„h You had a little too much to drink last night

„h You have a headache

„h You feel weak

„h Nauseated

„h Dizzy

„h Dehydration of the body - Alcohol is a diuretic (a drug that increases urination and flushes fluids from the body). Drinking coffee the following morning will only increase this problem, as coffee is also a diuretic.

„h Drinking too much alcohol - Too much alcohol depletes the body of necessary substances required to stay healthy such as vitamins and minerals, water, and blood sugar.

„h Some alcohol is worse than others - Brandy, red wine, rum, whisky, white wine, gin and vodka. The British Medical Journal did tests that showed drinking bourbon whiskey is twice as likely to cause a hangover than the same amount of vodka.

„h There may be mild poisons in your drink - Dr Ian Calder of the London based National Hospital for Neurosurgey states that there are complex organic molecules such as methanol and acetone that are found in some drinks and are said to be responsible for hangovers rather than ethanol (alcohol).

„h Mixing drinks can cause hangovers.

„h The wine is from a bad harvest - If you are drinking wine that comes from a country where a small change in the climate can make a big difference to the quality of wine, eg France, Germany, New Zealand, then in a bad season the wine contains many more substances that can cause hangovers.

„h You¡¦re drinking a wine that¡¦s too young - Almost all red wines and chardonnay are matured in oak barrels so that they will keep and improve. If you drink this wine younger than three years you run a higher risk of getting a hangover. As a rule of thumb wine stored in oak barrels for six months should be acceptable to drink within the first year. If the wine is stored for twelve months or more in oak barrels it should then be left for at least four years.