9 Tips for Better Wintertime Digestion
It is often easier during the summer months to maintain digestive and physical health than during the winter. The warm temperatures of the summer bode well for large amounts of exercise, and the opportunities to spend time outside can truly be beneficial to the body’s health.
During the winter months, however, daily exercise becomes more of a challenge and often our best eating habits start to falter. Keep these tips for better digestion in mind as you prepare for family get together during the winter season.
- Try to eat your meals at regular times. As winter approaches, the amount of daylight may vary. Try to eat at the same times each day as even though the amount of light may change, your body appreciates a regular schedule.
- Take time to savor your food and don’t forget to chew properly. Eating more slowly can help you to better digest your food, and you may find that your stomach may feel “full” sooner, so you won’t eat as much.
- Get enough sleep at night, at least 8-9 hours. Sleep is a great healer and we tend to underestimate its importance in our sleep-deprived culture.
- Drink plenty of H20. Have you ever noticed that your lips or mouth feel dry? That can be a sign that it is a great time to take a drink of water. Sometimes it can be easy to drink enough when our stomachs get full of food (or sweets!)
- Replace a cooked meal with a raw meal daily. Sometimes this tip can be a difficult one during the winter months. If you find it difficult to completely change over a meal to raw fruits and vegetables, consider using them as hors’devours. Raw fruits and vegetables contain valuable enzymes that are lost when foods are heated in cooking.
-Take a good probiotic to maintain healthy flora in the intestines. Enzymedica recommends our Pro-Bio ™ product, or Digest Gold+Probiotics ™ .
– Reduce stress through daily exercise, yoga and meditation, and take a relaxing walk after you eat. For those living in Southern climates, this tip is a little easier during the winter months. Still there are plenty of opportunities for exercise at home, even if the snow is up to your windows outside!
- Try a product containing a full spectrum blend of the four key enzymes, viz., protease to digest protein, amylase to digest carbohydrates, lipase to digest fats, and cellulase to digest fiber.
– Take the “enzyme deficiency test” from Enzymedica – The Enzyme Experts, and initiate steps for healthy digestion throughout the colder months.
This is the second consecutive year that Enzymedica has garnered a win in the annual survey. Enzymedica’s Digest™ and Digest Gold™ are the two top selling digestive enzymes on the US market according to SPINS, a market research and consulting firm for the Natural Products Industry.
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