New Year's Eve: How to prepare for the celebrations?

New Year’s Eve: How to prepare for the celebrations?

Sylvia Vaisman

26 Dec 2014

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:34

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#1 Not drinking enough water
It's important to keep the skin hydrated as we grow older. Dry skin will make wrinkles more noticeable so drink around six glasses per day daily.
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Do not skip meals
Even though you've just feasted on a banquet, skip lunch or dinner the next day is counterproductive. The body, suddenly deprived of food, will produce toxins immediately and in surplus. In addition, the body may be triggered to store fat, which may cause weight gain in the following days. To relieve the strained liver, avoid meats, cheeses and pastries. Instead go for fish or white meat, vegetables and steamed vegetables that are high in fiber (leek, cabbage, salad, etc) to purify the body and encourage waste disposal by stimulating transit.
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Spices and condiments
Many spices are known to help cure digestive disorders. The focus here is on ginger (sliced or powdered) as it improves digestibility, reduces headaches and nausea. We also know that turmeric cleanses the liver, stimulates bile secretion and protects the stomach lining. An Austrian study published in 2010 in the journal, Gut, showed that curcumin - the main asset of turmeric - significantly reduces the risk of cirrhosis and intestinal inflammation. So sprinkle each of your dishes with half a teaspoon of turmeric. And for optimumal effect, add pepper, as one of its key molecules - piperine - increases the absorption of curcumin by 154%!
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Go outdoors
Exercise is a good way to reactivate the body's elimination functions - essential when we have taken in too much fat and alcohol. But in this period of exhaustion and stress the body is not necessarily wise. So unless you are a seasoned athlete, cycling or walking is more than enough. The idea is to go to a park or forest to re-oxygenate the lungs, especially if the previous evening was very smoky. To fully detoxify, move around for at least 45 minutes while breathing deeply through the stomach.
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Resynchronise the biological clock
Rushing to go under the duvet just after a sleepless night is not the right step. "This sleep is not restful and can further disrupt the natural biorhythm," said the psychiatrist, Sylvie Royant-Parola.
Instead overcome morning fatigue by taking an uplifting shower. Or opt for a 20 minute nap in the afternoon and head to bed especially early the following night (before 11pm if possible). To get out of bed, enjoy a natural light bath to resynchronise the biological clock. Take a ten minute walk in the morning or have your breakfast near an open window to get yourself back on track.
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Rest your ears
"Beyond 80 to 85 decibels, hearing cells in the cochlea are damaged, which can cause pain, buzzing, ringing or hearing loss," warns Dr. Pascal Foeillet. However, New Year's Eve tends to be a noisy affair (over 100 decibels). We must therefore quickly put our ears to rest. Try to avoid loud music during the day so that these problems do not become permanently settled. If the buzzing or ringing persists for more than 48 hours, consult an ENT doctor. They will control the state of the eardrum and possibly prescribe treatment (corticosteroid and vasodilator) to facilitate recovery. Otherwise, the damage may be irreversible.

At Christmas you may have slightly over-indulged but managed to survive somewhat delicately. Now to get your body back into shape and be better prepared to face the 1st of January.

If a miracle cure was around to relieve fatigue, headaches and nausea in a snap then everyone would know. Until that happy day (hope it happens soon!) comes, it’s best to be reasonable or rather learn to manage the aftermath of a night of partying (the head, stomach, morale, etc …). Everyone has their little “trick” against hangovers but there are still things that work better than others and then there are some to avoid.

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