It’s nearing the end of the year. The days are filled with either a wonderful view of snow with turkey aplenty and many cakes, or ice-cream and chilled white wine depending on hemisphere and various lifestyle choices. It’s the calendar period where we all spend a bit more time with family, and consume far more calories, than we do at any other point in the preceding 12 months. I, for one, stop looking at the scales from around December 20th until around the second week of January, because it’s a sour note in an otherwise great time.
And, of course, this plenty comes with its own burden. After splashing out on ourselves, everyone’s looking for the best way to come down from such a frivolity-filled high. With all of this excess, there comes a price. Many people feel guilty and bloated, and are looking for ways to reduce the impact of the vast array of unhealthy activities they’ve taken part in over the last month or so.
One of the main ways that people try to mitigate the downsides of their holiday fun is to try a detox. There are a myriad of media pieces coming out even now recommending the best post-holiday detox, whether it’s the lemon juice diet, going low-carb for a month or two, trying a vegan diet, extreme juicing, or one of the hundreds of other options out there, the idea is always quite similar: spend some money, do something a bit uncomfortable, and you’ll get rid of all the toxins you just enjoyed putting into your body.
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