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As summer pool parties turn into cozy fall bonfires, the drinks we crave change, too. Suddenly, that icy mojito doesn’t quite hit quite like it used to.
That’s why I’ve compiled the 3 best cocktails for fall that keep you warm from the inside out.
When choosing any fall cocktail, it’s helpful to start by looking at what produce is in season. In-season fruits and veggies will typically be the most fresh, full of nutrients, and full of flavor. They also help you know what flavors your body may be naturally craving (your body is in tune with seasons, too!).
Check out this site to see what is in season in your area.
Mixers can do you dirty. They often have weird or artificial ingredients that may leave you feeling sluggish later on. Find a mixer with whole ingredients that tastes yummy, but will also make your stomach feel good.
My favorite mixer is Mayawell. It’s a bubbly prebiotic soda with no refined sugar that’s also packed with prebiotic fiber.
Wassailing is an old tradition that means ‘wishing good health to others,’ especially during holiday times. This drink is a symbol of just that! It’s also infused with anti-inflammatory, good-for-the-gut ingredients to benefit any healthful diet.
8 cups apple cider
1 cup orange juice
3 oranges, squeezed for juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
4 whole cinnamon sticks
12 whole cloves or 1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups rum
Star anise pods (for garnish)
Wassail is best served in a mug to keep it warm. But coffee mugs can be fancy and classy, too! Here’s how we serve these:
The ginger in this drink has a warming effect on the body that’s perfect for colder weather. Ginger also has many health benefits to help protect against seasonal colds and illnesses while also protecting your gut.
Handful of strawberries
1 oz tequila
1 oz rosé
½ oz lemon juice
Strawberry Hibiscus Mayawell
The kick of ginger is the most stand-out part of this cocktail. To highlight the flavor even more, I recommend a candied ginger rim:
Did you know Gin and Tonics were first introduced as a malaria remedy in the early 1800’s? You’re likely not concerned about getting malaria, but this variation of a gin and tonic is still the perfect seasonal beverage.
My recipe adds two seasonal fruits — pears and limes — to make your cocktail stand out. Lime has various health benefits too, such as supporting digestion and beautiful skin.
2 oz gin
4 oz Pear Lime Mayawell
Juice from 1 small lime
Pear (garnish)
Lime (garnish)
This recipe is pretty simple! Just mix and enjoy.
Even though it’s a simple cocktail, it has complex flavors. An elevated garnish makes it look as good as it tastes.
For a garnish, use your peeler to cut off a ~6-inch long piece of the pear’s peel. Do this by going around the pear from bottom to top.
While your glass is still empty, get the peel slightly wet and spiral it around the inside of your cup, sticking it to the sides.
We’ve all had the classic fall cocktails like the Hot Toddy. They’re delicious, but sometimes it gets a little boring drinking the same thing over and over. And it’s never fun to feel gross the next day.
Try a new cocktail that tastes good and leaves you feeling good.
The season of eating, drinking, and being merry is upon us! Now don’t get me wrong, I love eggnog, but after having the same drinks and food time and time again, it’s refreshing to shake it up a little bit.
That’s why I spent time in our test kitchen creating 3 new holiday cocktail recipes for you to try out this holiday season.
The mixer you choose is incredibly important. Mixers deliver flavor to your drink and cool the alcohol burn, but they also tend to bring a lot of sugar, colorants, “natural” flavors, and weird ingredients.
I’ve used Maywell as my main mixer for each of these drinks:
This gut health part is especially important during the holiday season. If you’re like me, your diet might consist of more cookies, pie, and ‘taters than “normal” — and that’s okay! But sometimes it can leave my gut feeling a little off.
That’s where Mayawell comes in. It adds prebiotic fiber to your diet which helps nourish your existing gut bacteria. (Not to mention it makes a delicious cocktail mixer.)
There’s no better way to start the day during the holidays than with a festive morning Mimosa. This Mimosa is subtly sweet and a little tangy.
3 T pineapple juice
50% Champagne
50% Pineapple Mango Mayawell
Garnish: Thin pineapple slice
This drink feels so much like fall, I recommend wearing a sweater while you drink it. Mixing apple and pear gives this holiday cocktail a bright, light flavor I absolutely love.
1/3 cup sparkling apple cider
1 shot Bourbon (optional)
1/2 cup Pear Lime Mayawell
Garnish: Thin pear slice + cinnamon sticks
This one is SO refreshing! The half & half makes it smooth, satisfying, and perfect for a chilly day.
1/2 can Raspberry Cucumber Mayawell
6 tbsp half-and-half
1 T simple syrup
Garnish: 3 raspberries
Don’t let a bad gut slow you down during the holidays. Your time should be spent hanging out with friends, not hanging out in the bathroom.
These cocktails will do just that! They’re flavorful, they’re festive, and they have everything you need to be your best.
With Thanksgiving upon us, it’s time to take a step back, relax, and eat.
But between eating different foods and traveling, your stomach might be doing some weird and funky things. It’s hard to stay on a normal digestive schedule when your diet and habits are all a bit out of whack.
I have 2 go-to dessert recipes I love to make during the holidays. They are delicious and eternal crowd-pleasers, but they’re also more nutrient-dense than some other desserts. It’s nice to know I’m still indulging and eating delicious food, but also giving my body some of the things it needs, like fiber! These recipes:
This recipe is simple, but don’t underestimate it. The oranges and caramel sauce come together to deliver a bright and not-too-sweet dessert. The oranges are best served over plain greek yogurt (vanilla greek yogurt is also good).
I love this dish paired with Pineapple Mango prebiotic soda. It adds extra fiber for my gut, and the fruity flavor pairing is perfect!
This cake is the perfect boozy and decadent dessert for your table this Thanksgiving. The molasses and rum give it tons of flavor and a perfect texture.
The best dessert is the dessert you love; the one that lets you connect with friends and family and create memories.
Don’t stress if you’re eating a lot of foods you wouldn’t normally eat. Your gut was made to adjust and adapt. If your gut needs a boost, try a prebiotic soda. This one from Mayawell can help get your gut back on track:
Where do you go for up-to-date information on health? WebMD? Reddit forums? With the advent of the great and mighty Internet, we have every piece of information on gut health at our fingertips.
However, it can often feel like there’s too much information out there, and it can be hard to know if your source is credible.
That’s why we teamed up with Haley Fountain. Haley is a holistic Health Coach based in Houston, Texas who focuses on gut health and balancing hormones. She answered some of our most burning questions on gut health and diet.
Before we jump into our interview, here’s a little info about Haley and why you can trust her with your gut health woes:
Let’s get into our chat with Haley!
A: A healthy gut can, quite literally, change your life! Science is still uncovering all of the ways that our gut health impacts our overall health. Having a healthy gut can improve:
A: Our gut health is connected to every other function in our body! In Chinese medicine, there’s an old saying: “when you don’t know what’s wrong, start with the gut.”
A: Gut health is really referring to a healthy, balanced gut microbiome, a.k.a. the beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract that break down your food.
A: Scientists now refer to the gut as the “second brain” because of how much the gut impacts every other function in our body.
Food we eat is broken down in our digestive tract, and those nutrients are used to make every cell in our body. The majority of our immune system is in our gut, and we also have more neurons in our gut than in our spinal cord!
I like to think of prebiotics as “food” for my probiotics.
A: Drinking Mayawell, of course! Also, there are many prebiotic-rich foods like honey, green tea, asparagus, artichokes, and more.
A: FERMENTED FOODS! I want to shout this from the rooftops.
Try to get at least one serving of fermented foods in your diet per day. Some of my favorites are:
Also, I’m a big fan of taking a daily probiotic. We all have unique gut flora, so everyone will need a different blend.
A: Honestly, you need both. They are like yin and yang. Eating a diet rich in pre- and probiotics will set you up for a happy, healthy gut.
A: 100% yes! I’ve tried other prebiotic drinks out there and Mayawell is definitely my top choice for myself and my clients. They are sweet and refreshing, but not too sweet (some others I have tried are way too sweet for my palette).
Mayawell has just enough fiber so that you get the benefits without the bloating. They have so many unique flavors, too! And if that weren’t enough, they are a cause-driven company which really matters to me as a consumer.
A: I am constantly talking about this with my clients and social media audience: Manage. Your. Stress.
You can eat all the kale, take your probiotics, and exercise daily… but if you are stressed out every day, it’s like two steps forward and one step back. Stress also wreaks HAVOC on your gut!
Practice mindfulness, research embodiment practices, cultivate a gratitude practice and put your phone away sometimes. Taking care of yourself mentally must always be a priority. Namaste!
Chilly weather means everyone’s favorite dish is back in season — soup!
Not that it needs to be chilly outside to eat it, but on a cold day nothing feels better than a warm kitchen and a steaming bowl of soup.
Unfortunately, speaking to the less fun side of the season, chillier weather can also mean more sickness:
One of the best ways to stay healthy during the winter months is to keep your gut healthy. Even though it might not seem like gut health has anything to do with the common cold, a healthy gut is indicative of better overall health.
Further, a large part of your immune system is in your gut. If you do your best to keep your gut happy and healthy, you’ll have a better chance of fighting off whatever sickness comes your way.
Many foods contain prebiotics to support gut health. This recipe contains a notable amount of leeks, which have a high inulin content. Inulin is a type of soluble fiber, and is therefore a prebiotic. It also contains other gut-supporting ingredients:
But most importantly, it’s delicious! Supporting your gut should feel good and taste good. This healthy soup checks all those boxes.
1 T olive oil
10 garlic cloves, sliced
3 large leeks, white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise, rinsed well, and sliced into half-moons
2 tsp kosher salt, plus more as needed
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
6 cups broth
1 cup quinoa, soaked, sprouted, or rinsed
1 or 1.25 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 T fresh lemon juice
6 T Pesto
¼ cup grated or shaved Parmesan cheese
¼ cup snipped fresh chives
Lemon wedges (garnish)
When serving, add 1 T pesto per bowl (makes about 6 bowls). Top with parmesan and chives, and serve with a lemon wedge on the side for a fresh squeeze of citrus.
I love to pair this soup with Mayawell’s Pear Lime with Green Tea prebiotic soda for an extra dose of gut-health and support.
Recent studies show that happiness is linked to immune health. The happier we are, the stronger our immune system. This is because of how closely your brain and immune system (and gut!) are linked.
That’s the best part of this soup. It’s aromatic, delicious, and the perfect way to lift your spirits.
There are a couple things that can make your morning:
I can’t really help you with the first two, but I can help explain a little bit about why we often poop in the morning, and how you can stay regular and avoid the office bathroom at all costs.
Over 60% of Americans poop in the morning.
While you sleep, your gut works hard to process the food you’ve eaten during the day. This is part of why most people are ready to poop in the morning: it’s simply a time thing.
But why don’t people wake up in the middle of the night to poop, like we sometimes do for #1? That’s because our colon chills out and goes on night mode. When we wake up in the morning, our body signals to our colon that it’s time. It starts contracting 3x as strongly as it does while we’re sleeping. These contractions move your poop along through your intestines so it can make its way out.
This means most people feel the urge to poop about 30 minutes after waking up.
Keep in mind, however, that the most important part of pooping is regularity. Regular movements are usually a positive thing, regardless of the time of day.
Everyone has different schedules and a different favorite bathroom with ideal pooping conditions. The good news is that it’s possible to train your colon to poop at a certain time each day.
Pick your ideal time of day and sit on the throne for a few minutes. Don’t try too hard to poop — that’s not the goal. This step simply tells your colon hey, now would be a great, peaceful time for a BM.
Do Step 1 everyday for about 2 weeks. You should then be able to start pooping around your chosen time.
There are a few things you can do to help you stay regular and keep your morning poop painless.
Deep, regular sleep is important. It helps your body process your food so it can be ready to poop by the time you wake up.
Both prebiotics and probiotics are helpful, but prebiotics are arguably more helpful sometimes. It’s hard to keep any gut bacteria alive if they don’t have anything to eat.
It’s helpful to incorporate more fiber-filled foods into your diet. Mayawell prebiotics soda is also an easy, delicious, and healthy way to add prebiotic goodness to your diet without having to think about it.
Exercise is a great way to keep things moving. You don’t need to be running a marathon everyday. Instead, find a form of movement you like and stick with it.
But remember, no one’s colon is perfect. No one is regular all the time, and if they say they are, they’re lying.
Do your best to keep your gut healthy and care for yourself, and good poops will come in time.
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