From Holiday Stress to Comfort and Joy; Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

The holiday season is upon us again.  I hear many concerns during this time of year regarding stress and diets.  There are small changes that you can make in what you eat that will take stress off your body and give you a more pleasant season.

Avoiding sugar is one of the top recommendations I give.  Sugar actually stresses your body and makes it much harder for it to do its job.  The immune system’s ability to fight infections decreases by 50% for about 5 hours after sugar is consumed.  Add the stress of getting the house ready for family fun, finding the right gift, fighting holiday traffic, and fitting in travel time and you increase the chance of adding sickness to the mix.

Cutting sugar seems to be more difficult this time of year but still not impossible.