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Sugar for Hiccups

Sugar for Hiccups

When it comes to getting rid of those pesky hiccups, you’ve tried it all – holding your breath, drinking water upside down, even having your friend try to jump out of a closet to scare you – but nothing ever seems to work…until now. According to Prevention magazine, swallowing one or two teaspoons of granular sugar resets the irritated nerve that causes the spasm in your diaphragm. Pretty sweet, huh?

By Daniel Halperin, published July 12, 2011. Daniel is a freelance writer based in New York City.