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Holiday Weight Gain Detox
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Holiday Weight Gain? Start Anew with a Detox and Fast for 2023

Did you know the average American likely gained about 6 pounds during the Holiday season? Not only is this 6-pound gain unhealthy, but it can destroy motivation and sabotage all the hard work done during the year beforehand.

Why do we put on weight? There are several reasons. Here’s the truth about Holiday weight gain and what you can do now to get back on track with Detox Starter Pack.

Study Shows Average of 6-Pound Holiday Weight Gain

A study survey conducted in 2018 of over 2000 respondents found that (1):

  • 45% planned on not trying to eat healthy during the Holiday season
  • 44% plan on eating multiple Holiday dinners in one day
  • 33% were okay with eating so much on Holidays they feel sick
  • 40% typical require looser clothes after a Holiday meal
  • 54% don’t plan on exercising at all through the
  • Only an estimated 12% will get through the end of the year without adding pounds
  • 33% have already decided on their New Year’s Resolutions; these include exercise, eating healthy, self-care, saving money, and learning a new skill

Unfortunately, this data tells a dismal story. However, you can start anew in 2023 and change your health!

The Truth About Holiday Weight Gain

Holiday weight gain typically occurs because many adults see the last 6 weeks of the year as a great excuse to overeat, slack off on exercise, and become more sedentary in general.

It’s 6 weeks of letting go of healthy habits that causes the weight gain, and not a couple extravagant meals.

Instead of finishing the year strong, many people are ready to cozy up and quit during December. They might order donuts or eat cinnamon rolls for breakfast on an ordinary day. Snacks may become Christmas cookies rather than a healthy choice. They often plan to undo any weight gain once they set their resolutions for the New Year.

New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Undo Holiday Weight Gain

The problem? There is a mountain of evidence that shows New Years’ Resolutions don’t work. Most people completely abandon them before January is over, often just after one week (2).

The mentality of feast now and resolve later, for 6 weeks, leaves many adults in a cycle of perpetual weight gain, year after year at worst. Or at best, a cycle of gaining and losing the same pounds over and over again.

(Instead of New Year’s Resolutions for 2023, try our small steps plan instead here.)

Stop the Cycle with Daily Habits and Detox

This year, you can stop the cycle and get healthier than ever. In fact, Detox Starter Pack can help you:

  • Feel energized, vibrant, and youthful rather than feeling like you want to quit
  • Avoid eating toxic, fat-building and aging foods throughout the year
  • Omit starchy, belly-fat-adding refined carbohydrates and sugars
  • Forego
  • Support your body’s detoxification system of the toxins and harmful substances that build up throughout the year
  • Omit foods that drag down your energy and cause glucose peaks and valleys

Detox Starter Pack is a kit that includes contains Divine Health’s Fermented Green Supremefood®, Divine Health’s Organic Red Supremefood®, Divine Health’s Fiber Zone, and Dr. Colbert’s Fasting Zone Book.

These 4 amazing products work together to support the health of your cells, immune system, mind, and body. In 21 days, you can feel lighter, energized, more resilient, and mentally clearer.

Detox Recipe

Bonus: Chlorophyll Green Detox Smoothie Recipe

Servings1 serving
Net Carbs9g
Calories300

Ingredients

  • 1 scoop Divine Health’s Fermented Green Supremefood®
  • 1 scoop Divine Health Fiber Zone Powder
  • 1/4 avocado
  • 1/2 cup berries (any kind)
  • 1-2 cups spinach
  • 1 tablespoon organic coconut oil
  • juice from 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)
  • 1 cup of water
  • ice, as needed for desired texture

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients, except sweetener and ice, in your blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Add sweetener to taste. Add ice until desired consistency is reached. Makes 1 serving.
Per Serving
Calories 300
Fat 20g
Net Carbs 9g
Fiber 15g
Protein 4g

Nutrition figures are those originally published with this recipe and are approximate — they vary with brands, substitutions and portion size.

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Made with Fermented Green Supremefood

This recipe calls for Dr. Colbert’s Fermented Green Supremefood from Divine Health — the same formula he recommends to his own patients.

Fermented Green Supremefood

There are many outstanding ingredients in this smoothie that support detox. In fact, all 6 detox systems in the body can benefit from this smoothie. They include your liver, kidneys, digestive tract, skin, lymph system, and respiratory tract (3, 4, 5, 6).

Bottom Line

Ready to start 2023 with an amazing detox system? How about a daily chlorophyll detox smoothie? If you’d like to support your whole body, energy production, and metabolism, don’t wait. Get started today with Detox Starter Pack.

 

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Don Colbert, MD, has been board-certified in family practice and in anti-aging and integrative medicine for more than 25 years. He is the medical director of the Divine Health Wellness Center, where he has treated more than 50,000 patients, and a New York Times bestselling author of books including The Seven Pillars of Health, What Would Jesus Eat?, Deadly Emotions and Keto Zone Diet, with more than ten million books sold. He hosts Dr. Colbert's Broadcast with his wife Mary and son Kyle, where faith meets functional medicine. He and Mary live in Orlando, Florida and Dallas, Texas.