Beginning a meal with bitter-tasting foods like rocket or watercress triggers the release of gastric juices and enzymes which aids digestion.

Make these your go-to dessert. ‘When you consume berries with other foods, they reduce the blood sugar response to the entire meal,’ says Benjamin Richardson from Nutritionist Resource.

These festive faves are part of the cruciferous vegetable family that helps fuel your body’s detoxification processes.

They contain an amino acid called cysteine that’s particularly important for alcohol detoxification.

Not only does it promote GLP-1 production, a recent study showed that green tea can negate harmful effects of high-fat foods during times of stress – like cooking Christmas dinner for 12!

Help keep things moving with kiwi fruit. Recently, the EU has approved a health claim for green kiwi fruit that states they can ‘contribute to normal bowel function by increasing stool frequency,’ says Clemence Cleave, registered nutritionist at health group Pure Sports Medicine.

A fermented food, this helps support your gut health and digestion, ‘and may help reduce bloating after meals,’ says nutrition expert Sujata Din.

An easy-to-use source of vitamin B3 and zinc – people who have higher levels of these in their system experience fewer hangovers than others. Sprinkle it on salads, over soups or into stews.

‘Oat fibre may reduce the increase in gut permeability caused by alcohol, lowering inflammation. They’re not a magic fix – but they may act as a small buffer,’ says Clemence.