The holidays are a time we indulge, and while your taste buds crave grandma’s cookies, your gut health is bracing for the stomach ache.
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Gallbladder problems are common in adults — predominantly women. In fact, cholecystectomies — a procedure to remove the gallbladder — is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the United States. Of course, focusing on diet and gut health can prevent the need for surgery and aid digestion. Here are six nutrition tips to improve your gut microbiome and gallbladder. 1. Eat a Nutritious Diet Fatty, oily and sugary foods can aggravate your gallbladder, causing the bile to harden into gallstones. Considering women are twice as likely as men to develop gallstones — too much estrogen can increase cholesterol levels — eating a nutritious diet is crucial for a healthy gut and gallbladder. Research suggests plant-based diets may be most conducive to lowering your…
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Everyone’s supposed to feel joyful during the holidays, according to the commercials and movies. Although the season can create happy memories, it is an emotionally challenging time for people caught in unhealthy family dynamics. You deserve to prioritize your self-care and wellbeing during every month of the year. Here are a few tips for navigating the holidays without going home to a toxic family. 1. Set Communication Boundaries Healthy family dynamics feature open communication and strong interpersonal bonds based on mutual respect, love, and support. Research shows a childhood without those things causes depression and anxiety, which remain a strong factor in adulthood. You don’t need to make your mental health worse by putting yourself in situations with family members who belittle, ignore or criticize…
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How will you take care of yourself this holiday season? The holidays can be merry, festive, and jolly 一 but they’re rarely so 100% of the time. “‘Tis the season to be jolly,” but for many people, it’s also the season to be stressed, anxious, sad, or overwhelmed. During this time of year, it’s more important than ever that you practice meaningful self-care practices to protect your mental health and get through those tough family gatherings with grace and your sanity. Here are 5 essential ways to take care of yourself this holiday season, from putting up boundaries in your schedule to not overindulging in the desserts. Avoid overscheduling. The holiday season can get chaotic quickly if you say yes to every invitation. Family is…
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By Gina Messina, Ph.D. About a year ago, a friend introduced me to Kakeibo, the Japanese art of budgeting and applying mindfulness to our spending, and I’ve been obsessed ever since. You see, I am a major contributor to our consumeristic culture. I see something shiny and I think I have to have it. A friend jokes that she hates going shopping with me because I have to pick up and touch everything on the shelves (although I’ve eliminated that practice due to COVID!). Like so many of us, I am easily persuaded by marketing tactics. Now that we so rarely spend cash, it feels like I can simply swipe a card, click a button, or use my fingerprint and suddenly I have a new…
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The holidays are a festive time full of hustle and bustle and good cheer. Nonetheless, somebody has to put effort into all that merry-making, and the added pressure can cause inordinate stress. Not surprisingly, women are more frequently affected, as they already do two hours more of household chores on a good day. Anyone would get frazzled. Not everyone can count on their sweetie or kids to sweep them off to a day spa to unwind. What can you do that won’t cause even more anxiety by maxing out an already strained budget? Here are six ways women can reduce their holiday stress. 1. Schedule Time for Self-Care Please banish the idea that self-care is selfish. Remember, you can’t pour from an empty pitcher. Running…
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