The third stress to manage this holiday season is chemical stress. What’s the biggest offender? SUGAR of course. You may have heard me talk about how sugar is more addictive than cocaine; it lights up more pleasure centers in the brain. Some of us jump on the sugar train at Halloween and ride it to the Super [...]
Now for the hardest holiday stress: EMOTIONAL No matter how fun the holidays are or how wonderful your family is; it is hard to live up to the hype. Every family has issues and the holidays seem to magnify them. Some of the symptoms of emotional stress are (according to Helpguide: Your Trusted Guide to Mental Health [...]
The holiday season is upon us! Have you noticed that half your office is sick? Well, that’s because the holidays encompass all 3 types of stress: 1. Physical 2. Emotional 3. Chemical Stress zaps the immune system which makes you more vulnerable to infection. One easy action to boost your immune system is to come in for [...]
