RULES OF VIVAMAYR

Chew, chew, chew

Every mouthful of food should be chewed 40 to 60 times to encourage your digestive enzymes to do their magic. A healthy gut starts with good digestion – so get chewing.

Put down that glass

No drinking anything an hour before or after a meal, so as not to dilute your digestive enzymes. Even water is a no-no.

No mealtime distractions

Forget mindless scrolling during your tea – mealtimes should be a strictly distraction-free affair. No supper on your lap in front of Eastenders; not even a good book if you’re dining alone. Savour every mouthful of your meal.

Avoid raw food after 4pm

The body finds it more difficult to digest raw food, and you don’t want anything undigested sitting in your gut overnight. So keep salad and uncooked fruit to earlier in the day.

Snack off!

Resist the urge to snack between meals, even if that digestive biscuit is talking to you from the cupboard. Ideally, leave four hours between meals so your body can digest one meal before you start another.

Early din dins

Try to have your dinner as early as possible to allow your body to fast for longer overnight. But life is for living, so dinner with friends and good glass of red should be enjoyed. Just not every night.

Walk away

Swap high-intensity exercise for walking and strength training. And if you really can’t resist a bit of HIIT, it should only make up a fifth of your entire workout week.