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5 Tips for Lowering Stress Before Family Arrives

Family Together Christmas Celebration ConceptThe holidays are all about family. When you’re hosting, it can be stressful to get everything done before everyone arrives. It’s important to stay on top of everything and be prepared so you avoid burning yourself out or getting sick. Today, we’re sharing tips to lower your stress before your family arrives.

Plan ahead
Clean the house and go grocery shopping before out-of-town family arrives. You want the house to be presentable for them, but it also will be too difficult to work around them. Double the people in your house means double the mess. So forgo the stress and have everything ready before they arrive.

Meditate
Cooking a huge meal can be very stressful. About an hour before everyone arrives set aside some time to meditate. Mediating will help to calm your nerves and reset your focus.

Take time for you
Make sure you allow time for yourself. You’re hosting and you want to look nice. Be sure you have enough time to shower and do your hair and makeup, so you’re the star of the party.

Hit the gym
This falls under the category of take time for you. It’s extremely important that you don’t let your workout routine suffer just because you’re hosting a holiday party or you have family coming in from out of town. Even if you don’t have time to go to the gym do a quick workout at home – pick up the Women’s Mind Body Wellness Summit for an exclusive 15-minute calorie blasting workout!

Make sure you get sleep
Don’t stay up super late the night before cooking and cleaning. Get yourself to bed early so you’re well rested. Your body can’t function properly on too little sleep.

It is so important to focus on body wellness while preparing for family to visit for the holidays. I hope you’ve found these tips helpful to lowering your stress this holiday season!

 

 

 

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Summit Extras at No Extra Cost

Last month’s exclusive Women’s Mind Body Wellness Summit featured 6 outstanding videos from doctors, trainers and female professionals. In addition to this insightful content in nutrition, fitness, health and relationships, MyHealthSpin Founder Lori-Ann Rickard wants to give you 4 BONUS VIDEOS and ALL BROADCAST NOTES in easy-to-print formats.

Here is a sneak peek at Lori-Ann’s tips for “Staying Connected With Loved Ones”—some of the FREE valuable bonus content you will receive when you Purchase the Summit:

  1. Being around loved ones helps whether things are going well or badly.
  2. Social media is helpful for connecting with extended family.
  3. Mailing cards is good. Lori-Ann sends one to her daughter at college monthly.
  4. Going out with friends to plays, activities or even on vacation together is great.
  5. The best way to find friends is to be a good friend. Say “hi” to neighbors, help others.

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Wisdom from Dr. Joan Crawford in the Women’s Mind Body Wellness Summit

Dr. Joan CrawfordWhen I launched the Women’s Mind Body Wellness Summit, my goal was to bring experts in to share information on a variety of topics relevant to women today. We accomplished just that, and one of the astounding women who contributed is Dr. Joan Crawford.

Dr. Joan Crawford, D.O., is the Medical Director for Go Red for Women, American Heart Association Greater Detroit Area. She also is the Director of the Women’s Program at St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospitals and is the Director of Cardiac CT angiography, Non-Invasive Laboratory, Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Pacemaker Clinic at St. John Macomb-Oakland, Oakland Center.

When Dr. Crawford was 15-years-old, she had the opportunity to serve as an intern in a hospital and was able to watch an open-heart surgery. From that point, she knew what she wanted to do.

She taught us about heart disease, how it affects women, and what symptoms to watch for—which may not be what you expect. Did you know pain in the back between your shoulder blades can be a symptom of heart disease? I didn’t.

One piece of advice from Dr. Crawford was to watch for a change in yourself. If there is something that you usually can do and suddenly have trouble doing it, tell your doctor.

She explained how stress impacts heart health and how to set yourself up for a healthy lifestyle. There was so much to learn in my discussion with Dr. Crawford.

You can see our discussion and receive a printable list of the key takeaways and quotes by purchasing the 6-day summit video collection at 50% off for a limited time! Buy it now for only $7.50 with promo BEWELL at checkout!