The new year is often a time where people look for a health kick.
Gyms see a rise in sign-ups as many try a more active lifestyle and searches online for diets spike.
Diet guru Michael Mosley advocates for more people to switch to a Mediterranean diet by eating more olive oil and nuts and less carbohydrates.
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Meanwhile, a 'magic drink' should be drunk every morning to give you energy and set you up in the day, according to RSVPLive.
Nutritional Therapist and Pure Results 'Minister 4 Happiness', Aislinn Cambridge claims this drinks helps to hydrate our body and lower blood pressure.
Best drink to have
There is one thing that absolutely everyone should be doing from the minute they wake up in the morning and that is drink water, it hydrates your body and lowers blood pressure. If you want to have energy and feel good, a warm cup of water with half a lemon squeezed into it. It’s like magic.
Things to do before bed
At the end of your day, you should apply the same consideration towards what your body has to do to digest food before you enter rest and recovery mode with sleep. If you’re eating a meal and attempting to sleep an hour or two later it will cause havoc because your body can’t digest nor rest and recover, the two cancel each other out.
Both your sleep and your digestion will be affected and when combined it will have a severe impact on your mood. I recommend leaving at least three to four hours after a big meal.
Stay away from sweeteners and diet drinks
Aislinn warns that 'sugar free options' aren't always the best.
She adds that it’s well known that there is only one molecule of difference to how your body reacts to sugar and cocaine. However, some feel it’s better to reach for ‘sugar-free’ options when they’re trying to eat healthy, but they’re actually worse.
So-called ‘diet’ drinks contain an ingredient called aspartame which our bodies do not know how to process and it has a negative effect on our gut and is far more harmful, inflammatory and corrosive than actual sugar.
Aislinn will be sharing her wealth of knowledge at the all-inclusive Pure Results bootcamp taking place across the month of January. Find out more information at pureresults.ie and minister4happiness.com
