Ate too much? Here's how to cure post-holiday tummy aches
December 21, 2009
Did you overdo it on rich holiday dinners and sweets? Have you had one too many rum-and-eggnogs by the fire?
You're in good company. Many of us indulge over Christmas and face digestive woes in the days that follow.
Dr. Tom Bayne, a chiropractor who runs a holistic wellness centre in Chicago, offers these tips for relieving an upset digestive system and getting back on track.
1. Walk it off: Walking helps food move along the digestive tract, improving digestion and absorption. For added benefits, walk while massaging your abdomen with your palms, in a circle around your belly button.
2. Drink herbal tea: Relieve that feeling of fullness with herbal teas that target your digestion. Steep 1 teaspoon each of mint, rosemary, oregano, cilantro, sage, and basil and in a cup of hot water. Drink after each meal to soothe and prevent bloating.
3. The next morning drink apple cider: Apple cider vinegar is traditionally used to remedy digestive distress, support liver detoxification, normalize digestive juices, and reduce intestinal bloating. Mix 1 tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar with 12 ounces of warm water, and drink in the morning on empty stomach. Feel free to add a little honey or maple syrup. Lemon water will also help.
4. Eat right: After overdoing it, make sure to eat meals with fibre and protein to help your body recover. Reach for the Clementine oranges instead of that box of chocolates.
5. Drink water: Though this is hardly a secret remedy for combating a hangover, it bears repeating. Alcohol dehydrates your system, so drinking plenty of water will help combat some of your unpleasant hangover symptoms, re-hydrate your body, and flush out toxins. Drink a few glasses of room temperature, filtered water after a night of holiday extravagance.
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