Posted on 03/24/2025 7:18:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
There’s no denying that the internet loves a good hack — especially if it’s one that will help prevent the crapulence feeling that comes on the morning after consuming one too many espresso martinis. The latest quirky health hack is milk thistle supplements being used to prevent nasty hangovers. In a video of a TikTok user raving about the herbal remedy, she told her viewers: “Last week I went out and took two of these before a night of drinking and I woke up and ran a 5k the next day.”
But before you jump on the milk thistle bandwagon, there’s more to know about this plant medicine. At first glance, milk thistle in its purest form looks like a tall plant with pretty purple flowers — something you might stick in a vase and put on display in your home. However, milk thistle is known for more than just its good looks. Technically speaking, the plant’s seeds extract silymarin — which is a mixture of compounds known for its antioxidant properties.
While it could help support healthy liver function — the research that has been done on milk thistle is still very limited and nowhere claims that it’s a one and done hangover cure. Due to its anti-inflammatory properties, silymarin might help minimize some hangover symptoms — like body aches — but that’s about the extent of it.
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Goldfinches swear by the stuff...
The one that always worked for me was drinking a lot of water before going to bed. But an even better method is to Simply not drink so much.
The most efficient method to avoid hangovers... Stay drunk.
DHM Dihydromyricetin along with fluid intake is the real hangover cure.
Milk thistle is good for the liver
Hangover is caused by dehydration and the toxic intermediate compounds that occur during alcohol metabolism. Only real cure is time.
The best hangover cure I ever found was eating and drinking , non alcoholic drinking that is, before going to bed.
I have seen times though when that was not an option, as I had already passed out. Years ago.
The best hangover tomato juice fast acting and good for you too.
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