Drinking alcohol can cause your body to lose a lot of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Zinc is among the most important ones.

With that in mind, when you're done reading this article, you will understand how and why zinc plays a critical part in your recovery from a hangover.

What is zinc?

Zinc is a type of mineral that your body needs in order to perform its basic functions.

Here are some of the main health benefits of zinc:

• It improves the strength of your immune system.
• It supports the well-being of your metabolism process.
• Zinc helps your body recover from wounds.
• The mineral is effective in fighting the common cold.
• It is essential for cell growth.
• Zinc plays a role in producing proteins and enzymes, such as those that influence our tasting and smelling senses, as well as the ones that metabolize alcohol.

The human body doesn't naturally produce zinc. Therefore, the best way to supply it with this critical mineral is through foods that are rich with zinc.

Examples include dairy, fish, poultry, red meat, and certain types of cereals. Alternatively, you could also get it through zinc supplements that may be taken orally or through an IV injection.

The amount of zinc that your body has to consume largely depends on your age and gender.

Adult men and women need 14 and 8 milligrams per day, respectively. Males that are 14 to 18 years old must have 13 milligrams daily, while females in the same age group require 7 milligrams.

Younger children (regardless of their gender) should take the following amounts of zinc each day (based on their age):

• Up To 6 Months Old: 2 milligrams per day
• 7 Months to 3 Years Old: 3 milligrams per day
• 4 to 8 Years Old: 4 milligrams per day
• 9 to 13 Years Old: 6 milligrams per day

With all that being said, adults may want to take larger amounts of zinc after they consume alcohol to reduce the associated side effects.

Is zinc good for hangovers?

Your intake of zinc and the metabolism of alcohol are directly related to one another. That is to say that zinc is good for hangovers because it allows your organs to get rid of the toxins faster.

To illustrate, here is how alcohol is metabolized by the body after you have a drink:

1. Your body takes in the alcohol contents, including ethanol (the way that it breaks down ethanol determines how severe your hangover will be).
2. About 20% and 80% of the ethanol is absorbed by your stomach and small intestines, respectively. From there, it goes to the liver.
3. The liver's cytosol releases zinc enzymes, known as alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), to turn the ethanol into acetaldehyde, a toxic substance that can cause tissue damage and other alcohol-induced problems.
4. At this point, the quantity of zinc that's in your liver goes down. The amount of zinc enzymes/ADH that your liver can produce influences how quickly your body will metabolize and get rid of the acetaldehyde, preventing it from causing liver and tissue damage.

Simply put, supplying your organs with zinc helps minimize hangover symptoms through breaking down the ethanol and removing the toxic substances from your biological system.

Just as importantly, the mineral keeps your immune system strong, enables your damaged tissues to heal, and supports your cell functions.

Alongside zinc, there are various vitamins that can reduce hangover symptoms.

What other vitamins are helpful for hangovers?

Here are the benefits of vitamin supplements for alcohol withdrawal syndrome and how each of them plays a role in your recovery:

• Vitamin A: Your liver relies on vitamin A to break down and metabolize alcohol. Consequently, having a few drinks could cause your body to lose a lot of vitamin A and negatively affect your liver.
• Vitamin B1: This vitamin is important for converting protein, sugar, and fat into energy. Drinking alcohol lowers the amount of B1 that your stomach digests, but taking a vitamin supplement restores it and boosts your energy levels.
• Vitamins B2, B3, and B9: All of these vitamins are crucial for supplying you with energy and maintaining the well-being of your blood and nervous systems. Since alcohol impacts your organs' ability to produce these vitamins, taking the associated supplements allows you to get better sooner.
• Vitamin C: Because it makes you urinate frequently, alcohol can make you lose large quantities of vitamin C. Taking supplements, meanwhile, improves your immune system's functionality, calms your stomach (if it's irritated or sensitive), and cleanses your body.

To recover from a hangover even quicker, you may want to consider combining zinc and vitamin supplements with other treatment methods.

Other Hangover Cures

The following are a few hangover cures that can minimize your symptoms:

• Water: It is common knowledge that drinking alcohol leads to dehydration. Therefore, it goes without saying that having a few glasses of water will supply you with the hydration that you need and allow you to metabolize toxins faster.
• Alkaline Water: In the same vein, alkaline water (which is rich with hydrating electrolytes) is an excellent way for cleansing your body.
• Pain Killers: Certain painkillers, such as ibuprofen and Tylenol, can temporarily calm your headache and reduce bodily aches.
• IV Therapy: An IV solution that contains all the vitamins and minerals that your body is low on will instantly supply you with the hydration, nutrition, and overall relief that you're looking for.

As you consider these different options, keep in mind that an IV injection is the fastest way to supplement your organs and blood system with what they're missing.

Reset IV Hangover Packages

Here at Reset IV, we offer five hangover packages that can meet your needs before and after you drink.

Depending on how severely hungover you are, you may choose between one of our normal saline packages or combine it with a cocktail of medication and vitamins that you choose.

We are available 24/7 and come to your home, hotel, or office when you need us most.

Above all, our team of medical and IV experts will be at your doorstep within 45 minutes after you make a request.

You can contact us by clicking here or giving us a call at 1-844-387-4870.