If you are planning to overindulge this Christmas...

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

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Secret to a smooth hangover – honey on toast
If you are planning to overindulge this Christmas then it would be a good idea to stock up on bread and honey as well as booze.

Scientists claim that the natural sweetener is a great way to help the body deal with the toxic effects of a hangover.

The Royal Society of Chemistry claim that the fructose in the honey – which is also found in golden syrup – is essential to help the body break down alcohol into harmless by-products.

The reason why hangovers are so painful is that alcohol is first broken down into acetaldehyde, a substance which is toxic to the body, claimed Dr John Emsley of the Royal Society.

This is then converted – using fructose – into acetic acid which is then burned during the body's normal metabolic process and broken down into carbon dioxide which is breathed out of the body.

Serving the honey on toast adds potassium and sodium to the meal which is also helps the body cope with the alcohol.

[Curtis M. Vilt]

My Grandpa ate toast and honey for breakfast all the time Now I know why.