5 popular hangover myths that don't work after holiday drinking, according to experts

From office parties to family gatherings and New Year's Eve celebrations, the holiday season is often a time for overindulging — and for waking up the next morning scrambling for a hangover fix. 

While social media can be chock-full of supposed cures — from greasy breakfasts and "hair of the dog" cocktails to sweat-it-out exercises — experts say most hangover remedies don't address how the body actually processes alcohol.

"Most hangover 'cures' fail because they treat the liver like...