So, one Christmas Day, before the guests arrived, Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall swallowed a shot of olive oil and chased it with a mug of warm eggnog and fireplace charcoal. Q Your book notes that, “among countless hungover writers, so very few have written actual hangover books.” Why did you want to do this? It didn’t taste that bad, but I combined that with olive oil. Olive oil before drinking is as prevalent and ancient a remedy as charcoal. There are still a lot of places in Europe where it is customary to take a swig of olive oil before you start drinking.

Source: National Post November 26, 2018 18:45 UTC