Holiday Eating +Holiday Meals, Sugar, Fat, and Your Health in January, February, and March, Michael King, my guest in my next show, often hears from his clients,  those who, when questioned, noticed the onset of their symptoms develop shortly after "overdoing it" during one or more of the prime holiday celebrations from Oct 31 forward.

Sugar, alcohol, nuts, chips, canola oil (in most prepackaged sauces), along with the combination of sweets and fats (desserts) are prime causes of this decline in health during holiday celebrations.

I have listened to symptoms caused by "a pretty healthy diet" almost every day from thousands of clients now, so the following insights are coming from my clients, my research, and my own journey through the carnivore stage and several other dietary fads over the last 45 years of a quest for greater levels of health.

The solution requires an understanding of the beneficial roles of both sugars and fats in the body and how much you really need of each to create an ideal state of health.

Moderation in all things is central to success.

The remaining answers, and the following science, will certainly surprise those who are new to this information.

The Primary Dietary Causes of a Post-Holiday Decline in Health Hard to digest foods like flesh foods, dairy, eggs, along with nuts and seeds, as well as their butters, especially when consumed in volume, place additional burdens on the digestive powers of the body with their constipating and acid-promoting properties, thus increasing the chances of developing a "cleansing crisis".

In short, when the passage of food from the body gets backed up, toxins and pathogens increase. Then the body tries to eliminate these threats to your health through a cleansing crisis – mucus buildup, sinus congestion, lung congestion, increased snoring, swollen lymph glands, possible diarrhea, inflamed joints, skin rashes or dryness, fatigue, brain fog, etc.

When the above high fat foods are consumed with sweets (like jam or dessert) or starches (like rice cakes or bread) the health problems are further compounded due to this food combining mistake.

The common food and drink choices associated with holiday celebrations epitomize the struggle we face in the dietary world between sugars and fats.Why do sugars and fats, especially when combined, produce this effect on human physiology?

The primary effect of typical food combinations of 1) flesh foods, dairy fats, or liquid oils with 2) starches, grains, and sugars, result in a series of alternating highs and lows in blood sugar levels for several hours following these snacks or meals.Blood sugar dysregulation is a primary contributing influence behind physical health complaints and mood disorders.

What causes this dysregulation?

Certain foods and food combining practices that have an effect on glucose assimilation at the cellular level.An overload of fatty acids within the cells themselves are at the center of this deregulation event.

The primary cause of blood sugar imbalance is the saturation of muscle and organ cells with an excess of lipids. (Lipids are various forms of fatty acids, cholesterol, triglycerides, etc.) Michael & I discuss this in greater detail in my next show Join Us

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