Ever woken up the morning after a good night out feeling as though your head is about to explode? Your mouth feels as though you've been cleaning out ashtrays with your tongue? There is an ominous rumbling in your abdomen that suggests some sort of violent eruption is imminent?
If this sounds familiar, then you may be interested in a potential hangover cure based on volcanic dust.
Global Health Products (GHP), a company based in West Sussex in the UK, is looking for investors to raise £300,000 to market Zetox, a supplement that is said to absorb the toxins resulting from the body breaking down alcohol 'like Velcro'.
The company wants to sell the mineral supplement in chemists and health food shops. It is already available through its website as a supplement 'to naturally detoxify the body'. According to GHP, the mineral has been used as a traditional detoxifying agent for filtering water, purifying animal feed and treating victims of nuclear contamination from Chernobyl. It is claimed that six Zetox capsules taken before a night out will enable you to drink four or five pints - of beer, one presumes - without getting a headache. What it won't do, of course, is protect the body from the heart, liver and other health problems caused by heavy drinking.
As yet, no clinical trials have been carried out to determine the effectiveness of Zetox, but if and when the time comes, there probably won't be any shortage of volunteer patients!