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Detox After Your Thanksgiving Feast

Thu, 11/27/2008 - 3:00am by FitSugar
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Did you eat more than you wanted to at your Thanksgiving meal? If you answered yes, you are not alone. So to help the digestion process along, here are a few ideas.

After the meal:

  • Drink some tea, both ginger tea and chamomile tea improve digestion. Warm beverages promote digestion in general, so any kind of herbal tea will help.
  • Chewable papaya enzyme can help promote digestion as well.

To see how you can help yourself the day after T-day, read more

The next morning:

  • Oatmeal is high in insoluble fiber, which helps get things moving, if you know what I mean.
  • Drink plenty of water to help the body digest and eliminate waste. Insoluble fiber needs water to help it do its magic.

The rest of the day:

  • Eat foods high in insoluble fiber at every meal, like carrot sticks, with your turkey sandwich made with whole wheat bread, of course.
  • Get moving. Exercise stimulates the intestines and this will get things moving as well. A little sweating helps the body process and burn the extra calories you consumed. Plus a good workout helps eliminate any guilt you might be feeling about having second helpings of almost every dish.

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  • kia's picture
    kia
    2

    We are doing hot wheat flakes, nuts, and dried fruit for breakfast, and there will be a hot ginger tea on the stove the evening.

    I am trying to avoid this all together by not having too many starches on the table and a lot of vegetables still in their recognizable form around.

    5 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • allegraversace's picture
    allegraversace
    4

    i, for one, am starved
    off to the kitchen to chow down on pizza, chips, ice cream, and cookies
    LIFE IS GOOD

    5 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • ilanac13's picture
    ilanac13
    5

    oooh i wish that i had known some of these ideas since yesterday was a bit rough, but the good thing for me is that since i'm a vegetarian, i didn't have to worry about processing the meat and all that Smiling good thing for me. i'll have to remember some of these tips for the next few years.

    5 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • joe mama's picture
    joe mama
    6

    2 gettin' ready fo' Freddy and one done passed out...mykindaparty...no..what..I'm..sayin?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

    5 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment

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