Merry Christmas!!
Christmas is a beautiful time for kids to look forward to gifts and a time when all age groups indulge in delicious treats. As much as we want you to enjoy your delicious desserts, wine and meal, our team wants you to be mindful of a few things so you can maintain balance in your body and enjoy the delicious foods!
Here are a few Ayurvedic reminders for you to have a healthy winter and a Merry Christmas :
- Make sure to drink hot water with cardamom pods after eating a heavy dinner and sweets. Sweets are known to block our channels which develops into ama (undigested toxic substance) and is the main factor that causes illnesses. Drinking hot water melts away poorly digested food and cardamom helps open up the channels which lead to good health and vitality.
- After drinking Alcohol, make sure to increase your intake of Turmeric in food or simply mix a pinch or two in warm milk before bed. Turmeric helps recover the liver damage due to alcohol. It also helps with headaches. If you must drink alcohol, drink Draksha or a little red wine only.
- Make sure to include herbs like Pippali, Ginger, Punarnava, Black Pepper and Kutki.( Ask our Ayurvedic Consultants in store if these herbs are compatible with your body constitution. )
- On Christmas, our bodies feel exhausted and tired due to the food and physical activity, in this case, eat your dinner around 7:00 pm and go to bed at 9:00 pm. Especially during winters, our bodies need more sleep than usual and take time digesting food.
- The next morning, drink a warm cup of ginger and lemon tea. The lemon helps to eliminate waste in the system and acts as a liver tonic. Ginger increases agni (digestive fire) and reduce ama.
- Enjoy light meals the next day and remember to go easy on the sweets.
- Do a 3-4 day detox , if possible.
Most of all, enjoy spending time with your loved ones!!!