Hey guys! It's here! The holiday season is officially upon us!
I hope that you are in a place of peaceful anticipation, and not overwhelm and stress...but I know hard it can be to find peace this time of year.
I mean, it's dark all the time, it's cold, and there's a million things to do...
I want to encourage you this season to take a step back and evaluate everything you are doing while you are doing it. Are you in a place of enjoyment with your task or is it just one more thing to check off. The first step in activating your parasympathetic (think calm and restful) nervous system is to pause, and breath. If you find yourself spiraling, spinning faster and faster, and getting more and more tired, just stop! Even sitting down for 1 minute to drink some tea or water, will rejuvenate you so you can enjoy the next moment or task!
Also, did you know that stress this season could cause more harm to your body than a day or two of indulgent eating? Stress does all the damage! If you are metabolically healthy, your digestive system and metabolism will take care of the comfort foods you might find yourself around these days. But stress will move into your cells and wreak complete havoc that tends to stick around. Inflammation, dysregulated insulin and cortisol responses are the true culprits behind the extra weight that creeps in this time of year (and quite honestly all year long!) The damage that these three regulators do to the body can be long lasting and snowball into every other system in your body.
So what do you do about it? LOTS! but don't freak out here, it really is WAYYYY more simple than we like to make it:) and I've got it all laid out for you in the new series, how to optimize your healthy habits in 6 easy steps. Just by following a few simple outlines you can regulate your hormones, your stress responses, your blood sugars and cravings.
It really can be peaceful to find a new kind of freedom in your health and wellness plan.
Take the first step in learning how to get your body back on track and find true health again! Click the link to sign up for the FREE self paced class and see for yourself how easy it can be!
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