🎄 This Holiday Season, Give Yourself the Gift of Health 🎄

This Holiday Season, Give Yourself the Gift of Health

The holidays are supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for many people, they’re also the most stressful.

There are:

• Calendars packed with events

• Extra sugar, rich food, and late nights

• Travel, disrupted routines, and less movement

• Financial and emotional stress

• And sometimes, a quiet sense of loneliness beneath the noise

In the middle of all of that, your health can easily slide to the bottom of the list. But here’s the truth: The best gift you can give yourself—and the people who love you—is a healthier, more supported you.

This holiday season, try a few simple, realistic health anchors:

• Move a little, most daysA 10–15 minute walk after a meal, stretching while watching a movie, or a quick at-home routine counts. You don’t need perfection—you need consistency.

• Hydrate between the festive treatsEnjoy the cookies, special meals, and hot cocoa—but don’t forget water. Your body (and energy levels) will thank you.

• Protect your sleep where you canLate nights happen. When they do, try to balance with one “early night” or a quiet, tech-free hour before bed.

• Listen to your body’s signalsPay attention to headaches, heartburn, shortness of breath, pain, mood changes, or extreme fatigue. These aren’t annoyances to power through—they’re messages.

  
  

If you’ve been putting off a check-up, lab review, or follow-up visit, December is a powerful time to pause and reset before the new year begins. A year-end visit lets us:

• Review how your health has really been this year

• Talk honestly about your stress, sleep, pain, or chronic conditions

• Catch small issues before they grow into bigger problems

• Create a simple, realistic plan to start 2026 feeling more in control

  
  

Holiday Health InvitationThis month, I invite you to make yourself a priority—right alongside the people and traditions you care about.

Schedule a year-end visit so we can check in, look at your numbers, and map out a healthier start to the new year together.

From our practice to your family:Wishing you a peaceful, healthy, and joy-filled holiday season—and a strong, supported start to 2026.