did you know that wheatgrass is a natural detoxifier? Experts say the chlorophyll in wheatgrass helps with healing your intestinal system, balancing your body's PH and delivering powerful antioxidants and enzymes to support your body's health. Drink a glass at the end of the night for instant detoxifying and hydration, then again the morning after to further detox and energize.
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New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate a new beginning. For some, that is done by consuming alcoholic beverages. Here are some ways to stay safe while drinking this holiday.