How to Prepare for the Upcoming Winter?

Cooler weather is already at hand, and with it, we must be prepaired for all its negative surprises: fall allergies, colds, flu, weight gain (due to immobilization) and many others. A great way for our bodies to become prepaired is by performing light detoxing. Balance our GI tract, while empowering our immune system to handle all the upcoming fall challenges. Most people will feel a little drained of energy because of the body's getting adapted to the another winter season. You may also review the Dietary Guidelines of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services (created in 1980) for people to promote good health and prevent disease.

Here are few ideas for your consideration:

1.      Do light detoxing

2.    Eat for health and prevention by eating a plentiful variety of foods

3.    Maintain healthy weight and take a sensible approach to weight loss

4.    Choose a diet low in: fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and simple carbs

5.    Avoid all artificial sweeteners

6.    Select the Rainbow Diet or the Mediterranean diet as your main options

7.    Choose a diet rich of vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Add fiber to your diet

8.    Restrict sugar and eat sugary foods in moderation

9. Use salt and sodium in moderation

10. Drink alcohol in moderation, if you drink

11. Learn to manage stress. Educate yourself to relax and to elicit relaxation responses

12. Develop an active lifestyle that includes a variety of activities. Exercise and keep body awareness

13. Learn to cope with life challenges and educate yourself on problem solving. Try cognitive restructuring

14. Apply the power of pleasure and humor

15. Improve your sleep habits

16. Add a good multivitamin/multimineral to reassure your natural immune defense and/or to avoid common nutritional deficiencies

17. Add a good Probiotics / Probiotics formula (to reassure natural support for a healthy GI tract and for  proper immune system function)