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Don’t let New Year’s Eve party become morning regret
Experts offer advice on avoiding a hangover

By Suzanne Bohan, STAFF WRITER

Before throwing back those celebratory glasses of champagne, whiskey or beer this New Year’s Eve, you may want to ponder the fate of the active ingredient in any form of booze.

Alcohol is an equal opportunity toxin, once you overwhelm your body’s ability to process it. The result: The infamous New Year’s Day hangover.

But with a few smart strategies, and a little self-control, you can raise a midnight toast and still wake up New Year’s Day with a spring in your step.

“It is feasible to prevent a hangover,” said Dr. Jerry Goldstein, a University of California, San Francisco, neurologist and director of the San Francisco Headache Clinic.

So long, he added, as you follow the advice of hangover experts like Goldstein before, during and after New Year’s celebrations.

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