Barbecue and Heavy Digestion: the Ginger Reflex of Summer

Grilled meats, delicious salads, dessert, rosé… and the afternoon following a BBQ feels like a forced nap. Ginger is exactly that — and here's how to use it around the barbecue.

• Why BBQ weighs : large volume + fatty meats + alcohol + sugar (sauces, sodas, desserts) = slowed gastric emptying, drowsiness and bloating
• The FORWARD reflex : a glass of cold diluted INTI as an aperitif — ginger accelerates gastric emptying (clinically studied), you leave less burdened
• The AFTER reflex : INTI + sparkling water as an alcohol-free digestive — the ginger-lemon duo calms the heaviness and nausea of overflow
• 🔴 The classic BBQ mistake : wash down the meal with sodas and lemonades (8–11g of sugar/100ml) or finish with a sweet digestive — sugar aggravates post-meal drowsiness. INTI = 0% added sugar
• Bonus Marinade : fresh grated ginger in marinade tenderizes meat (proteolytic enzymes) and reduces the formation of cooking compounds — taste + health

The winning BBQ combo: INTI as an aperitif (mocktail), water during, sparkling INTI afterwards. You enjoy the meal without ending up in green plant mode. ⚠️ Intense abdominal pain, repeated vomiting or fever after a barbecue = possible food poisoning, consult.

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