Despite the fact that the holidays are often considered a celebration, why do they so often end up feeling like a punishment? 

The next 6 weeks are some of the hardest all year to stay on track and feel good. Do you have your health strategy ready for the 2022 holiday season?

Avoid sliding backward by planning ahead and holding yourself accountable.

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Over the holidays, our bodies are much more likely to experience:

• Fatigue
• Stress and anxiety
• Digestive problems 

And ultimately, visits to the ER because of overeating, drinking and stress. 

This week on the Health Made Simple Show, we review the top herbs to have on hand this holiday season to give your body the support it needs to make it through. 

Sleep Support:

Parties, changes in schedule, and blood sugar discourse all negatively impact your sleep. When we are not getting enough deep sleep, many important healing processes do not have the chance to work. Over the holidays, support your sleep with:

• Echinacea and turmeric to warm your chi and keep your body relaxed enough to achieve deep sleep. 
• Caba helps your body move from sympathetic to parasympathetic nervous states. 
• Valerian Root, Licorice Root, Rehmannia paired with echinacea and ashwagandha to create the ultimate adrenal tonic. 

Nervous System Support:

Stress (both within the body and external factors) is almost impossible to avoid. While partying and enjoying yourself may not feel emotionally stressful, your body is suffering in silence as it detoxes the “good time”. Give your nervous system the tools it needs with:

• St. John’s Wort combined with Saffron and Skull Cap (also found in Nevaton blend) is also a great combination to relax the central nervous system and support deep sleep. Take two times per day, especially if you are very physically active throughout the day. 
• Corydalis and Californica Poppy Seed and Jamaican Dogwort (Nervagesic blend) also aids in calming the nervous system and loosening tight muscles to help you relax.  
• Gymnema is an herb whose name means “sugar restorer.” If you take this terrible tasting herb before eating sugar, it will create such a terrible taste that you will become turned off of consuming it. Reducing less sugar means less inflammation in the body, and a calmer nervous system. 
• Cabo and ashwagandha directly decompresses your central nervous system and will reduce the symptoms of anxiety. 
• Digestive enzymes (such as HCL) support your body through holiday eating, and keep your body out of a stressful state. Less stress = less anxiety. 
• Taking the time for deep breaths, and daily moments of quiet meditation help to recenter and dictate the quality of your day on a cellular level. 

Not only does he share these game-changing herbs that will improve the way you move, think and feel, Dr. Bart also shares some fascinating clinical insights he saw right in his own clinic this week.

Tune in to learn about: 

• How the 75-year-old male patient who could barely lift his arms above his head improved his golf game and drive distance, can even do a 4 minute plank.
• How to identify spinal alignments in babies as young as 8 months old (and how they can heal themselves with the right help). 
• How one birthday weekend can destroy months of healing progression (and how to avoid the same fate). 

Don’t let yourself come this far on your healing journey all year, just to hit the reset button when the holidays come around. Having a good time does not have to mean enduring a physical punishment afterwards when you have a plan. 

Stocking up on healing herbs, continuing to pay attention to your diet and staying mindful will ensure you feel great this holiday season. 

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