--- description: Two Yale University students have teamed up to create SunUp, what they claim is an 'all natural' cure for hangovers. title: Yale Students Think They Found a Natural Cure for Hangovers image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2978016562ffb4e/6988c0b986f68e4ec76e4103/sunup.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [drinking](/tag/drinking/) ## drinking Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Yale Students Think They've Found a Natural Cure for Hangovers ## Video: Hangover-Free Alcohol [Watch (HLS stream): Hangover-Free Alcohol](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/yuJIaRg2.m3u8) (0:38)  _Published 2016-09-23. "Alcosynth" produces similar effects to alcohol, but doesn't cause nausea or headaches._ by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 31, 2017 12:31 PM CUT by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 31, 2017 12:31 PM CUT Two [Yale University](http://time.com/4668029/yale-renames-calhoun-college/ "undefined") students believe they’ve found an “all natural” cure for [hangovers.](http://time.com/4583564/wine-hangovers/ "undefined") Seniors Liam McClintock and Margaret Morse partnered with Yale alumni, professors and a pharmaceutical manufacturer to create [SunUp](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sunup-live-for-tonight-and-tomorrow-college#/ "undefined") — a natural, citrus-flavored powder supplement that dissolves in water, according to the group’s [Indiegogo](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sunup-live-for-tonight-and-tomorrow-college#/ "undefined") crowdsourcing page. Consumers recovering from a night of drinking alcohol can simply stir it in their drink and sip. The ingredients in SunUp are meant to prime the body with essential nutrients to combat alcohol toxicity, while at the same time balancing glutamine levels and counteracting immunological disturbances, the group wrote. “I’ve tried all the so-called magic hangover cures, but nothing’s very effective. They’re like slapping a bandaid on the wound after the damage has already occurred, instead of preventing the damage in the first place,” McClintock said in the video on their Indiegogo page. “That’s why Maggie and I teamed up to create the best defense to a hangover, backed by science.” McClintock and Morse are attempting to raise money for SunUp, explaining that the pharmaceutical manufacturer they are working with requires $20,000 in order to produce a minimum production run of SunUp packets. They have currently raised $25,915, an impressive 130% of their $20,000 goal. 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