Pappy Veale's Soda Mint Hang Over Cure

Here's the ultimate hang-over cure (aka "Pappy Veale's Soda Mints"), from my buddy Bill Hudak. Bill got this recipe from his Army buddy who went to West Point and is a lifer - so he must know how to toss 'em back, thus this cure is the real deal.

1. Potassium: Comes as potassium or "potassium gluconate." It's almost always 3% daily allowance per tablet. Go with three, so 9% of RDA's worth of potassium.

2. Vitamin C: Same number of pills as you take in potassium

3. Multivitamin: One (any kind-- Flintstones chewables or the dinosaur ones from Costco work fine too)

4. Aspirin or ibuprofen (Advil Liqui-Gels are my favorite) , unless you already think you're gonna hurl--then don't take the pills--because it's rough on the stomach

5. Tall glass of water (or five). Warm water metabolizes faster. Gatorade is cool, too.

Follow the above after a hard night of boozing and you should be ready to run a marathon the next morning - no problem.