Even sensible responsible people tend to become awful gluttons over the long Christmas season. A South Florida professional who specializes in colon irrigation, said that several people "seem determined" to go on an eating binge over the season, starting with Thanksgiving Day Dinner, including several holiday lunches, dinner, and parties. But, one need only see the culinary spread on Christmas Day, especially in Caribbean –American households to understand why health experts claim that individuals put on an average 9 pounds during the holiday season.

For most of the holiday season, and definitely just before, during and after Christmas, Caribbean American feed on grease and sugar. Their diet include: baked ham, fried or roasted chicken, roast turkey, jerk chicken and/or pork, roast beef, rice and peas, fried plantains, candied potatoes, macaroni and cheese, curried mutton, ox-tail, an assortment of desserts including the calorie laden fruit/rum cake, sweet potato pudding, cheese cakes, cookies, ice-cream, sweet drinks – fruit punch, lemonade, sorrel, ginger beer, sodas, and of course alcoholic drinks like white and/or red rum, beer, rum punch, etc.

These food and drinks are a recipe for heart attacks, diabetes, strokes, and of course for regaining the weight so many people try hard to lose the rest of the year. However, one of the worst effects of consuming all that food and drink is that the sugar, starch and oil raise the level of toxins in the body. Toxins are the cause of a variety of diseases. So, while it is important to walk or run an extra mile to shed those extra pounds, coupled with starvation diets, it is crucial that individuals consume food and drinks that aid in detoxing the body immediately after the holiday gluttony.

According to Natalia Evdokimova, in an article on www.healthdailyonline.com it is important to embark of a diet that will help to detox the body and eliminate that bloating feeling so many people experience because they of eating too much over the holidays. The diet she recommends consists of:

FRUITS

Have fruits for breakfast, a snack, or a dessert. Fruits are high in antioxidants, nutrients, fiber, and vitamins. Plus, they're light and easy to digest, so they're not going to block up any stomach passages. Apples and grapefruits are especially known to clear up any indigestion. For breakfast, make a fruit salad consisting of chopped apples, grapes and bananas.

SALADS

The green color, or chlorophyll, in vegetables is very helpful in cleansing the body of toxins created by among other sources, the vast amounts of food over-eaten during these holidays. Vegetable salads can break the holiday meat-heavy meal habit. Make simple salads with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, and walnuts, dress it with balsamic vinegar and olive oil; season with salt and pepper. A diet of frequent salads will have a significant cleansing effect.

GREEN TEA

Drink lots of green tea, morning, afternoon, or evening. The tea increases the metabolism and helps with digestion, especially after consuming the grease, the glazed ham and all that meat. Green tea is also high in catechins, which increases the liver function.

Another well known tip, is to drink plenty luke-warm water, to help flush the colon, and if possible drink water laced with lemon or lime juice which helps to cleanse the stomach, colon and liver.