In our last blog for this festive season, we tackle some general strategies to keep your stress down and your spirits high this year!
Hopefully by now you have taken our other blogs on board and even started to get organised for the month ahead. If not, flip back now to parts one, two and three of this series and take some time to prepare for yourself and your family for a healthy and mindful festive season.
Some ways you can help to keep Christmas stress levels down include:
Try to be moderate – it may be the season to be jolly, but too much food and alcohol is harmful. Drink driving is a real danger and is illegal. If you can't (or don't want to) step off the social merry-go-round, at least try to eat and drink in moderation.
Get enough sleep – plan for as many early nights as you can.
Keep moving – keeping up your regular exercise routine can give you the fitness and stamina to make it through the demands of the festive season.
Keep taking your herbs and supplements and stay eating as much as you normally would - healthy habits aren’t broken over a few weeks, but don’t let this time of year tear down the good work you have been doing for the other eleven months! Get in early to get your herbal repeats from me, or sneak a consult in if you are a new client and needing some seasonal support.
Have fun - yes it’s stressful, but it’s also meant to be FUN. Get into the spirit, play with the kids and share in their excitement. Do Christmasy things and genuinely be grateful for all you have and the people you get to share this life with.
From us all here at MG Herbs, we hope you have the healthiest and most mindful Christmas ever!