Roll on

 Fatty New Year

Christmas is gone. The New Year celebrations are gone. The New Year is starting to get older. People have already stopped wishing each other a "Happy New Year". The thing which is not gone, at least in our house, is the food. We are still eating mince pies, cranberry sauce and lebkuchen, well, not all together in one go, but I hope you'll get my drift. There is still a lot of Christmas stuff in the shops, mostly at a tempting reduced price. 

We had too much, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt, and we had it far too early and for far too long. I don't know about you but I cannot wait to have the first mince pie of the year. According to tradition you should have the first mince pie at the first of December and do a wish and then you should eat ONE every day during December for the wish to be granted. Well, most of the time it was not just one mince pie for me. I usually cannot stop and so I have two most of the time. They are particularly nice warm with brandy butter. My excuse is that there will be no more mince pies for another year because this is still a rare item which is not on the shelf all year round. So it is now or never. Well, at least till the next season. 

Don't we all think that we will lead a healthier life after Christmas? Eat more greens, fruit, vegetables and a lot less sweet stuff? I definitely do, every time but come January, the sweet stuff has not miraculously disappeared. It is still there, lurking in the cupboard, hiding in the freezer, lingering in the fridge, and calling out loudly. I do hate food waste, so I will not throw anything away but even chocolate doesn't keep forever. So it will be eaten, even after Christmas, even after every New Years resolution. But what kind of effect does it have on the body? The nice bit of chocolate which melts in the mouth? How does the saying go? "Five minutes on the lips, forever on the hips"?

I'm not only talking about the weight gain over the festive season. There are other health risks involved in a high calorie diet. High blood pressure, diabetes, chronic fatigue are all mainly results of a diet of too much of the wrong thing. 

So what is there to do? Well, maybe next time we could buy less, share more with other people but I find that a bit unfair. Why inflict the unhealthy food on other people? It is tricky if you got sweets as a present from a loved one because you have everything and do not need more stuff. Maybe you can make it last till Easter (and avoid the same problem by a strict "Not Buy Sweets" policy). Maybe you will still get some sweets as a present, but one year I ended up with not having a single Easter egg at all. Take your chance if you don't mind eating chocolate which is a bit white. 

There is also the option to use Homoeopathy to undo the damage the high living has done to you. There are at least two remedies to help you getting over the bad effects of sugar on your body, particularly if you craved it. There are also organ support remedies which can help your liver to get over the shock of having to work so hard. It goes without saying that this is not for self medication. So give me a call and we can work together to find out what you are needing. I have the time to listen to all you have to say, my initial appointments are seldom shorter than two (2) hours. Give me a call on 07813 195468 and take caring for yourself into your own hands.

Sweets for my sweet