Family Arguments on Xmas Day.....

[Mrs Fish]

Anyone had one, if so this is why they reckon it happens

ananova said:

Scientists blame festive feuds on Xmas dinner Scientists say they know why so many families fall out over Christmas dinner - it's all down to what we eat. Traditional Christmas fare can lead to repeated changes in blood sugar levels, according to Paul Clayton, president of the forum on food and health at the Royal Society of Medicine. Dr Clayton and Helen Conn, a food scientist, reviewed the content of the traditional Christmas lunch for a TV programme. They found that typical Christmas meals were low in micronutrients - a blanket term for vitamins and minerals - but had a high glycaemic index. Carbohydrates, including bread stuffing, potatoes and bread sauce were among the main culprits. Salty foods, including crisps and peanuts, drive thirst which on Christmas Day is often quenched with alcohol, a poor combination that could help trigger arguments in an already tense environment, they add. "There are tremendous psychosocial pressures at Christmas. There are people you haven't seen for ages and maybe don't want to see, you're probably suffering from spending a lot of money and on top of it, you have your blood sugar levels all over the place and that is not a good recipe for a calm, relaxing day," said Dr Clayton. The scientists have drawn up an alternative Christmas lunch rich in natural tranquillisers to lessen the chances of it all kicking off on the day. Out go the roast potatoes and in come mashed artichokes. Slowly digested foods, including sprouts, are thinly sliced and tossed in sesame oil. "One of the main changes is to include foods which are rich in flavanoids, natural compounds that act as tranquillisers," said Dr Clayton. "We hope this gives a calmer, more relaxing Christmas."

Happy everyone

[T5-R]

So nothing to do with too much alcohol then

[Incorrigible]

some tt said:

rich in flavanoids

I guess as logn as we wash it down with some bifidus digestivum it'll be OK

[Plotloss]

Incorrigible said:

some tt said: rich in flavanoids I guess as logn as we wash it down with some bifidus digestivum it'll be OK

Remember, once all thats done to get some microdermabrasion...

[Podie]

It wouldn't be a proper Christmas without one.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Plotloss said:

Incorrigible said: some tt said: rich in flavanoids I guess as logn as we wash it down with some bifidus digestivum it'll be OK Remember, once all thats done to get some microdermabrasion...

And some natural liposomes, ceramides, and L Casei Immunitas

[Incorrigible]

Don't need that rubbish, my hair is washed in pro-vitamins

No amateurs here

[Jaglover]

Perhaps our family is boring but we don't have arguments despite having a full Christmas dinner and a fair amount of alcohol.

[mr_tony]

Jaglover said:

Perhaps our family is boring but we don't have arguments despite having a full Christmas dinner and a fair amount of alcohol.

You only get into arguments in our family when UNFAIR amounts of alcohol are introduced