Your Festive Food Mood: A Mindful Eating Guide For the Holidays

Known as the season of excess, remember to enjoy your year-end treats as you sip that glass of bubbles by the pool. Remember that while giving in to all the delicious indulgences and your food mood is easy, a balanced approach means treat days and mindful eating. Sound far too boring? Promise, with the correct thinking, you’ll be saying yes to all the braais, loving your Christmas lunch and planning your New Year’s Eve cocktails. It just takes thinking about food as a health choice versus something that’s purely a pleasure.

Mindful Eating: The Diet That’s Not a Diet

If the word diet fills you with thoughts of tasteless food, tiny portions and a hungry tummy, think again. The Renewal Institute Diet (RID) means clean eating to keep you full, but with what your body needs to lose or maintain your weight. This means that, while you’re reaching for a mince pie around now, you can keep a healthy and balanced diet for the rest of your nutrition. It doesn’t have to be all ice-cream, take-out, cheese, and wine (as lovely as that sounds!) Another benefit of the RID plan is its medical approach to weight management. Along with the low GL eating plan, the RID Diet means healthy supplementation and hCG injections to help you meet your goals.

Additionally, you’ll have access to a nutritionist, doctor or nursing sister to monitor your progress, and that’ll help keep you motivated. You may think it’s a bit much to start all this now, right on the eve of gammon and roast potato season. But 2023 is just around the corner, and if you’re determined to see a healthier, more svelte you in the mirror during the course of next year, well, here’s to that resolution! Don’t make those wishes as the clock strikes midnight on 1 January – do your research and organise now!

Up Your Food Mood: Here’s to Your Health

Feeling the drain of the pre-festive chaos? You’re definitely not alone there. And while eating right (and yes, exercising) certainly helps with energy levels, certain foods are actually known to boost your mood. Fatty fish for instance (super charged with omega-3 fatty acids) are essential to eat or supplement into your diet. Why? Well, your body can’t produce them on its own.

Another goodie to have on your side is eggs, and these are high in antioxidant Vitamin D. High Potency D3, for instance, not only may keep your brain healthy, but also helps your bones, heart and overall immunity. It may also assist the body to regulate inflammation. If you feel that the year — and-on-the-go eating has meant your system has become bogged down, perhaps it’s time for your body to have a real cleanse. Especially before you feast some more, or as a fresh start to the New Year.

A Detoxification Infusion Cocktail offers a chance to rid your system of toxins, allowing your body to heal and naturally fight disease. This is a very mindful step to take, especially if you’re looking to adjust your eating habits and focus on feeling happier and healthier, rather than giving in to your food cravings.

Moderation is key

Ready to set yourself up for a season of enjoyment rather than a season of excess? That’s the way to think about the time ahead as you dive into the holidays. Have the best time, just do it with a balanced mindset. Cheers to you and your health journey.