We’re all familiar with the cruel beast that is a brutal hangover; it’s the circle of life, an exercise in Newton’s third law: for every bout of excessive drinking Saturday, there is a reaction. At the best of times, it’s fifth circle-level Hell. At the worst of times?
Today, news.com.au reports a new finding by the based gods at CSIRO, confirming the effectiveness of nashi pears as a pre-emptive shield for hangovers, if its juice is consumed before ingesting alcohol.
On the CSIRO’s blog, Professor Manny Noakes described the findings of the study.
“At present, studies have only investigated the Korean (or Asian) pear, which has long been used as a traditional remedy for alcohol hangover.
A number of compositional differences have been noted between the Korean pear and Western pear varieties, so further studies are needed to confirm these findings to determine whether these results could be replicated using other pear varieties.
So far the effect has been seen from consuming 220ml Korean pear juice, although consumption of whole pears may produce a similar effect.”
If all else fails, or if you don’t have some Korean pear juice handy tonight, never forget the Swanson Method as your failsafe backup.
