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3 Thanksgiving Health Tips to Prevent Weight Gain

AHA Publisher — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:00:28 +0000

Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DMN, CNS – Today, I want to share with you my Thanksgiving health tips, specifically on how to not gain 10 pounds on Thanksgiving! Now, has anyone ever really gained 10 pounds on Thanksgiving day? I doubt it, but you know what, there have been quite a few people who have been close, so I want to share with you my secret today on how to not gain a lot of weight on this festive Thursday. While I haven’t seen anyone actually gain 10 pounds on Thanksgiving day specifically, I have seen people gain 10 pounds over a 30-day period between Thanksgiving and Christmas! You don’t want to be that person, so let me share with you my top secrets and tips for not gaining holiday weight. 3 Important Thanksgiving Health Tips 1. Get Active The No. 1 Thanksgiving health tip I would recommend you do, first thing Thanksgiving morning, is get outside and get active. Even if it’s snowing in your area, getting outside for 20 minutes is a great thing to do — or if you can’t do that, do a 20-minute burst training workout. If you don’t have 20 minutes, even five minutes can help you keep that weight off. So make sure on Thanksgiving morning to wake up and get active, whether that’s taking a walk outside or a 20-minute BurstFit routine. That’s going to help you keep weight off Thanksgiving morning. In addition to your morning workout, get outside and do something active during the day. One of the things we’ve done in my family for years is we get out and we play a little bit of 3-on-3 or 5-on-5 football for an hour or so, both men and women. We love doing it. Getting outside and creating a fun family tradition like that — maybe some backyard football — is a great way to have a lot of fun, follow some great tradition and, at the same time, work to not pack on the pounds from some of those extra calories you’re probably consuming Thanksgiving day. 2. Focus on Protein Another one of my Thanksgiving health tips when you’re trying to lose weight or just keep the weight off these holidays is to focus on more good, quality protein foods. Turkey is amazing. It’s full of tryptophan, protein and other amino acids that can really support your immune system, which can help improve your mood. There are a lot healthy benefits of turkey so when you’re loading up that plate Thanksgiving Day, pack on the turkey. For instance, in addition to providing protein with fewer calories and less fat than beef and the tryptophan that helps the body make niacin and serotonin — which helps your mood — turkey contains selenium, phosphorus and B vitamins. Selenium benefits include its role as a powerful antioxidant that regulatesthyroid hormone metabolism and reproduction. With almost half of the daily recommended value of selenium in a serving, turkey is an excellent selenium source. As a food high in phosphorus, turkey also helps the body make protein and use carbs and fats, thus helping prevent weight gain. Throw in the beneficial B vitamin content — namely niacin, vitamin B6 and riboflavin — and turkey also benefits digestion, brain development, immunity, metabolism and red blood cell production. So have the turkey piled high, go easy on the gravy, go easy on the stuffing, and add lots of turkey and then lots of good vegetables to your Thanksgiving plate. If you can get some good protein in there — even things like deviled eggs that you can make as healthier options — that’s one of the best Thanksgiving health tips I can offer. So again, I highly recommend loading up on the turkey if you want to keep the weight off here Thanksgiving day. Plus, as an added benefit, you can make so many healthy, delicious leftover turkey recipes that help limit weight gain and keep those pants from getting too tight! 3. Monitor Your Meals Last but not least on the Thanksgiving health tips list, if you want to really keep weight off on Thanksgiving Day, monitor your meals. Pumpkin pie is fine as is a little bit of cranberry sauce — like my Cranberry Sauce with Pecans recipe — but really try and stick to one piece during the day. Also, on Thanksgiving morning, wake up and consume a superfood shake. You’re probably going to overeat at that big Thanksgiving meal — and maybe even with the leftovers that night — but if you can still wake up and get a good, healthy, quality breakfast, that’s going to help you keep the weight off. Don’t eat a lot of carbs in the morning — you’re probably going to get more carbs in the afternoon. Instead, I recommend a healthy smoothie recipe with a good, quality protein powder, some coconut milk and maybe like half a cup of berries — but really limit your carbohydrates in the morning. That’s going to allow your body to burn more carbs later on in the day. If you do those three things, you’re not going to pack on the weight. If you overeat a little bit, that’s fine — just get back on your horse on Friday or Monday. Have a blessed Thanksgiving. To read the original article click here. For more articles from Dr. Axe click here.

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Healthiest Holidays Ever: What to Eat & How to Handle Falling Off Track (Part 2)

AHA Publisher — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 08:00:15 +0000

Dr. Don Colbert – If you’re aiming to make this year your healthiest Holidays ever, we are here to help. Earlier last week, we started with a simplified frame of mind with our first post in this 4-part series. Today, it’s tips for what to eat during November and December, and how to get back on track if you fall off. This 4-part series will cover these topics for your Healthiest Holidays Ever: Part 1: Begin in the Mind: How to Slow Down, Simplify, and Get Enough Sleep During the Holidays Part 2 (this post): What to Eat and What to Do When/If You Fall Off-Plan Part 3: Healthy Habits for Staying Social, Holidays Meals, and Parties Part 4: How to End One Year With Gratitude and Peace, and Choose Optimism for a New Year 6 Easy Tips for What to Eat During the Holiday Months The easiest way to stay on track with eating through the Holidays is to focus on what you should eat, day to day. Remember, as we discussed in Part 1, the actual Holidays are only 2-3 days. For the rest of November and December, do your best to eat normally and stay on track (then, the 2-3 days won’t make a big difference in the overall picture). Day-to-day, you know what to do. Stay in the Keto Zone and/or on track with healthy eating. Here’s what to eat during the Holidays, and what to skip during these months: 1. Eat as much from home as possible. Anytime you eat out, you are risking eating foods that are laden in hidden carbs, sugars, processed fats, and more. You are in control of all of this at home. 2. Avoid processed, quick dinner if possible. TV dinners or other ready-made convenient ones are often high in unhealthy ingredients. Instead, save time with these kitchen time-savings tips. 3. Eat plenty of vegetables, at home, at parties, or when out. Bitter greens, kale, broccoli dishes, salads, fermented vegetables, like Keto Zone Sauerkraut, and more can be a great addition to the feast. If you’ve decided to bring a vegetable dish, use a fun, unique, delicious vegetable recipe to keep it lively and not drab. 4. Whether at home or away, find a healthy protein. Turkey, chicken, seafood, grass-fed beef, venison, and elk are all great choices that will fill you up and keep you from craving other foods. 5. Add healthy fats. Olive oil, avocados, MCT oils, nuts, seeds, and coconut oil are great choices. 6. If you have a get-together that involves sharing cookies or desserts, consider making a healthy one. Try our pumpkin cookies, Keto Zone Pumpkin Pie, Cranberry Tart, or Pumpkin Cashew Cookies. What to Do if You Get Off Track: It’s easy to get carried away and overeat during a holiday. But, if you’re trying to stay in the Keto Zone and eat a healthy diet, the indulgence can cause a host of issues in your body including: • Increased blood sugar and insulin • Increased fluid retention • Inflammation • Weight Gain If this describes your day-after-Thanksgiving condition, it’s time to get right back on track. One of the best ways to get back is a detox smoothie. Why? It provides both a physical and mental shift back towards Keto Zone eating. There’s no wallowing in guilt. Here’s what it is and why it works. Drink it, and consider yourself back on track. Keto Zone Anti-Bloat Detox Celery Smoothie Ingredients: • 1.5 cups almond milk • 1 cup spinach, loosely packed • ½ cup cucumber, sliced (appox. ¼ medium cucumber) • ½ cup celery, chopped (appox. 1 medium stalk) • ½ small avocado (peeled & pitted) • 1 scoop MCT Oil Powder OR 1 tbsp. coconut oil • 1 scoop Hydrolyzed Collagen Powder • 1/2 small beet OR 1 scoop Fermented Green or Red Supremefood (recommend: Apple Cinnamon) • Optional: 5-10 drops liquid stevia or low-carb sweetener of choice, to taste Instructions: 1. Into a blender, mix almond milk and spinach. Pulse to break down spinach and make room for the other ingredients. 2. Add all ingredients EXCEPT stevia. 3. Blend for about 1 minute or until creamy. 4. Taste it. If you’ve used flavored MCT Oil Powder and/or Green Supremefood, it may be sweet enough. If not, add stevia (or another low-carb sweetener), to taste. Nutrition Info: 375 Calories, 25g of Fat, 20g of Protein, 4g of Net Carbs Detox from Sugar Bloating If you’ve overeaten, eaten too many carbohydrates, or indulged in sugary desserts during Thanksgiving, there’s a good chance you’re not feeling so hot today. Don’t despair, we’ve got a secret weapon in our detox smoothie: celery. Sugar can cause damage to the body. But, celery can help you stop the damage, reverse it, and get back on track. Detox Celery Smoothie to the Rescue While I’m not encouraging you to ever overeat sugary desserts and carbohydrates, we all live in the real world and know it happens. Rather than pretend it doesn’t, let’s focus on a tool to get you back on track. One tool is celery and this Keto Zone Celery Detox Smoothie. Why celery? Celery has a gentle diuretic effect which quickly normalizes fluid retention without leaving you dehydrated. This beats the bloat. Next, it’s loaded with nutrients. In fact, celery is: • A nutrition powerhouse. It contains calcium, copper, magnesium, iron, zinc, and potassium. In addition, a plethora of vitamins: including vitamins A, C, E, D, B6, B12, and vitamin K as well as thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid and fiber (1). • Rich in Vitamin C, which promotes good immune function and works as an antioxidant to reduce oxidative stress. • A blood pressure reducer. It reduces stress hormones and relaxes arteries to make them more elastic (2). • A cholesterol-binder. Celery increases bile production which binds cholesterol in the gut and promotes excretion out of the body (3). A gentle diuretic. Detox Celery Smoothie Super Ingredients: The other ingredients in the Detox Celery Smoothie are not exactly slouches. They bolster it to the next level and provide a full-nutrition meal with healthy fats and protein. Cucumber also promotes gentle diuresis, helping you beat the bloat from extra foods and sugars. Avocado is full of vitamins and minerals along with health-promoting omega-9 fats and cholesterol-binding fiber. Spinach provides many phytochemicals, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. It’s deep green hue is an indication of health-benefiting chlorophyll. MCT Oil Powder is a convenient and non-greasy form of the best MCTs available. They are easy-to-digest and produce ketones your brain can use as a super-fuel. Hydrolyzed Collagen Powder promotes healthy hair, skin, nails, joints, gut function, and more. Additionally, it provides amino acids seldom found in modern diets. Fermented Green Supremefood, a blend of fermented vegetables and wheatgrass, provides concentrated vitamins and minerals. The fermentation process “opens up” these natural superfoods to get more nutrients out. Plus, it contains healthy bacteria to support digestive and whole-body health. Bottom Line Feel better already? You should be. Just knowing you have a tool for such a case as post-Thanksgiving bloat is a good start. Don’t delay! Blend this up and drink it. This Keto Zone Anti-Bloat Detox Smoothie has all the nutrition you need to shed the extra water weight, boost energy, and get back into the Keto Zone. To read the original article click here. For more articles from Dr. Colbert click here.

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