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Hey there,
Are you walking into holiday parties like a guest… or like a rental unit for microscopic hitchhikers?
This week isn’t about a cleanse, a tincture, or a pill. It’s about how you eat—because your everyday habits are your real parasite armor.
Your stomach acid = your bouncer
You’ve probably been told acid is “bad” and should be calmed, neutralized, or tamed. But stomach acid is your first filter:
Strong enough → a lot of sketchy microbes and worm eggs get shut down
Too low → more of them cruise right into your intestines
Stress, rushing, constant snacking, big glasses of water with meals, and some meds can all nudge stomach acid down. Before you add supplements, it’s worth asking: am I giving my body the basics it needs to do its job?
Pre-party parasite armor (no pills required)
Think of these as small rituals with big ripple effects:
Don’t show up starving. When you’re ravenous, you inhale food, barely chew, and overload your gut. Have a small snack an hour before: a boiled egg, a handful of nuts, a few bites of protein. Take the edge off.
Chew until you’re bored. Your teeth are Phase One digestion. The more they handle, the less your stomach has to. Put your fork down between bites. Chew until the texture is basically gone. Slow feels weird—and that’s the point.
Bitter before the buffet. Bitter foods gently nudge stomach acid and bile. A little arugula or radicchio, a squeeze of lemon in water, even a few bitter bites before the cheesy, creamy stuff = more support, less chaos.
The 20-minute rule. Finish your plate, then wait 20 minutes before seconds. Talk, walk, or sip water. Let your brain catch up and your gut get organized.
Stay upright after eating. No instant couch coma. Staying seated or taking a short walk for 20–30 minutes helps digestion and keeps reflux from becoming your “normal.”
Parasites don’t need you terrified—they just need you careless.
And while your gut is busy filtering what comes in, your tech stack should be doing the same—if you work with customer calls or voice tools, Deepgram’s State of Voice AI 2025 report is a sharp reality check on what’s actually working:
From Hype to Production: Voice AI in 2025
Voice AI has crossed into production. Deepgram’s 2025 State of Voice AI Report with Opus Research quantifies how 400 senior leaders - many at $100M+ enterprises - are budgeting, shipping, and measuring results.
Adoption is near-universal (97%), budgets are rising (84%), yet only 21% are very satisfied with legacy agents. And that gap is the opportunity: using human-like agents that handle real tasks, reduce wait times, and lift CSAT.
Get benchmarks to compare your roadmap, the first use cases breaking through (customer service, order capture, task automation), and the capabilities that separate leaders from laggards - latency, accuracy, tooling, and integration. Use the findings to prioritize quick wins now and build a scalable plan for 2026.
Until next time,
Gabi & Bea