Welcome to the Dr. Gundry Podcast, Happy Holidays. Yes, the holiday season is

upon us and you deserve to enjoy it to your very best. But historically speaking

as you know the average American gains five pounds, just five pounds, between Thanksgiving and New

years every year. And you know that the holidays can wreak havoc on our health with the foods that we choose to eat.

So that's why weight gain is so common for most of us at this time of the year. But you don't have to fall into the winter

weight gain trap. So in just a minute I'm going to share my tips for enjoying the holiday

season without sacrificing the lean healthy body you

want in the process.

So topic number one, what to do before the party.

You know, this may be my most important tip

of this entire podcast.

It's preparing for the party that really is going to make all the difference. So you don't want to

fast all day because you know you're going to be gorging on foods that really you don't have any other time of the year.

What you really want to do is, number one, eat something healthy before you get to the party, before you walk out the door. Now I've

told you before, grab a handful of nuts, whether they're walnuts or

macademy nuts or pistachios, hazel nuts, your choice and know the mixed cocktail mix with the peanuts and

cashews do not count as a healthy choice.

Eat it before you get there. Don't say, well I know they're going to have

handfuls of nuts and I'll just grab them when I get there because chances are it's going to be

that classic cocktail mix which is quite deadly, not only because of the peanuts

and cashews, but also because of all the really bad vegetable oils that have been cooked in.

Have yourself a half an avocado. It's actually a

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