Business entertainers often have to go out for drinks, using alcohol as a substitute for meals, which leads to many health problems. However, for business's sake, they have no choice but to do so. So how can the harm be minimized?
1. Don't disrupt your daily routine
People at risk for "three highs" (high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high blood lipids) must avoid staying up late during holidays, skipping breakfast, eating snacks frequently, overeating, consuming overly greasy food, excessive drinking, and excessive smoking. These habits disrupt the normal daily routine and will inevitably affect the "three highs" indicators.
2. Control your staple food intake and avoid high-fat foods
Control your intake of staple foods. When cooking, try to use methods like steaming, boiling, stewing, and dressing. Also, be wary of "invisible" fats, such as in vegetable oils, nuts, and full-fat dairy products.
3. Supplement with fiber from green vegetables
A lavish banquet may seem to offer a variety of dishes that can satisfy all the body's nutritional needs. In fact, this is not the case. Dietary fiber is gradually lost as you chew large amounts of meat and fish. Many people experience constipation or difficulty after attending banquets because of insufficient fiber intake. Therefore, you should eat more fresh vegetables and less meat to supplement enough fiber.
4. Pair light meals with coarse grains
After each banquet, it's best to add ingredients like corn and oats to your three daily meals, and increase the proportion of dark or green vegetables. At the same time, drink more congee and soups, with millet congee being the most nourishing for the stomach. Of course, eating only coarse grains can make you feel hungry easily. Why not add some delicious and digestion-friendly food? As the saying goes, "nothing is tastier than dumplings." The dumpling skin made from wheat flour is rich in fiber, and the filling contains a variety of vegetables. With cooking methods like steaming or boiling, you don't have to worry about the oil content—a multi-benefit solution.
5. Drink more water to cut through grease
General banquets mainly consist of meat and seafood, and drinking is unavoidable. Therefore, most people who frequently entertain often have a high fat intake. They must force themselves to drink more water, especially boiled water, which can speed up gastrointestinal metabolism and reduce the harm of large amounts of meat and alcohol to the liver. If you find boiled water tasteless, you can also drink tea to clear the grease from the gastrointestinal tract and help it return to normal more quickly.
6. Eat one less bite
Gatherings are a normal part of life, and the feasts are often lavish. The abundance of dishes and the mutual encouragement among guests can often stimulate a hearty appetite, leading to overeating. Binge eating can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort or even digestive system diseases. It can also lead to fat accumulation from undigested greasy food! Therefore, the best preventive method is self-control.
7. Don't eat fruit immediately after a meal
Eating fruit immediately after a meal is very detrimental to your health. After food enters the stomach and intestines, it takes 1-2 hours to be digested and slowly excreted. If you eat fruit right after a meal, it will be blocked by the food you just ate. The fructose in the fruit cannot enter the intestines in time and will ferment in the stomach, producing organic acids that cause bloating and diarrhea. Over the long term, this can lead to digestive dysfunction and disease. Therefore, even if you really want to eat fruit, you must wait for one to two hours after your meal.
8. Return to a normal diet and rest schedule as soon as possible
Many people indulge in rich food during holidays, so it's important to adjust your diet afterward. Try to eat less hard-to-digest food, such as excessive greasy and rich dishes, to avoid overburdening the stomach. Second, eat less "heaty" and greasy foods like seafood and mutton, and overly spicy foods like chili and garlic. Besides adjusting your diet, it's also important to quickly return to a normal rest schedule to avoid a weakened immune system and illness due to lack of sleep.