Wishing you a Healthy and Happy Holiday Season

The time has finally arrived for family, friends, and Delicious Holiday Meals! Don’t spend this Holiday Season feeling bloated, guilty, or worrying about gaining extra pounds …Instead take a few minutes to get prepared!  (ps...I have product tips at the end) :0)

Here are a few things to keep in mind during the Holiday Season
 1. Set Realistic Goals    
Before getting fully thrown into holiday festivities set some goals for yourself.  Do you want to lose a few more pounds, focus on maintaining your weight, or is your goal to eat mindfully and listen to your body this holiday season?  Write your goals down!  It would be a great idea to set goals every week.  Specific goals will help you to stay focused.

2. Eat Mindfully
When out and about make sure to eat mindfully.  This can be done by fixing a plate of food rather than grazing over all the delicious goodies.  I challenge you to have a seat and enjoy what you are eating!  Smell it, taste it, chew it, and enjoy all the nutrients it has to offer!  This will increase satisfaction and decrease hunger.  
 
3. Choose Wisely 
Don’t go to the party starving!  Have some vegetables, a piece of fruit, boiled egg, or a protein shake before you go.  Once you arrive, take a walk around and look at all the food and treats.  Then you will have a good idea of your options.  Choose nutrient dense foods such as: nuts, fruit, vegetables, olives, deviled eggs, etc. and be sure to eat a small amount of protein.  Protein will help to keep your blood sugar balanced which will decrease cravings.  Try avoiding or limiting cheese, dairy, and densed carbohydrates (these foods are harder to digest). 
 
4. Be sure to Drink Water 
Water is essential for the body to function properly.  It helps carry nutrients to the cells, as well as toxins out of cells and out of the blood.  It is recommended to drink half of your body’s weight in ounces of water a day!  When having “Adult Beverages”, be sure to drink a glass of water between each drink.    

5. Get Moving
 When visiting with family, make it fun!  Take a walk around the block, take the children to play outside.  Moving the body will help to keep all channels of elimination open.  It will also help to burn off any extra calories consumed.

6. Give Thanks 
Take a moment to give thanks for all that is around you!  Look at the fabulous food and give gratitude by saying thank you or a blessing before consuming it.  Be thankful for family and friends and the New Year that it soon to come!

These are a few Herbal Products you may find beneficial:
Weight Management
Carbo Grabbers with Chromium:
This product decreases the absorption of carbohydrates and helps reduce the conversion of some starches into calories.  It is beneficial for balancing blood sugar levels that are already with in normal range.  This is a great product to use during the Holiday Season especially when eating more carbohydrates and sugary foods than usual.  
**Do Not take with Food Enzymes (the combination will cause gas) better taken with Proactazyme

Cinnamate:
this product is a powder beverage (can be used hot or cold) that combines a traditional blend of Yerba Mate with Cinnamon and other important herbs.   It serves as an excellent digestive and blood-sugar management tool, has an effective mood and energy booster, and has been know to help decrease weight specifically in the waist line.

Fat Grabbers:
This product decreases the absorption of fat by binding to it and eliminating it.  It is also beneficial in maintaining cholesterol.  It is especially beneficial during meals which unfamiliar foods with hidden fats or consumed.


Digestion
In order for food to properly digest, digestion enzymes need to be present.  When we consume large amounts of food it is harder for our body to properly digest them which can lead to bloating, acid reflux, constipation, diarrhea, etc. Taking an enzyme supplement will help the body to digest and absorb the nutrients from the foods consumed.

Verdazymes:
This formula contains a full-spectrum enzyme blend to digest carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, along with a number of soothing herbs, including Peppermint, Passion Flower, and Marshmallow.  Offered in capsule form, Verdezyme is designed to help calm the digestive system and relax the mind.  It is great for those who have occational digestive discomfort, acid reflux, a nervous stomach, or feel bloated.

 Food Enzymes: 
A digestion enzyme that digest proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.  It has small amounts of Hydrochloric Acid and bile salts which help digest protein and fats.  It may relieve occasional indigestion or acid reflux.

Proactazyme Plus:
This is a plant based enzyme which digest a combination of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.  It may be taken on an empty stomach, to help with undigested foods or relieve bloating.


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