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Mindfulness Strategies for a Happier, Healthier Holiday The holidays are often portrayed as a magical season filled with family traditions, festive fun, twinkling lights, and gifts galore. But for many, this time of year isn’t all candy canes and back-to-back showings of Elf . Instead, it can bring stress, burnout, and disrupted routines. With end-of-year work deadlines, endless to-do lists, seasonal events, and the pressure to keep up with all the holiday tasks, self-care is often the first...

Savor the Moment: How to Practice Mindful Eating  In today’s fast paced environment, hustle is the new normal. Between meetings, emails, errands and obligations, we’re constantly pivoting from one task to another – juggling responsibilities with the skill similar to that of a circus performer. Amid all this movement, one of life’s simplest pleasures often gets pushed aside: eating.  Now imagine this: you’re sitting on a sun-soaked terrace along the Amalfi Coast. The ocean breeze drifts by...

Reducing Added Sugar: Why and How to Do It  Did you know the average American consumes around 17 teaspoons of added sugar per day? That’s about 68 grams of sugar, which exceeds the recommended daily limit.  According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most men intake around 19 teaspoons per day and women around 15 teaspoons. That surpasses the American Heart Association's (AHA) guidelines of no more than 9 teaspoons for men (36 grams) and 6 teaspoons (25 grams) for women...