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Deck the Halls with Fruits and Veggies

The Holiday’s are Here

All too often when the weath­er gets cold and the days get short­er, good inten­tions go out the win­dow. Most of the time Hol­i­day Foods” like gravies, high-fat meats, desserts, eggnog, can­dy, stuff­ing, and casseroles are not exact­ly help­ing any­one reach their health goals. While it is okay to have an occa­sion­al treat, Octo­ber to Jan­u­ary tends to be a time when treats are read­i­ly avail­able and fit­ness is at an all-time low. It may not seem like 3 or 4 months is a big deal, but most Amer­i­cans gain at least 1 – 5 pounds dur­ing this peri­od. Addi­tion­al­ly, tak­ing so many months off from focus­ing on your health makes it that much hard­er to get back-on-track. For those that have dia­betes, hyper­ten­sion, fat­ty liv­er dis­ease, or oth­er chron­ic con­di­tions a few months can cer­tain­ly have a large impact on dis­ease pro­gres­sion and outcomes.