I don’t drink alcohol very often, but when I do it’s either gin or red wine…both of which are fantastic at giving me massive headaches the next morning. Years ago I would indulge on some overly greasy Chinese food to “cure” my headache, but I’ve come to learn that this only provided immediate gratification and undoubtedly caused more pain (hello stomach cramps!) than it cured. When I awoke the other weekend after a night reuniting with my dear friend Mr. Red Wine, I decided it was time for a new headache cure.
And yes, veggies have EVERYTHING to do with this cure 🙂
In the midst of my painful hangover headache I had a brilliant realization- hangover headaches are generally caused by dehydration. And from my experience dehydration headaches go away almost immediately once the body is hydrated again. Drinking water though would take too long to fix the headache I had, so I headed straight for my juicer to give myself a boost of water AND nutrients. After juicing everything I could find I realized I also wanted a nice hit of potassium to really knock my headache to the curb quickly. Welcome banana and avocado, aka the easiest way to make a sweet and creamy smoothie. I quickly mixed it all together and gulped the drink down like it was my job. I also nibbled on some medjool dates on the side. And yes, my friends, my headache went away and went away rather quickly. Even though I thought that this is what would happen, I was still surprised when it actually did happen. Could curing a painful hangover headache actually be that easy? It definitely was this time and I’ll definitely be trying this again when I reunite with Mr. Red Wine or Mrs. Gin again!
Nutrient Packed Hangover Headache Cure
A sweet and satisfying way to cure a dehydration related headache!
Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 1 large cucumber, peeled if not organic
- 2 large carrots, peeled
- 6 stalks of organic celery
- 1 medium beet, peeled
- 1 apple, peeled if not organic
- 1 organic green bell pepper
- 1 piece of ginger (as large as you can handle)
- 1 small head of romaine lettuce
- 2 bananas
- 1/2 avocado
Instructions:
- Juice everything except for the bananas and avocado
- Pour the juice into a blender and blend with the bananas and avocado
- Divide into glasses and enjoy with some medjool dates on the side
xoxo Erin
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UPDATE! This recipe has been shared at Allergy-Free Wednesday, Wellness Weekend and Weekend Wholefood Blender Party.
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Love this! I need to eat it every day for a while since my trip!
I love this! I often juice after a few-too-many (which rarely ever happens) and it is a super CURE-ALL!
Hahaa, hangover cures! Great idea in the lead up to the festive season! Luckily I tend to handle my alcohol quite well but in the odd occasion when I’ve had a hangover, I’ve headed straight to the paracetamol, strong coffee, eggs and bacon! I’ll try this next time. Great post (P.S gin and red wine girls unite! They’re my favourites too) xx
Hahaha, that’s amazing. I posted a recipe in a similar vein after a hangover, only with soup! Your smoothie is a great idea, will def have to try when the spirits strike. 🙂
P.S. I’m a fan of gin too!
This looks amazing! Soooo healthy! I wish I could stomach drinking these kind of drinks….I’m a weirdo because I love to eat veggies but just don’t like them too much in a drink all puréed. This looks so insanely good for you though and may need to work up the courage to try it. I totally agree about the headache being caused by dehydration too!
I know what you mean! When I started juicing I used way more fruit to make it sweeter. I’d say throw in an orange or another apple if you’re not used to veggie tasting drinks 🙂
I just saw this on the Weekend Wholefood Blender Party… and what a thing to know how to whip up. (Just in case, of course! ;))
However, given that I just got done sharing Irish Hot Chocolate… I think I am definitely going to be pinning this one!!!
Take care!
~ Christine
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