✨Check out my 7 Holiday Ayurvedic Tips to help support your digestion! Very key 🔑 to incorporate for less bloating, gas, acid reflux, sluggish digestion, weight gain etc…
✨Another key point, overconsumption. At this time of year I want to 🤮 because so much excess. Crazy 🤪 Moderation, and mindfulness 🧘♀️ = happy lol 😂😂
✨As a kid my family celebrated x mas, my Mom put great effort into cooking, cleaning, 🧼 etc… and we had very large family gatherings which was fun. 🤩 As we grew up, it was not so much of a big deal to celebrate, just focus on the family aspect.
Some of us will be at holiday festivities, and for some of us this means lots of heartburn, gas, and bloating. During the holiday season our routine changes due to late dinners, excessive sweet treats, cold foods, more alcohol, and irregular meals. This can aggravate Vata, Pitta + Kapha, slowing digestion, causing acid reflux, creating ama (toxins) that leave you feeling heavy and dull.
Over consumption of foods, alcohol etc… Over consumption is something we already battle with on a (external) societal level, which has a psychological impact, (internally).
Read 7 tips on how you can support your digestion during the holidays by incorporating some easy steps!
TIP #1.) Eat only until you are 75% full, this will help prevent acid reflux, bloating, and gas.
50% solid food, 25% liquids like water, juice, beverages etc…, 25% left empty for air, + proper digestive movement.
This process allows the body’s neurohormonal signalling pathways enough time to register fullness + prompt satiation + satiety mechanisms that govern appetite + meal size. These mechanisms include complex interactions between the stomach, intestines, + brain.
TIP #2.) Support your gut health with appropriate digestive herbs 20-30 minutes before meals.
This acts as a natural prebiotic. My formulas are geared specifically for your Prakruti/Constitution, + imbalances. No one size fits all. Synthetic probiotics, + digestives are only targeting specific strains in your gut, and can further cause dysbiosis. My blends help repair leaky gut. My blends contain salicylates which help decrease swelling in the gut. This blend protects the stomach lining. Helps deadly bacteria from wreaking havoc on the digestive system. Reduces inflammation of the intestinal tract. Soothes inflamed mucous membranes of the bowel + stomach + neutralizes excess stomach acids. Mucilage coats the lining of the digestive system. Soothes mucous membranes of bowels. Neutralizes stomach acid, helps support beneficial bacteria in the gut, and supports healthy microbiome.
This blend below is the one I am referring to for gut health, in tip #2.
TIP #3.) Support your gut with my digestive enzymes, which are 100% plant based, no synthetics. This will help your body break down food. Use directly after meals. This amazing blend stimulates the production and secretion of essential digestive enzymes + increases movement through the intestines. Helps alleviate stomach inflammation. Reduces upset stomach symptoms, like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Great for nausea, eliminates gas, bloating, in stomach + intestines. Relieves flatulence, carminative action. Calming + numbing effect relaxes stomach muscles, so bile can break down fats + food can move through the stomach quickly. Relieves cramping or pressing stomach pains, associated with nausea, + vomiting. Treats pain in the abdominal region. This blend will help support a healthy microbial balance, + eradicate hydrogenic bacteria.
This blend below is the one I am referring to for gut health, in tip #3.
TIP #4.) A 15 minute walk after meals can aid in digestion. Go for a brisk walk after lunch, and dinner. This really helps with insulin resistance + blood sugar control by helping muscles use glucose, preventing spikes, and improving insulin sensitivity.
TIP #5.) Eat your main, and largest meal at lunchtime, when digestion is the strongest, before 2 pm. The body’s sensitivity to insulin is higher in the morning + afternoon.
Eating carbohydrates + calories earlier in the day helps the body manage blood glucose levels more effectively, reducing large spikes and reduces the risk of metabolic issues.
Digestive enzyme secretion + metabolic rate are at their peak around midday, typically between
10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
TIP #6.) Eat dinner from 6 – 7 pm. Eat at least three hours before bedtime as the digestive fire begins to diminish.
This helps your body have enough time to digest food, which contributes to better sleep quality + overall digestive function.
TIP #7.) Do not mix fruits with heavy meals.
Fruits digest quicker than heavier foods like (proteins + grains). Heavier foods take much longer to digest, causing fruit to ferment, which causes gas, bloating, and toxins (ama).
Fruits are best eaten alone as snacks, 30 minutes – 1 hour before or 1-2 hours after meals.
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