Christmas and New Year's Eve are fast approaching and like many people, you will soon be experiencing the marathon of festive meals, copious and just as much watered down... This year, take things into your own hands right now and discover in the next few lines 5 natural tips to digest well!
1. Anticipate to better digest
"Prevention is better than cure," they say. Good digestion comes first and foremost through good gastrointestinal and liver health and therefore, what you put on your plate.
In this case, plan a few days before the date, light meals, with a tendency to vegetarian and hypotoxic. Homemade soups and soups without cream or butter the day before are perfect.
Before "the" meal, limit chocolates and other sweet treats, red meats, fatty sauces, deli meats, industrial dishes and of course alcohol.
To go a little further, it is possible to perform a fasting strict, intermittent, liquid or dry (provided you follow certain practices) or a monodiet in order to rest your digestive system. The monodiet can be practiced over 1 or more days or only over one meal.
2. Optimal hydration between meals
It is advisable to drink a lot outside or before meals to ensure proper hydration and to avoid rushing to the carafe during the meal. In fact, drinking a lot of it while you eat can cause gastroesophageal reflux.
Think of sparkling mineral water which, due to the presence of bicarbonate, facilitates digestion, avoids heartburn, regulates transit as well as blood sugar.
Another way to stay hydrated while taking care of your digestion is to make yourself infusions.
However, be careful not to drink your infusions too hot as the heat can damage the lining of your esophagus and stomach. The ideal temperature would be 60°C max.
3. The plants allied to the digestive system
To put in your plate, in your infusions or to take in dry or liquid extract, plants are wonderful allies to help you take care of your digestive system.
- Peppermint and ginger are antiemetic (anti-nausea) and digestive.
- Fennel, star anise and dill are carminative (facilitates the expulsion of gas)
- Desmodium, milk thistle and black radish are hepatoprotective and the last two, together with rhubarb, stimulate bile secretion and protect the gastric mucosa.
- Licorice (contraindicated in case of high blood pressure) relieves functional dyspepsia (heartburn, ulcerations, reflux ...)
- Artichoke is antiemetic and carminative while being hepatoprotective.
- The turmeric is a natural anti-inflammatory of the digestive tract
- Cumin is an appetizer (opens the appetite) and digestive
- Vervain and lemon balm relieve intestinal spasms
4. Hot water bottle on the liver
Fasting, monodiete, targeted phytotherapy, "preventive" food and hydration allow you to take good care of your digestion by anticipating excesses. However, if this is not enough, there is a simple method to implement (and so pleasant in winter) which is to apply a hot water bottle on your liver every night.
The liver is the largest organ in the body and is involved in over 300 metabolic functions. It is a main emunctory allowing - among other things - the purification of the blood, the elimination of toxins by natural ways and obviously, to a good digestion. To function properly, it needs heat. So the wetter is perfect for supporting him in his cleansing work.
5. The essential oil of lemon against nausea
A little too much to drink? Do you wake up nauseous, with a headache and a loaded tongue? Lemon essential oil will help you get back on track! It has the virtue of stimulating the hepatic activation while protecting it.
To do this, you can take 1 drop of lemon essential oil in a teaspoon of honey at the first signs of nausea, up to 3 times a day.
These 5 tips will help you get through the holidays in great shape as long as you take the time to chew well, listen to the signs of satiety and enjoy what your body can handle...
Now, all that's left is to wish you happy holidays!