Five ways to deal with Christmas
when they’re the last thing you feel like. Only you can take care of your health and happiness and often learning to say no is the best place to start. Use the time you gained to do something you love – go for a walk, practise some yoga moves or simply curl up on the couch with a good book – you will feel so much better for it. diaphragmatically is to lay on your back with your legs up the wall. Lie in this position for 5-10 minutes and focus on your breath. Place a folded towel under your back or bottom for support if you like. Take 10 minutes to fully relax into this pose, it’s especially restorative with some soothing music. about all of the people you have to buy for, or what you should wear to your Christmas party and so on – flip this around. Consider instead how privileged you are to have so many loved ones and that you have the opportunity to celebrate with them. Email your questions for Dr Libby to ask.drlibby@fairfaxmedia.co.nz. Please note, only a selection of questions can be answered.
Hi Hollie. There are many nondairy alternatives available now. You can make your own nut milks using soaked almonds or cashews or coconuts, or you can generally purchase rice, oat, almond, even hazelnut or macadamia milk.
I have found that most people find rice milk similar in taste and consistency to trim milk. If buying a milk alternative, check the label for added sweeteners and avoid those. A word that will typically appear on the label if an additional sweetener has been used is ‘maltodextrin’. It can be good to mix up the types of milk alternatives you use, choosing a different one each month, for example.