Christmas is bad news for your gut health: 6 tricks for minimising the damage
While December can be great for our social lives, it’s not always so good for our body. It’s not uncommon to suffer end-of-year burnout as we slowly slip into January.
The party season puts our physical and mental health under a huge amount of pressure. Seven out of 10 Brits have have admitted the burden of Christmas negatively affects their mental health, reporting feeling overwhelmed, anxious and tired. Plus, the increasing cost of living can only add to this.
Add to the mix, extra alcohol consumption and a diversion from our regular as the buffet spreads come out in full force, (according to scientists at Birmingham University the average person can consume 6,000 calories on Christmas Day alone — that’s three times the recommended daily can take a battering — specifically our digestive health.
