Surviving the Cold and Flu Season and Keeping Your Weight Stable for the Holidays

Winter is the time to start taking it easy and drawing in to the cozy fireside with family and friends. It is better to eat cooked foods in the winter, especially stews and homemade soups, and to avoid too much cold food such as salads, ice cream, and iced or cold drinks. Our digestive system is like a cooking pot on the fire and adding cold things during the winter just doesnt help it to function its best. It is prime cold and flu season so time to keep some Chinese herbal pills in your medicine cabinet see here for instructions on how to use them. We keep the basic formulae at the clinic during this time of year and you can drop by to get them. They cost between $10-12 for a 6-8 day supply. Keeping stable blood sugar and weight is challenging for the Holiday season but see our tips to keep your weight stable for the season. Keeping up exercise routines is difficult but doing what you can at home is better than nothing. If all else fails - join our weight loss class in January to help reduce the damage.