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BETTER OPTIONS FOR BAD SITUATIONS // BEST HANGOVER FOODS
> If you're going to do it, be smart.
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Morning after munchies: Though greasy foods like Taco Bell and McDonald's may sound good as post-hangover meals, the foods don't digest well. Stick to plenty of water and foods loaded with carbs, which soak up the alcohol.
When Kyle Black wakes up with a hangover after drinking too much wine, he sticks to light foods and water for the day. "I eat a lot of bread or French toast to soak the alcohol and I make sure to drink a lot of water to rehydrate myself," says Black, Overland Park senior.
What you consume when you have a hangover can affect how quickly you recover. Ann Chapman, coordinator of nutrition services at Watkins Memorial Health Center, says water-dense foods like chicken noodle soup and fluids like 7-up will help with the dehydration caused
by alcohol consumption. Foods like toast, pasta and plain rice are also good because they are easy to digest. Be sure to stay away from greasy foods, however. "Taxing the GI [gastrointestinal] tract with greasy, high fat foods seems ill-advised to me," Chapman says.
Like Chapman, Jane Hemminger, a nutritionist from Des Moines, Iowa says sticking to easily digestible foods is a good idea. "People think any food is better than no food, but that isn't necessarily true," she says. "Greasy foods typically won't settle well."
Greasy foods typically
Jane Hemminger, a nutritionist from Des Moines, Iowa, says replenishing your B vitamins after drinking alcohol is important.
Drinking juices like orange juice and apple juice will help you do this.
But the best way to get over a hangover, other than with food, is to sleep. "The longer you allow your alcohol to be absorbed, the better you will feel." Hemminger says.
JACQUE WEBER
THAT'S DISGUSTING // GERMS ON MONEY
> Dude...gross.
Bethany Kraus avoids touching paper money whenever she can. "I hate how dirty it is so I always use my debit card, says Kraus, Lincoln, Neb., junior. "That money could have been inside a stripper's g-string for all you know."
Paper money usually comes in contact with several different people every day, allowing it to collect germs and bacteria. A 2001 study by Dr. Peter Ender found that 86 percent of the bills he studied had germs such as Streptococcus, which causes strep throat, while 7 percent of bills had more harmful bacteria, such as Staphylococcus, which causes staph infections. Only 7 percent of the bills he studied were germ-free.
Jeff Dimond, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says it is possible for money to spread germs since bacteria can live on surfaces for several hours. If someone uses the bathroom without washing their hands or sneezes and then gives you money, all of those germs could be passed on to you.
To help prevent the spread of germs and diseases, Dimond suggests getting vaccinated.
washing you hands often, using hand sanitizers and keeping your hands away from your nose and mouth.
JACQUE WEBER
Dirty money: You may be collecting more than just change when you're handed back dollar bills. Germs also live on money, potentially spreading bacteria that can cause strep throat and staph infections.
GOOD FOR YOU BAD FOR YOU // PEROXIDE
> Sometimes it's hard to tell.
Last time you scraped your knee you probably didn't think twice about grabbing a bottle of hydrogen peroxide to clean the wound. Neither had Sam Bowman before he saw the typical home remedy go wrong for his friend.
friend.
"It was a pretty deep cut, so he doused some on almost every day until he thought it started healing," says Bowman, Maize sophomore. The cut left a scar Bowman's friend hadn't expected.
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Contributed photo Feel the burn: The familiar sting of peroxide on a cut may cause you to think the cut is healing, but be wary that repeated use of peroxide doesn't kill bacteria.
Bowman's friend may have thought the peroxide was helping, but doctors say it's better to use hydrogen peroxide just initially. It can help clean a wound of debris, but it's not the option for killing bacteria.
option for killing bacteria
David J. Leffell, a professor of dermatology and surgery at Yale School of Medicine, says the agent can even delay the healing process.
"The bubbles make it look like something good is happening, but hydrogen peroxide is known to destroy the new skin cells that immediately begin to grow," Leffell says.
Although you may feel like those frothy bubbles are killing germs, there's a greater chance of forming a scar. To avoid developing scar tissue, clean the wound with hydrogen peroxide initially, but then use rubbing alcohol as an antiseptic to ensure a disinfected healing process.
Verdict: Bad for the regeneration of skin cells
MEGAN RUPP
GOOD FOR YOU BAD FOR YOU // EAR WAX
> Sometimes it's hard to tell.
Devin Hill cleans his ears every morning with a Q-tip after he gets out of the shower. "I hate ear wax," says Hill, Overland Park sophomore. "It's so sticky and gross."
Ear wax may be gross, but it protects our ears in several ways.
Ear wax, which is made from sweat, dead skin and oils, keeps our ear canals moist and prevents dryness and itching of the ears, says Misti Rank, an otologist from Lawrence Otolaryngology Associates, 1112 W. 6th St. # 216. Rank says ear wax also works as a natural water and insect repellent.
However, when treated improperly, ear wax can cause health and hearing problems. When ear wax is compacted in the ear canal, often done by using cotton-tipped applicators like Q-tips, it can cause problems. Compacted ear wax can trap bacteria inside the ear canal, causing infection, itchiness and pain. It can also reduce your hearing ability. "People often push the Q-tip in too far and puncture the ear drum, causing permanent damage," Rank says. "It happens more frequently than you might think."
Rank says it's best to leave your ear wax alone. "The ear canal will clean itself out," Rank says. "Our skin is constantly moving outward so the ear wax naturally falls out or is washed off when you shower." If ear wax becomes compacted inside your ear, Rank says it's best to have it removed by your doctor.
Verdict Good for you!
JACQUE WEBER
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Wax on, wax off! Hate that sticky stuff inside your ears? Before you take a Q-tip and dig away, know that wax prevents dryness and protects our ear canal. Just be sure not to get too crazy with clearing out ear wax — you could puncture your ear drum and cause permanent damage.
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