How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can make you feel tired, stressed and run-down. Your immune system can get depressed, and you may end up sick if you don't take the time to take care of yourself.
Instructions
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Get adequate sleep. Even if your routine is interrupted by guests and/or travel, maintain a regular sleep schedule as much as possible.
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Eat healthy, nutritious foods. Avoid getting into the fast-food routine because you're busy.
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Take a high-potency multivitamin if you are not already doing so. You may want to take extra vitamin C to help boost your immune system.
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Avoid taking on too much. You can't do everything, and you will become stressed and fatigued if you try to.
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Attend the parties you really want to go to, not the ones that you just feel obligated to attend.
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Streamline your shopping. Use the Internet or mail-order catalogs. Shopping from home will save you energy. In addition, you will avoid crowded stores packed with all types of germs.
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Keep up your exercise program.
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Avoid excessive drinking. You may end up with a hangover and/or feel drained and fatigued.
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Make private time. Relax, read, take a bath - time for yourself will rejuvenate and refresh you.
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Tips & Warnings
At the first sign of a cold or flu, slow down and rest. Take care of yourself -otherwise, you may end up spending the holidays in bed.