Print article If you’re feeling sluggish after an evening, weekend, or fortnight of eating and drinking to excess, don’t beat yourself up! Just balance it out with some extra self-care.
No matter how healthy we are in our daily lives, most of us tend to loosen the reigns a little bit around the holidays (including health coaches). This occasional overindulgence can make us happy, especially if we do it with loved ones. However, if you normally stick with a healthy diet, an excess of sugar and alcohol can be a shock to your body.
To reset, here is a plan that works for me and may work for you too:
Wake-up: Drink 6-8oz of warm water with lemon and optional 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. This is great for the digestive system and reduces bloat.
Mid morning: Celery Juice recipe. This will help flush out toxins and is an effective diuretic. it will also alkaline the body and make you feel good!
Move your body: You don’t need to over do it. A walk or bike ride in nature, gentle yoga class, even raking leaves will give you an endorphin boost.
Sweat it out: I find an infrared sauna helpful (followed by a cold shower). It helps further flush out toxins, improves circulation, and helps me relax.
Cabbage Soup: I like to give my digestive system a break if I overindulge and eat soup for a day. This Cabbage Soup recipe is simple and soothing, and full of flavor. I eat it for lunch and dinner with a serving of crackers. Not into cabbage? No problem. You can find other green vegetable soups on the website that are great cleansers, delicious and very satisfying.
Probiotic: A probiotic can help rebalance our gut bacteria. Probiotics can be from supplements or foods like yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut.
Water: Dehydration can cause low mood, poor energy levels. and sluggish digestive system. Drink water all through out your day!
Sleep: Getting a good nights sleep is very healing for the body. 7-8 hours.
You’ll feel great tomorrow if you are mindful of what you do for your body today.
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