DAMAGE CONTROL, eh...I mean, HAPPY THANKSGIVING
HAPPY THANKSGIVING everybody, are you ready?
To help make sure the holiday is happy and not hurtful, enjoy these handy tips I use with my family:
1) Other people bring the pies, I bring the digestives. We are both popular.
Even people who eat like nutritionists the rest of the year tend to overindulge now - eating too much of what they love or eating foods their body is not familiar with. So why suffer?
My favorite digestives are portable, chewable, cost 85 cents, and they work (as per tests on my relatives). I get them at the Boise Co-op: chewable original papaya enzyme by American Health. They come in a small roll that fits easily into a pocket or handbag.
2) Code the cupcakes....or veggies...or soup.....
For folks who stay away from gluten, dairy, sugar and other irritants, holiday parties can be tricky. There's an easy way to enjoy the party and eat what you want: code your food.
Your baked goods and holiday fixings will look just like everyone else's, but you will be able to tell the difference by your secret garnish coding system.
That way you will know what you can eat and what to stay away from. However, I cannot guarantee that party guests will not eat all your food, sorry.
There are two approaches to this: stealth and obvious.
Obvious:
Use a distinguishing garnish that is healthy, i.e. nuts, and code the food you want to eat.
Stealth:
Code by color, i.e. using a red garnish on all the food that you can eat.
3) Start those ovens
A tip for whoever is spending hours running laps around the kitchen stations cooking or prepping: when standing for a long time, elevate one foot about six inches by using some books (or a child's chair or a box). This simple move can help relieve tired back and leg muscles.
4) For those who have been resting on the sofa all day long
One tip: MOVE!
Taking a 15-20 minute walk after a big meal can ease discomfort and burn off some calories.
Every extra pound in the abdominal region can put 10 pounds more stress on the lower back, forcing the pelvis and torso to shift and cause changes in spinal balance....leading to spinal misalignments and malfunction. Nobody wants that.
5) After the walk.....
Check out these cool holiday windows from Barneys New York. Barneys is famous for their annual holiday windows and this year's theme is Give Good Green. Enjoy!
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/11/video_barneys_christmas_window.html
Have a spine tingling holiday,
Dr. Madeline Behrendt
iwomenfilm@gmail.com
For information and education only.
To help make sure the holiday is happy and not hurtful, enjoy these handy tips I use with my family:
1) Other people bring the pies, I bring the digestives. We are both popular.
Even people who eat like nutritionists the rest of the year tend to overindulge now - eating too much of what they love or eating foods their body is not familiar with. So why suffer?
My favorite digestives are portable, chewable, cost 85 cents, and they work (as per tests on my relatives). I get them at the Boise Co-op: chewable original papaya enzyme by American Health. They come in a small roll that fits easily into a pocket or handbag.
2) Code the cupcakes....or veggies...or soup.....
For folks who stay away from gluten, dairy, sugar and other irritants, holiday parties can be tricky. There's an easy way to enjoy the party and eat what you want: code your food.
Your baked goods and holiday fixings will look just like everyone else's, but you will be able to tell the difference by your secret garnish coding system.
That way you will know what you can eat and what to stay away from. However, I cannot guarantee that party guests will not eat all your food, sorry.
There are two approaches to this: stealth and obvious.
Obvious:
Use a distinguishing garnish that is healthy, i.e. nuts, and code the food you want to eat.
Stealth:
Code by color, i.e. using a red garnish on all the food that you can eat.
3) Start those ovens
A tip for whoever is spending hours running laps around the kitchen stations cooking or prepping: when standing for a long time, elevate one foot about six inches by using some books (or a child's chair or a box). This simple move can help relieve tired back and leg muscles.
4) For those who have been resting on the sofa all day long
One tip: MOVE!
Taking a 15-20 minute walk after a big meal can ease discomfort and burn off some calories.
Every extra pound in the abdominal region can put 10 pounds more stress on the lower back, forcing the pelvis and torso to shift and cause changes in spinal balance....leading to spinal misalignments and malfunction. Nobody wants that.
5) After the walk.....
Check out these cool holiday windows from Barneys New York. Barneys is famous for their annual holiday windows and this year's theme is Give Good Green. Enjoy!
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/11/video_barneys_christmas_window.html
Have a spine tingling holiday,
Dr. Madeline Behrendt
iwomenfilm@gmail.com
For information and education only.
posted by Dr. Madeline at
1:27 PM
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