14 days to get your elf back

IT takes two weeks to recover from Christmas fatigue, research claims.

Festive food and drink added to seasonal stresses and poor weather leave millions feeling hungover, bloated, exhausted and generally run down.

Four in 10 adults say they don’t feel “normal” again until a fortnight after the big day, according to a poll of 2,000 by health supplement Bimuno.

Boss Graham Waters said: “People should be more mindful of their gut.”