We’ve all been there-you had a few too many margaritas the night before and wake up with a pounding headache and a full day of things to do. A hangover is caused by dehydration of the body and produces such unpleasant effects as headaches, thirst, nausea, irritability, and tiredness.

Over the past several year’s acupuncture has evolved from a far-east novelty to something that is being readily offered and accepted by the Western medical community.

You try to only have a few drinks at the neighbor’s annual Christmas potluck but before you know it you’re dancing the night away. And, oh, are you ever regretting it in the morning when the hangover hits! Next time, you can do some damage control before you spend another weekend at home nursing a headache. Here are some of the old-fashioned remedies you may have heard of that really work.