Last Update: Nov. 2025
The holiday season brings joy, excitement, and the chance to gather with friends and family over delicious meals. It’s a time to indulge in your favorite sweets and savory treats. But let’s be honest, it’s easy to overdo it with holiday goodies.
Dr. Morrison emphasizes the importance of proactively supporting your gut health during this festive season to ensure you feel your best. In Part 2 of our Holiday Health Series, we’re sharing tips and supplements to help you keep a balanced gut while enjoying the holiday celebrations. Don’t forget to check out Part 1: Strategies for a Happier, Healthier Holiday for tips on maintaining balance during holiday meals!
Preventive Supplements to Keep Your Gut Resilient
Here are Dr. Morrison’s recommended supplements to take before meals to help keep your gut strong and resilient. Using them proactively supports smoother digestion and helps you stay on track with your healthy routines throughout the holiday season and into the new year.
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How to Use: Take 1–2 capsules before meals (1 for small meals, 2 for larger meals).
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Benefits: A blend of pancreatic enzymes that aid in the digestion of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
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Best For: Supporting digestion, especially when stress affects your gut or during periods of increased holiday activity.
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How to Use: Take 2 capsules daily or 2 capsules morning and night for digestive support.
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Benefits: A unique prebiotic and probiotic formula that helps maintain regular digestion and soothes an irritated stomach.
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Travel-Friendly: This probiotic does not require refrigeration, making it perfect for taking on holiday trips.
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How to Use: Take 1 capsule before a meal high in fats.
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Benefits: Supports digestion and the absorption of fatty meals and fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K). Helpful when you feel uncomfortably full after indulging in rich, fatty foods.
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Why It Works: Provides bile acids that aid in the proper digestion of fats and prevent the bloated feeling after heavy meals.
Need Extra Support After Eating?
Dr. Morrison also recommends Gaia’s Reflux Relief for someone who still experiences discomfort after a meal, especially when heavier foods trigger irritation or pressure.
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How to Use: Take 2 capsules after a heavy meal.
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Benefits: Helps soothe occasional heartburn and post-meal discomfort. It supports a calmer digestive response when certain foods leave you feeling heavy, irritated, or unsettled.
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Why It Works: Gaia’s Reflux Relief uses gentle, soothing herbs to calm the digestive tract and ease the occasional reflux sensations that can linger after eating.
Enjoy the Holidays While Supporting Your Gut
These supplements can help you maintain gut health and balance while enjoying the holiday season. Dr. Morrison recommends incorporating these into your wellness routine to ensure you feel your best during holiday celebrations.
For more on holiday meal strategies, be sure to read Part 1: Strategies for a Happier, Healthier Holiday. And stay tuned for Part 3 of the Holiday Health Series- Tips for Fewer Holiday Hangovers, where we’ll share tips on minimizing hangovers and supporting liver health during alcohol consumption!
Wishing you and your family a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season!
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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