Today is the day adults and children will be walking around in a sugar haze: candy at work, candy at parties, trick or treating and eating the haul. Paula and I have the candy-corn-and-peanuts mix out for Halloween season.

I happened to see the comic Family Circus on Sunday; it was one of those where Billy stopped everywhere on the way home as he planned his trick or treating route to maximize his candy take.

That triggered the recall of a conversation I heard on a sports show. The announcer had planned how he and his daughter were going to divvy up the candy, especially the big candy bars.

I say enjoy it—it’s only a couple of days. Just don’t make it the beginning of regular treats until the end of the year. That would be two solid months of weight gain. Instead, just like the examples above, plan your route to better health during these next two months. Real-Life Detox is a great way to recover from the Halloween sugar haze, Thanksgiving, or even planning your strategy for the New Year.

You can have better health if you plan for it. The time for planning is right now—or as soon as you come out of your sugar haze.

What are you prepared to do today?

Dr. Chet