Holiday Stress Management--5 Ways to Maintain Good Health and Low Stress This Holiday Season - By: Debbie Davis

The holidays can be beautiful, exciting, memorable, and all too often stressful! This year, try following the 5 tips below for a holiday season that is filled with more joy, good health, and less stress.

Give Gifts that Mean More and Cost Less. Trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list can add unnecessary pressure. Try to remember the reason for the season and make your gift reflect that original simplicity. Giving something hand-made if you're the crafty type, or a bound book of photographs from shared experiences during the year are great ideas.

A calendar with pictures of happy times for each month of the new year, or home-made goodies from your kitchen (giving you an opportunity to share the gift giving process with others in the family) are all ideas that will save you money and time. These types of personalized gift probably will mean more to the recipient than something off the shelf in a store.

Set Reasonable Goals. Be careful not to over extend yourself. Choose only those activities that you look forward to and decline invitations for the rest. It's easier to do than you think. This year rather than committing to volunteering for 10 activities over a 3 week period choose several that are most important to you, do them well, and you'll be able to relax and enjoy the difference that you're making by volunteering.

Do something nice for you each day. Schedule time for yourself and don't let other appointments push it aside. You are as important as anyone else. It can be as simple as reading a book with a cup of tea for 30 minutes, or taking a walk with your dog, or chatting with a friend on the phone, or scrap booking. This keeps gives you permission to take time to rejuvenate and energize daily which will keep your stress levels low and your enthusiasm high.

Stay Healthy. Stress weakens the immune system. And a weakened immune system means that your body is less able to fight off germs and viruses that can develop into colds, flu, and respiratory congestion that exacerbate other chronic conditions such as allergy and asthma. Continue to eat well, stay hydrated, keep exercising and most importantly make sure you are well rested.

Maintain Healthy Indoor Air Quality Most of us are probably indoors more during the holidays than at any other time during the year. And with the holidays come dusty decorations that have been stored since last year, mold from live trees and garland, guests wearing various fragrances, smoke from the fireplace or wood burning stoves, and fragrances from scented candles. You can sometimes feel out of control as countless airborne pollutants are introduced into your air daily.

Constantly filtering your air with a high efficiency particle arresting (HEPA) air purifier will remove airborne particles and odors thus becoming your partner in good health. Cleaner air will keep you feeling your best during the holidays and throughout the year.

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