What to Do About a Sugar Hangover

: Episode 581 - Listener Jennifer asks Vinnie what happened when she had a serious sugar hangover after putting a little life into living. She has been very successful with her transition to NSNG and wanted to know why she felt so poorly the day after a little cake and fried chicken... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER JENNIFER Lives in Boston, MA Italian heritage (therefore she and Vinnie hit it off right away) Has always been a relatively healthy eater, then before she started down NSNG she had a phase of eating LOTS of sugar when she was drinking She used to be a daily wine drinker (over 7 months ago) Lifts 4 days a week (& spins) Has been NSNG for a few months Found it through Dr. Drew Sometimes, Jennifer likes to put LIL Cake & fried chicken at a b-day party Felt really horrible the next day WHAT TO DO ABOUT A SUGAR HANGOVER Jennifer felt like she had the flu the day after eating sugar Sugar is addicting and poisoning You feel awful from the poison and you feel the withdrawal from the sugar, too Try to make sure you don't have a cheat day or even an entire cheat meal Salt is helpful and good proteins Don't use sugar to get rid of your hangover -- easy to get in that cycle