10 Party Season Survival Tips

Do you want to have your cake, drinks, cookies and turkey dinner – and eat them too? Here are a few simple party season survival tips that can help you make it through the holidays with your energy level – and waistline – in tact.

1. Drink plenty of water throughout the day to prevent dehydration, the reason many people feel “hung over” from drinking too much or eating too much heavy food.

2. Take a high-quality B-complex and vitamin C supplement, both of which are depleted by alcohol consumption and stress and needed for energy and immunity.

3. Eat fruit throughout the day—the best food to keep your body cleansed and supported with super-healing phytonutrients–potent plant nutrients.

4. Eat a large green salad for lunch and dinner before heading out to any holiday parties.

5. Eat a small healthy snack every two hours to stabilize blood sugar. Wild blood sugar fluctuations can deplete your energy, cause your body to gain weight, and depress your immune system, making you more vulnerable to those cold and flu bugs found in droves at most parties.

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Michelle Schoffro Cook

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Jennifer C.

5:19PM PDT on May 23, 2012

Thanks.

send a green star

Mac C.

1:04PM PST on Nov 6, 2011

thanks for the information.

Sonny H.

1:11AM PDT on Nov 5, 2011

I like the idea of eating small portions every two hours to stabilize one's blood sugar.

Cassie M.

1:08AM PDT on Oct 26, 2011

12:34AM PDT on Sep 12, 2011

Helpful tips. Thanks for posting.

Apryl L.

11:13AM PDT on Apr 20, 2011

Seems very useful,thanks!!!

Eternal G.

2:29PM PST on Jan 24, 2011

Or just don't participate in this cultural form of debauch!

jane r.

8:43PM PST on Dec 30, 2010

Survival is right Thanks

Past Member .

6:14PM PST on Dec 29, 2010

appreciate it...thanks...

Birgit V.

2:08AM PST on Dec 29, 2010

Thanks for that article ! At Christmas I ate a lot of candy (mostly candy, nothing else), I didn't gain anything, but I felt so bad. I harmed my teeth and gave extra work for my stomach. Now at New Year's Eve I am going to stay with my Vegetarian diet, and not eat only candy, because eating salad and other Vegetarian food makes me feel good inside and out ! :)