Festive Party Season Tips for Evenings out on a Jolly

Ideally I would recommend not drinking this season to keep you in optimum health, but instead, lets keep healthy with the top tip rundown for an enjoyable party season:

Pre- party planning

·         Take a potent probiotic daily to replenish the beneficial bacteria lost from alcohol

·         Take a B complex daily to keep your energy and mood in check

·         Have liver supportive foods in your meals such as beetroot, onion, cruciferous vegetables and onions to support detoxification of toxins through the liver caused by alcohol

On the evening

·         Replenish your electrolytes to keep you hydrated by having coconut water before going to bed  

·         Have beetroot juice before going out to aid the liver

·         Make sure you don’t go out on an empty tummy and add salt to your dish to reduce dehydration

·         Have a glass of water with each drink that you have to keep yourself hydrated

·         Aim to stick to organic red wine which is rich in phytochemicals that are less toxic on the system

Following morning

·         Have a glass of coconut water to replenish some electrolytes lost

·         Have a banana to rebalance your blood sugar levels and also to replenish potassium lost from dehydration

·         Take a B complex to avoid lethargy and to replenish those that are lost

·         Take a liver supportive supplement the following morning to detox the liver

Below are some top ingredients to keep with you and some reasons why they will help your jolly along:

Probiotic

It’s the winter months which can make you more prone to the sniffles and a few other ailments, and we don’t want you missing your party season because you were poorly; therefore it is so important that if you are going to drink, you take a probiotic alongside and this why:

Alcohol leaves the party with the gatecrashers and takes your friends with it

Think about it this way, when you clean your hands with anti-bacterial gel, it contains alcohol to kill all bacteria present. Now, think about when you drink alcohol you are essentially doing the same, it’s a bit like paint stripper on your digestive tract wiping out good aswell as bad bacteria. 

B complex

Alcohol can exhaust your body in a number of ways leaving you feeling lethargic with alcohol blues, therefore it is important to replenish to keep you lifted and not wasting the following day

Beeing busy bees should not be flat-lined the following day  

Alcohol when it depletes your beneficial bacteria also has an impact on the b vitamins that they produce. Your B vitamins are your go getters that feel you with energy and support the production of your happy brain chemicals to keep you feeling alert and cheery

Electrolytes

You wake up the following morning and you are feeling a bit dehydrated.  In the evening you may have noticed that you were constantly noticing you needed to visit the rest room, this causes a loss of many minerals that aid water balancing in the body.  The minerals to consider in this situation is calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium. 

Here you go, all prepared for your jolly season….enjoy!