“I don’t remember much and felt pretty awful the next day, if I’m honest,” says Will. “If it’s a particularly big night out you have to remember to take the pink capsule before bed, which I would find a bit of a chore. I think having something like this makes you more aware of what you’re consuming, and for that reason alone I think it’s a positive.”

“There are a lot of ingredients in these capsules to help protect your body from excess alcohol, including milk thistle, choline, and vitamin B6,” says Brines von Melle. “It’s a great formula, and my only hesitation as a purist is that I am not the biggest fan of anti-caking agents found in some health supplements.”

£12.99 ($15.75) for a pack.

What About the Other Rugby Players in Our Experiment? 

Nathan Steele, who had completely nothing earlier than mattress, not even a sip of water, reported considerably predictably that he felt “utterly awful” the subsequent day. Meanwhile, Trevor “Smax,” who was allowed water earlier than mattress, instructed us that he “needed to drink a lot of water pre-bed, and again in the morning, to feel like he was suitably hydrated.” 

Lastly, Leo, who took a sachet of Dioralyte rehydration salts earlier than mattress, stated that within the morning he felt he “needed a lot more than a glass of electrolytes to help tackle a hangover like this.” 

There are, after all, an enormous vary of things—reminiscent of age, physique mass, ethnicity, organic intercourse, and even your DNA—that impression the best way individuals metabolize alcohol, and consequently expertise a hangover—which in flip impacts the effectiveness of those drugs and potions. With this in thoughts, WIRED freely admits we had a bit (OK, an amazing deal) of enjoyable conducting our “anti-hangover” experiment, so we’ll maintain our palms up and admit these outcomes are very a lot subjective and may by no means be judged scientifically. We’d additionally wish to underline that, until you wish to find yourself feeling as dangerous as Smax, Leo, and Will, you must at all times drink responsibly.

How to Hack Your Hangover!

Brines von Melle provides up some fundamental instruments to hopefully assist the physique with alcohol consumption:

1. The intestine takes as a lot a bashing because the liver, so on the day of have loads of fiber in cruciferous greens and fermented meals. Eggs, specifically, are nice for further choline, as your liver will use choline shops to mitigate the injury of ingesting alcohol.

2. Antioxidants and additional antioxidants are necessary to assist mop up the free radicals launched when ingesting alcohol. This may very well be further vitamin C (1,000 mg), glutathione, and even Chaga mushroom extract.

3. Take 300 to 400 mg of magnesium, as alcohol depletes magnesium. Magnesium is present in darkish chocolate, lentils, peanuts, cashews, and extra. 

4. Take collagen and/or bone broth. Gycine is an amino acid present in bone broth and helps to cut back lipid peroxidation and antioxidant depletion within the liver. To assist with restoration, each chlorella and milk thistle are additionally good.

5. To struggle fatigue and assist with stress on the physique (and nervous system), use vitamin B12 or a complete vitamin B complicated.

6. Remember that alcohol dehydrates the physique, so attempt to drink one glass of water with every unit of alcohol. It’s helpful so as to add a pinch of high quality sea salt to your water to remain hydrated, which is a straightforward solution to sustain your electrolytes.