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You absolutely can strengthen your body against a hangover; it's called alcohol tolerance and it works quite similarly to exercise! It's why a casual drinker wi

You absolutely can strengthen your body against a hangover; it's called alcohol tolerance and it works quite similarly to exercise! It's why a casual drinker will get drunk/hungover from a couple wine coolers and Grandpa Willie can down a 5th of Jack nightly and barely feel it. How something feels is not a reliable indicator of how good it is for you. Exercise often feels terrible, but is good for you. Pizza and chocolate often feels great, but is terrible for you.

mreiland 11y ago
Incorrect, the reason a casual drinker gets a hangover is because they don't know enough to keep themselves hydrated, whereas someone who is more experienced will absolutely keep that water by their bed throughout the night.
- waterlesscloud 11y ago
  That certainly minimizes hangover effects, but tolerance is why the habitual drinker gets less drunk (if all other factors are equal).
  - gluelogic 11y ago
    Intoxication does not cause hangovers. Dehydration does.
    - alephu5 11y ago
      In this documentary, two twins compare the effect of binge drinking to regular alcohol intake. In one experiment, they both drink the same amount of fluid and collect their urine in measuring cylinders. Only one of the twins drinks alcohol and is consequently hungover, but both urinated the same amount. http://youtu.be/g0JL3Q-lpVY http://youtu.be/g0JL3Q-lpVY Not representative, but still relevant.
    - ionised 11y ago
      That's a myth isn't it? My understanding is that it was acetaldehyde accumulation that causes the shitty feeling on a hangover. You can down a bottle of whiskey and be hungover and dehydrated the next day. You can also drink pint after pint of beer which is mostly water and feel hungover, but it's not due to dehydration.
      - mreiland 11y ago
        The body uses water to process alcohol.
vfdfv 11y ago
Exercise never feels terrible to me, and my mind always feels clearer afterwards.
- ionised 11y ago
  I did weights last night and my legs and arms feel battered today.

mreiland 11y ago

Incorrect, the reason a casual drinker gets a hangover is because they don't know enough to keep themselves hydrated, whereas someone who is more experienced will absolutely keep that water by their bed throughout the night.

waterlesscloud 11y ago
That certainly minimizes hangover effects, but tolerance is why the habitual drinker gets less drunk (if all other factors are equal).
- gluelogic 11y ago
  Intoxication does not cause hangovers. Dehydration does.
  - alephu5 11y ago
    In this documentary, two twins compare the effect of binge drinking to regular alcohol intake. In one experiment, they both drink the same amount of fluid and collect their urine in measuring cylinders. Only one of the twins drinks alcohol and is consequently hungover, but both urinated the same amount. http://youtu.be/g0JL3Q-lpVY http://youtu.be/g0JL3Q-lpVY Not representative, but still relevant.
  - ionised 11y ago
    That's a myth isn't it? My understanding is that it was acetaldehyde accumulation that causes the shitty feeling on a hangover. You can down a bottle of whiskey and be hungover and dehydrated the next day. You can also drink pint after pint of beer which is mostly water and feel hungover, but it's not due to dehydration.
    - mreiland 11y ago
      The body uses water to process alcohol.

vfdfv 11y ago

Exercise never feels terrible to me, and my mind always feels clearer afterwards.

ionised 11y ago
I did weights last night and my legs and arms feel battered today.