The holiday season is filled with eating, shopping and a lot of on-the-go activities. With food, food and more food available everywhere you turn, it can be difficult to focus on making healthy food selections. Weight gain during the holidays is not uncommon. High calorie foods are often readily available. However, you can prevent holiday weight gain by following these simple tips offered by our Portland chiropractors.

Healthy Holiday Eating Advice

If you are afraid of overindulging in high fat, high sugar foods, our chiropractors recommend eating a small, healthy meal before the party or event so you do not arrive hungry. By eating healthy food or taking some nutritional supplements before you go to the dinner party, you will satisfy your appetite; this will give you added will power to resist junk foods or empty calorie dishes.

Another trick is to grab the smallest plate available so that you are able to control your portions but still eat a sample of the yummy holiday foods. One more suggestion is to concentrate on socializing rather than eating. Walking around the room and reconnecting with family and friends is a surefire way to enjoy the gathering while also maintaining your waistline. Keep moving during the gathering so you can sneak in a little exercise to burn off any extra calories.

If you are hosting a holiday dinner, search for recipes that use healthier ingredients. Concentrate on high fiber and high protein foods. Cooking with whole foods and avoiding processed foods will help keep the pounds away even during holiday feasting.

Portland Chiropractic Clinic Offers Holistic Care
for Healthy Living

Dr. Larry Lubcke and Dr. Joshua Bray at Health Touch Chiropractic in Portland offer comprehensive holistic care for healthy living. Our chiropractors use holistic care, which incorporates nutrition, weight management and health supplements into the preventative care regimen. Excessive weight can be the culprit of many different health problems including diabetes, heart disease and other body strains that lead to stress on muscles and bones.

Back pain and other spinal related problems that are treated by our Portland chiropractors can be the result of being overweight. Our Health Touch Chiropractic office supports weight loss though the Take Shape for Life weight management program. This program teaches patients how to make healthy choices with food and exercise. If you want to achieve total body wellness, then contact our office today for a new patient consultation.

What are some tricks you use to prevent holiday weight gain?