#1 Fave NO Holiday Hangover* Tool (*from Fun Food & Drink)

​As New Year's Eve is still around the corner and many of you are still in the holiday hazy fun food and drink phase, I've decided to share my definitive #1 trick for avoiding that notsogood 'day after fun' feeling. It also happens to be an excellent tool for digestion in general and for whitening teeth!

And unlike my last, epic blog  5 Cold & Flu Care Faves, I'm keeing this pithy as possible because I don't want to take a single extra precious minute away of your family and friend time.  I've made the key copy bold  and brown! 

#1 Holiday No Hangover* Fave (*from fun food and drink):
Activated Coconut Charcoal.

Fave Brand:
Bulletproof Upgraded Coconut Charcoal 

Suggested Use:

• Take two or more capsules when consuming food of unknown quality (READ: anything processed: gluten, sugar, dairy, french fries/chips... or alcohol.

• Take another two capsules at the end of the evening with 20 ounces of water.  
• To  whiten teeth: open one capsule and stir into two ounces of water. Swish in mouth for 60 seconds and swallow. Leave on teeth for another two minutes then brush. Yea, it's messy but it really works! 

Key Tips to Remember: 

• The high adsorption of charcoal may reduce effectiveness of certain medications. Consult your healthcare provider before taking charcoal.
• Never take charcoal at the same time as medications. May cause harmless darkening of stools. At high doses, may cause constipation.

For my definitive list:  Fave Ways to Avoid Holiday Hangovers and a link to stock up with all the items on the list at the bottom of this post.

More scoop on coconut charcoal below courtesy of Bulletproof.com:

Time tested for over 10,000 years, activated charcoal is the world’s oldest detoxing remedy. For centuries, charcoal has been used in Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, and Western Medicine as an absorbent agent to many poisons and intestinal issues.

Fast Detoxing for Better Digestion & Rejuvenation!

• Absorbs Toxins That Can Cause Digestive Issues and Brain Fog
• Supports Relief of Gas and Bloating
• Made From Pure Coconut Shells
• Ultra Fine Grain For Maximum Adsorption1
• Fully Washed To Remove Heavy Metals
• The only one of its kind on the market!

Activated charcoal is a highly absorbent material with millions of tiny pores that can capture, bind, and remove up to 100 times the charcoal’s own weight in toxins. Just four capsules of Upgraded Coconut Charcoal has about the same surface area as a football field, which makes it ideal for removing potentially toxic substances from your digestive tract. The porous surface has a negative electric charge that attracts positively charged unwanted toxins and gas so they can easily leave the body.

Toxins from low quality, processed food, and environmental pollution are a real problem. It is important to help your body eliminate them to promote a healthy digestive system and brain. Chronic exposure to toxins produces cellular damage, allergic reactions, compromised immunity, and more rapid aging. Regular use of activated charcoal is easy on the colon and can remove unwanted toxins from your body, leaving you feeling renewed and more vibrant, often in minutes!
Try it even once and you’ll feel a difference!

Why Upgraded Coconut Charcoal is the Best Available Charcoal
Common charcoal tablets come in ineffectively small doses or inconvenient, messy powders, and are typically made from substandard (often unidentified) materials that are cheaper than our pure coconut shells.

The ultra fine and highly purified Upgraded Coconut Charcoal uses acid washing, a more expensive extra step that removes toxic heavy metals that are a problem in many preparations of charcoal. The finer the charcoal grains, the better it works. Upgraded Coconut Charcoal is so fine that it required a new method to packing its ultra fine grains into capsules without damaging the manufacturing machines. This added step results in charcoal with the most surface area to create maximum adsorption.
Charcoal is proven to bind to mold toxins and many other organic poisons that may be present in the environment and in the body.

Use & Ingredients
Because activated coconut charcoal is mainly used to remove toxins from the body, it is great to use when consuming food of unknown quality, eating out at restaurants, or drinking alcohol. If you are feeling moody or suddenly tired, activated charcoal can act as a detox and get you back in the game faster.
Toxicology studies show activated charcoal to be harmless, not interfering with sleep, appetite, or well-being. Everyone responds differently to different doses, so to avoid potential undesirable effects such as constipation, please consult your doctor and use only as suggested:

Ingredients

• Environmentally sustainable coconut charcoal from pure coconut shells
• Other ingredients: Vegetable cellulose (capsules)

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Find more of Magen's hangover prevention tips in her Holiday Hangover Faves.