Once in a while, it is good to let loose and have a little fun. Be it a bachelor party, a girls or boys night out, getting together with friends during the holidays, crashing a wedding with an open bar, it is ok to get a little crazy and have a few too many. While most people are willing to drink responsibly  or not at all because they happen to be the designated driver, or have other responsibilities such as getting up and bringing the kids to school, some of us can end up getting carried away and going a little overboard only to regret it the next morning.

There is nothing like ringing in a new year by hugging a toilet seat and vowing "never again" or sitting around the next day nursing a headache and wishing everyone could just keep the damn noise down. 

Drinking too much alcohol often results in a hangover the morning after, but mixing alcohol and other drugs can lead to something much worse.

Hangovers suck, especially the stomach aches, the throbbing head, and the aching muscles. Forcing yourself to live through the next day of getting the kids lunch or taking Fido out can be torture, but the world is not going to sit by and patiently wait for you to feel better.

If only there was some secret miracle concoction out there that could whisk all the pain and suffering away. If only there were things that you could do before you go out and paint the town red that will limit the amount of regret the next day. Oh, wait a minute, there is.

First, here are some tips to help prevent a hangover:

• Before you go out and start to blame it on the alcohol, be sure to eat plenty of food. Food in the belly keeps you from rapidly absorbing alcohol into the bloodstream. This way, you keep yourself from getting too liquored up and making more bad drinking decisions as the night progresses.
• Be sure to drink plenty of other fluid before going out and drinking. Alcohol dehydrates your system and those massive headaches the next day are actually your body's way of telling you that it needs more water.
• Do your best not to mix different types of alcohol together. Different level of alcohol and sugar content can really upset your system .
• Do not mix alcohol with medication. This could lead to some serious complications.
• Realize that not everyone handles alcohol the same. Body size, age and even gender all play a part in how you handle alcohol.  Bigger people can absorb more alcohol and younger folks have a tendency to tolerate it more. Men also have the capacity to handle more alcohol then women even if they are the same height and weight.
• The best way to avoid a hangover is to declare yourself a designated driver and not drink at all.

Okay, so now you have some guideline on how to best avoid a morning of regret. You are ready to go out. You start out with a cold beer, this loosens you up. You have another, then your long lost pal shows up and buys a round of shots. Not wanting to feel like a cheap skate, you find yourself getting a round. Next thing you know, you are trashed. Thankfully, someone took your car keys and called you a cab. You wake up the next day and realize you had not planned to drink so much and now you have a full blown hangover. Now what do you do.

What to do if you already have a hangover:

• Do not drink more alcohol the next day. A little hair of the dog does not work and is never a good idea.
• Drink lots of water to help dilute the alcohol in your bloodstream.
• Headache medicines such as acetaminophen, aspirin, or ibuprofen can help. Just be aware that there is a danger of mixing drugs with alcohol.
• Having a good throw up session can help you purge some of the alcohol that has not yet been absorbed into your bloodstream.
• Coffee the next morning can help snap you out of it and increase your alertness. Caffeine has the tendency to help with headaches and can help relieve tired and aching muscles.  Just be sure to drink water too, since coffee is a diuretic and can make things worse, especially if you try to drink it before going to bed.

Now that you got your tips, go out there and have some fun. Just be sure to stay safe and never to drink and drive.

Take 1 glass of orange juice, 1 lemon with the skin still on it and 4 oz of honey. Squeeze the lemon juice and grind the lemon skin, mix all the ingredients and whip them for 5 min. You can also add 1 raw egg white to it.

Mix 2 eggs, 2 tea spoons of sugar, 2 table spoons of yogurt, 1 oz of cognac and 1 table spoon of natural sour cream. This remedy is very effective.

A very effective remedy is brine. Any brine will help. Try sauerkraut, tomato or pickle brine.  You can drink it plain or drink slowly a glass of brine mixed with a piece of mashed garlic and a pinch of pepper.

Have a light breakfast. Choose scrambled eggs, a toast with fruit jam, buckwheat cereal, vegetables or  yogurt.

Prepare mashed tomatoes: mash a couple tomatoes, cut celery into fine pieces and add a pinch of ground pepper. If the tomatoes are not very juicy, add some tomato juice.
Here is a great breakfast recipe for a morning hangover: take a big piece of French baguette bread,  add a lot of garlic ( cut it into fine pieces ), add boiling water ( it should cover the bread ) and let it sit for 5-7 minutes.

Take a walk and get some fresh air.

Do you think you know everything about Alcohol? Well, here are the facts behind some common misconceptions about alcohol.

1. Champagne bubbles make you more drunk.
TRUE. Champagne bubbles open your pyloric valve through your intestines and move the alcohol into your bloodstream quicker. The carbon dioxide in the bubbles helps alcohol flow through the body at an accelerated pace. This in turn helps you get intoxicated much quicker.

2. You lost inhibition after a few drinks.
TRUE. Alcohol relaxes your blood vessels. Alcohol also can dilate your blood vessels.

3. Wine is the only good drink for the heart.
FALSE. While wine is known to relax the heart and help lower cholesterol levels, it has also been proven that beer helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Three glasses of beer a day reduce the risk of heart disease by 25 percent.

4. Beer gives "Beer Bellies".
FALSE. There is no fat in beer. Beer is even 93 percent water. There is no evidence that beer consumption promotes a belly more than any other source of calories. Beer bellies are caused by high levels of body fat, not high alcohol consumption.

5. Beer makes you dehydrated.
TRUE. Beer causes you to become bloated, thus not giving you enough room to stay hydrated. Beer also causes you to urinate more, thus becoming more dehydrated.

6. Alcohol kills brain cells.
FALSE. Alcohol only damages the neurons. The body can repair neurons but not back to their natural state. Studies have shown that alcohol consumption can even help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

7. Alcohol ages.
TRUE. Alcohol dehydrates your skin, which causes wrinkles. While the alcohol is in your body it'll stimulate water retention, however line formation can come from the absence of that water.

8. Mixing drinks makes you drunk faster.
FALSE. The blood alcohol content of drinks makes you drunk, not how many. So you may mix whatever drinks you like, the alcohol content will get you drunk not how much fluid there is.

9. The more you drink, the greater your tolerance.
TRUE. The more your liver is exposed to alcohol, the harder it works against it. Your liver can be damaged by alcohol, thus reducing it's ability to breakdown alcohol before it enters your bloodstream.

10. Alcohol only helps your heart.
FALSE. Alcohol also strengthens your bones and prevents against osteoporosis, gallstones, ulcers, kidney stones, cancer, and diabetes. Alcohol also can helps reduce stress in most cases.