Here in Canada, we just celebrated my favourite holiday – Thanksgiving.
Although it’s my favourite holiday of the year, it does come with a price – an overwhelming amount of food.
However, this year, I was much better than I have been in the past. I remember when I was younger stuffing my face with plates of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and of course dessert.
This only led to me falling asleep on the couch right after dinner due to sheer digestive exhaustion.
This year was different though.
Yes, I did have some turkey (I do eat meat occasionally).
Yes, I did have stuffing, potatoes, and all the other great veggies.
But I only had a little piece of dessert, which for me is a huge step forward since I’ve got a big sweet tooth, especially for pumpkin pie.
The thing is, though, that I now I value how I want to feel more than the instant gratification of any given food. Therefore, I waited a good hour or so to allow my dinner to digest somewhat before enjoying a little piece of pumpkin pie.
Believe me, the following morning I felt much better.
I also pulled out 2 of my other digestive “weapons” to help me fight the turkey dinner battle.
The first one was taking several digestive enzymes throughout the meal. Since the entire turkey dinner was “dead” – that is cooked – I knew I had to help my digestive system out by adding some exogenous enzymes to help breakdown the food. These made a huge difference.
The other weapon I used was a probiotic (11 billion per capsule) which I took before going to bed. Probiotics are good bacteria that help your colon finish digestion partially digested foods, help form proper stool, and much more. I take a probiotic every night before going to bed and Thanksgiving was no different.
The combination of eating in moderation and using digestive enzymes and probiotics made a big difference for me in helping me recover from Thanksgiving dinner.
How about you – how was your dinner? Any strategies you’d like to share?
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