Intro:
Before you begin
Step 1:
Consider your beverage of choice
Step 2:
Plan for the big evening
Step 3:
Safeguard against gross over-indulgence
Step 4:
Cope with the morning after, part one: rehydrate yourself
Step 5:
Cope with the morning after, part two: nourish youself

2torial #0448: Learn2 Help a Hangover (Continued) Consider your beverage of choice. Congeners are toxic chemicals that are formed during fermentation, and some liquors have more of them than others. For instance: Vodka has less congeners than gin. Most scotch whiskey has about four times more congeners than does gin. Brandy, rum and single-malt scotch have about six times as many congeners as gin. Bourbon drinkers ingest eight times the amount of congeners as do gin drinkers (whew!). Red wine has more congeners than white wine does, so consider having fish, rather than steak for dinner. Step 2