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Holiday Drinks and Natural Remedies for Hangovers

    Holiday drinks!! What to do if you drink to little water and become dehydrated and have a hangover the following day?

    If you are going to drink this holiday season, please be responsible and smart.  Always choose good quality ingredients and ORGANIC where you can.  Good rule of thumb is drink a glass of water after each mixed drink. This will not affect your “Buzz” It allows your body to metabolize the alcohol content.

    Following the “fun” recipes I have listed a few tips to help sooth your guts.  Remember: if you are a coffee/caffeine person or drinker, those two deplete your B vitamins and fatigue/stress your adrenals out.  Supplements are strongly recommended to help keep levels normal.

    I’d be more than happy to help create a meal plan for you to keep you on track during the holidays.  Happy creating!!

    I found Bailey’s Almond cream, it’s gluten free and vegan.  Was a total hit at class.  The salted Caramel Kaula was a second win!  The Staff at Total Wine was so helpful in answering my questions since my knowledge lacks in this department.  Don’t be afraid to ask….remember you are the consumer and you vote with your dollars so do so wisely.

    Vegan Eggnog Chai Latte
    Dairy Free, Vegan
    Happily serves 1

    ALL ORGANIC INGREDIENTS
    8 oz So Delicious Eggnog
    2 Chai Tea bags
    1/2 cup espresso or Cold Brew
    Optional: 2oz Kahula

    Heat eggnog and 2 tea bags over medium heat, never allowing it to come to a boil. Stir often.
    As soon as eggnog begins to form little bubbles remove from the heat.
    Remove tea bags from eggnog.
    Pour coffee in a mug and top with the chai spiced eggnog.
    Serve immediately.

    Peppermint White Russian Cocktail
    Dairy Free
    Happily serves 2

    1/2 cup Kahlúa coffee liqueur
    1/4 cup Peppermint flavored vodka (2 oz)
    1/2 cup Coconut Cream or coconut egg nog
    6-8 Ice cubes

    Top of Glass:
    1/8 cup vanilla frosting
    1/4 cup peppermint candy bits

    Apply a thin layer of vanilla frosting around the rims of both glasses.
    Add the peppermint bits to a shallow bowl. Dip the rims of each glass into the candy, covering the frosting entirely. Chill for 10 minutes.

    In a cocktail shaker, add the Kahlúa, vodka and coconut cream.
    Shake it!
    Pour into the peppermint-rimmed serving glasses filled with ice.

    Hot Caramel Apple Cider
    Vegan, Gluten Free (Use Tito’s vodka or Towers-it’s Gluten Free)
    Happily serves 4

    ALL ORGANIC INGREDIENTS
    32 oz apple cider (Four 8 oz servings)
    8 oz Caramel vodka
    1 TBSP Cinnamon

    OPTIONAL: 1/4 cup Coconut brown sugar (for rimming your glasses)

    Mix all of the ingredients in a large pot.
    Heat over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until liquid just begins to steam

    TIP: Heat to your desired temperature and then add the vodka to ensure the alcohol doesn’t burn off.
    Optional: While cider is warming up rim the mugs with brown sugar

    BAILEYS Spiced Iced Cold Brew
    Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan
    Happily serves 1

    ALL ORGANIC INGREDIENTS
    2 oz Baileys Almond Milk Liqueur
    15 oz Cold brew
    Cinnamon essential oil or cinnamon stevia
    Nutmeg
    Ice if desired

    Combine Baileys with cinnamon oil/stevia, cold brew over ice.
    Top with grated nutmeg.

     

    Golden Milk
    Dairy Free, Soy free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Yeast Free
    Happily serves 1

    ALL ORGANIC INGREDIENTS
    1 Cup Almond or non dairy nut milk
    1 TBSP Coconut oil
    1 tsp Turmeric
    1/4 tsp ground ginger
    1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
    1/8 tsp white pepper (or black)
    1 scoop of collagen

    Hangover Remedies:

    1 scoop Can’t Beet this (Purium)
    8 oz Organic Coconut water
    Optional but strongly recommended:
    1 scoop Green Spectrum or “More Greens” (Purium)

    8oz Bone Broth before bed

    8oz Bone Broth first thing in the morning.

    Avocado and sea salt for your first meal.

    New Year’s Resolutions Revisited…

      Metabolic Progress Basic Ideas for healthy living

      Nutrition
      Eat the meals when hungry, not by the clock. Snack in between meals, usually 2x a day. No carb feasting.
      If you are trying to lose weight, most likely you are not “Hungry” 6 times a day, Learn to listen to your body.

      Exercise
      Walk for 45 minutes, 5 times a week (3 days of interval training and 2 days of steady weight training).

      Sleep
      Go to bed 15 minutes earlier this week.
      Your goal is to get at least 7 hours of restive sleep per night. Integrate meditation as needed to achieve this goal.

      Stress Management
      Do a Relaxing Breath at least twice a day. (If you don’t like bathing then do a foot soak/bath.)
      Find activities you enjoy doing, and schedule 3 hours each week and do them.

      Detoxification
      Take five baths per week with Epsom salt and soothing music. Each bath should last at least 15 minutes.
      Buy ORGANIC FOODS
      Stick to grass-fed, pastured protein and eggs, and wild-caught fish as much as possible.
      Avoid GMOs and MSG
      Drink clean water

      Probiotics Basic Info

        Probiotics in A Nutshell…

        The human gut contains 10x more bacteria than all the human cells in the body. 400 known species equaling 100trillion in the intestinal tract.

        Probiotics are ESSENTIAL for normal digestive, endocrine, and immunological functions of the bowel. They are therapeutic for treatment of variety of gastrointestinal and systemic disorders. Definitely needed if your gall bladder or spleen has been removed.

        Goal is to have an 80 to 20% ratio of good bateria verses harmful bacteria.

        In general, 1 billion CFU’s (colony forming units) is REQUIRED to deliver to the intestines. You can safely take up to 450 billion for patients with IBS, and even 200 billion following liver transplant.

        Do they need to be refrigerated? It is recommended it maximizes freshness. Probiotics that have micro encapsulated with fatty acids are the only exception. Probiotics sold in health stores are often not and have about 30-50% less viable microorganisms that they claim on their label.

        Probiotics live in the absence of oxygen. Dark Glass bottles are recommended. Moisture also kills micro organisms, keep in a cool dark place.

        Deliver systems are important because we want the absorption to happen in the intestines not the stomach. Stomach acid plays apart in breakdowns and absorption.
        The use of antibiotics feeds bacteria growth so it is important to double amounts during infectious times or if you are put on antibiotics or have heavily used them in the past.

        It is important to have B complex vitamins, especially B12, folates, and Vitamin K for probiotics absorption.

        When do you take them? Everyone is different but generally between meals or bed time is ideal so food or stomach acid isn’t interfering with absorption.

        Prebiotics are carbohydrates that are indigestible by the human intestine and selectively stimulate the activity and growth of certain bacteria in the COLON. Most are chains of 2-9 sugar molecules (oligosaccharides). They are commonly found in chicory, asparagus, artichoke, onions, leeks, garlic, and human breast milk. If you want to use food as medicine, consume those veggies. They should pass through the small intestine to the colon.

        There are different strains of probiotics that are more beneficial to your health issues which is why not guessing is important, research is good, but science based research is what professionals do. Knowing your source and trusting your health care practitioner to make the best recommendations for you. They may cost a little more, but why waste money and time guessing when you don’t have to?

        Gut health leads to immune health. If you want to power your body, supplementation is necessary.

        10 Reasons to Eat Clean

          eat clean

          1. You’ll become more mindful.
          Which one takes longer and really makes you slow down? Eating clean also means eating with purpose and savoring food. That means a better relationship with everything from radishes and radicchio to red velvet cupcakes (which you’ll no longer crave).

          2. You’ll save money.
          Kiss sick days and medical bills goodbye when you get nutrients from eating clean, real food. Plus, shopping locally and in season makes sense– and cents. Planning clean meals for the week is cost-effective if you make a list and stick to it, as there’s no chance of overspending at the store.

          3. You’ll live longer.
          Study after study has shown that consuming these foods can lengthen your life-span. And in a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, European researchers have found that increasing your produce intake to more than 569 grams per day reduces your risk of mortality by 10 %.

          4. You’ll have better relationships.
          Preparing clean meals takes time, just the kind of time that allows for easy, relaxed conversations with your kids, spouse and other family members and friends. If they’re too busy with screen time to share stove-top time, point them to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2014 study, published in Public Health Nutrition, showing good health comes from home cooking.

          5. You’ll be smarter.
          Eating a healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish and nuts keep our minds sharper and our memories stronger by a whopping 24 %, proved a study published in spring 2015 in Neurology. Our brains also function better with nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids, as shown in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, while they slow and sputter down when we fill them with sugar (including alcohol), fast food and the wrong kinds of fats. If that’s all too much too think about, remember one point from the Nature Reviews Neuroscience report: A balanced diet means better brain health.

          See also 9 Amazing Brain Boosters to Add to Your Diet.

          6. You’ll have more energy.
          Adam and Eve were onto something when they bit into that apple: Fruit is just one of many clean foods that provide an instant dose of energy. High-fiber fruits like apples take longer to digest and can instantly stave off that afternoon slump while providing critical vitamins for the evening ahead. Other pick-me-ups include quinoa, almonds, eggs, kale, citrus fruit and a good-old-fashioned glass of water.

          7. You’ll be better in bed.
          Mamma mia! Women with metabolic function in Italy and other regions of the Mediterranean enjoy a healthier sex life than those in the US, thanks to the components of their diet– yep, vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and olive oil. That’s what researchers found in a comprehensive study published in the International Journal of Impotence Research.

          8. You’ll help the planet survive.
          There’s an oft-quoted statistic that food travels approximately 1,500 miles from farmer to consumer in the United States. By eating seasonal and local foods, as recommended by Clean Eating, you can help reduce your carbon footprint. As the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported in 2003, “The major threat to future survival and to US natural resources is rapid population growth”and “the lacto-ovo vegetarian diet is more sustainable than the average American meat-based diet.

          9. You’ll be stronger.
          The lean protein that comprises part of the clean-eating philosophy builds lean muscle mass and boosts metabolism, found a study presented at The Obesity Society’s annual meeting in 2014. Some mighty choices for your muscles (in addition to animal-based products like chicken, fish and lean beef) include quinoa, chickpeas, nuts, spinach and seeds.

          10. You’ll be happier.
          Food and mood go hand in hand. And the better the food, the better your mood. If you need to brighten your day, go for berries, bananas, coffee, lean proteins, chocolate, omega-3 and turmeric fatty acids, all proven to boost your mental state.

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