Nausea; Vomiting; Diarrhea; Abdominal pain and/or cramping; Fever; General Malaise; these symptoms can come on very suddenly, sometimes within 30 minutes of eating the contaminated foods.

Activated Charcoal:  Take three immediately, then 3 more 5 hours later.  Charcoal will encapsulate the food, and keep it from getting in your intestines causing even more damage to your body.

Recovery: Rest quietly; Drink Water small sips, Spring water or even Gatorade; barley and rice water are helpful, start with plain broth, applesauce, diluted juices.  I would never suggest consuming milk or any dairy products during the first 72 hours after any episode.

I love training clients, I truly enjoy walking with new clients especially when they feel stuck and bored in their workouts.  There are so many ways to work out, and when I am able to inspire a client to get into a fitness program, it is exciting to see them enjoying life again.  Make time for yourself, walk, run, bike, hike, spin, dance, join Pilates, cross-fit, kick-boxing, swimming.  If you don’t make time for yourself, who will????????

Try NOT to go hungry to the party, eat before you head out, that way you don’t eat a lot of the high calorie foods; make sure you have food in your stomach before you start drinking; I highly suggest drinking a full glass of water every hour when consuming alcohol; watch out for those Hors d’oeuvres; go easy on the fried foods; get plenty of rest at night before all of the parties. Eat less bread, less cakes, less cookies, less candies and less pasta.  Exercise*Exercise*Exercise!!!!!!

There are 8 different B vitamins, normally present in a well-balanced diet and are known to be beneficial for metabolism, brain chemistry, immunity and the cardiovascular and nervous systems:

B-1 Thiamine  (oatmeal, peanuts & tofu); B-2 Riboflavin (eggs, milk, lean meats & asparagus); B-3 Niacin (salmon, blueberries & sesame seeds; B-5 Pantothenic Acid (wheat germ, broccoli & shrimp) B-6 Pyridoxine (baked potato in the actual skin; bananas & peas) B-7 Biotin (nuts, cauliflower & mushrooms) B-9 Folic Acid (spinach, oranges, beans & whole grains) B-12 Cobalamin (beef, liver, cooked clams & trout)

Most of us try really hard to eat a well-balanced healthy diet, and we might still be deficient in B Vitamins.  Emotional stress and many metabolic issues can cause various illnesses or even exposure to air pollution or environmental toxins, can lead us to depleted B vitamins.  I do suggest take a B-Complex supplement daily with breakfast.

You need to get adequate sleep, address any emotional issues that might be causing you stress, make sure you wash you hands with soap and water frequently.  If you do feel like you are coming down with the FLU, please stay home.  I would suggest that you use Vitamin C, every four hours and have a lot of OSCILLOCOCCINUM on hand.  Take three the day that you are feeling funky, and use it for 3 more days, then stop.  Dump the capsule under your tongue, and spread the other two out over the entire day.  Drink lots of water.