food: why we fight at Christmas
December 14, 2005Dread the annual get-together at Grandma’s because someone always gets argumentative? According to scientists, it’s all about the traditional foods.
Potatoes and stuffing are high in carbs, which they say can lead to ups and downs in your blood sugar levels, especially if you also dig into chips and sweets, and wash it down with alcoholic beverages.
There you are, stuck in a house with people you avoid the rest of the year for good reason. With your insides hopscotching from low to high.
The advice is to go for the slowly digested foods such as mashed artichokes. And take deep, cleansing breaths.
