What to do about the excesses of Christmas
Do you know that Christmas Day will see many people packing in around 7,000 calories and 90gms of that is going to be fat ! – especially if they are following some of the celebrity chef’s recipes which include so much extra fat, salt and sugar it is incredible and of course Christmas Day goes into Boxing Day, consuming even more calories and so it goes on till New Year when people will be groaning with tight waistbands and very uncomfortable digestive systems.
Am I to late to save anyone from digestive disaster – I guess so ! because all we have now is one day, as I am sure it will all begin tomorrow xmas eve - all I can do now is give some great tips on what to do to start putting your health first so I have only 4 tips, there is no need for any more right now as these 4 tips will be guaranteed to make a massive impact on your health - start with any day between now and new year to try these tips, with a promise to yourselves to start the New Year working on great health.
Forget dieting – it only makes you fat – instead follow these four tips, yes only four as this is really simple.
Tip 1 Drink at least two litres of water daily – starting the day with a very large glass of hot water sliced lemons and limes, this will kick the digestive system into action, particularly that poor gallbladder which is working so hard to emulsify all that fat ! and during the day have several of those combined with herbal teas of your choice as this will help to flush the kidneys and of course re-hydrate the body too
Tip 2 Cut out all sugar from your diet, that which you are adding by the spoonful to hot drinks and cereal but also hidden sugar in all those biscuits, cakes, chocolate, puddings and fizzy drinks. Sugar is so addictive and can raise the glucose in the blood very quickly but also drop it to a level that will give you that heady, spacey feeling and that combined with a high fat diet will certainly contribute to the onset of type 11 diabetes Stop any chemical sweetners too. Eat fresh fruit and raw carrots plenty of natural sugar in those, make up a combination so that you can snack when necessary
Tip 3 Cut out salt, this means that anything you buy in a packet, tin or ready meal and takeaway will likely to contain added salt as well as other non essential food. If you are cooking from scratch you can add a little pure sea salt. Too much salt can cause high blood pressure, kidney stones even. What can you do ! Use fresh herbs and spices to flavor food and have lots of fresh raw vegetables and salads as these contain only naturally balanced minerals
Tip 4 Cut out yeast – so that means bread and rolls, pizza and some gravy powders – why, because yeast causes bloating due to an organism called candida, this is a big subject so I cannot cover it here, more on my website. But believe me it makes a massive difference, cutting out bread means less butter, cheese, mayo and all those other high fat products people make sandwiches with.
During Christmas Day to New Years Day try to follow these tips wherever possible and if you get a day when there is nothing going on, just have fresh vegetable soups, fresh fruit and raw vegetables, give the digestive system a rest and reduce calories too.
We are now well on the way to a cracking good New Year, make the most of your health, do you know, many people spend their health getting wealthy and their wealth getting healthy – stop now and think how precious you are………….