During the holidays, many tend to put on a few pounds. Act early this holiday season to avoid that holiday weight gain. Consider meeting with a Health Coach. Learn more HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS to Tye Baker and Charisse Simpson for being named the October and November Wellness Champions, respectively.

The holidays can bring joy, but it’s not uncommon to experience stress, depression and anxiety as well. The demands of the season — shopping and running errands while battling crowds, back-to-back holiday parties and social obligations, houseguests and relatives — are all potential stressors. Alongside this, feelings of loneliness and isolation are also common around the holiday.

We often wish people a happy, healthy holiday season, but rarely give gifts that support the sentiment. As the new year approaches and resolutions are made the following gift ideas will help recipients maintain those promises of developing healthier lifestyle habits.

National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination. It is to remind individuals 6 months and older that there’s still time to get vaccinated against flu. Vaccination is particularly important for people who are at higher risk of developing serious flu complications, including people with certain chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease. In fact, in past flu seasons, 9 out of 10 adults hospitalized for flu had at least one underlying medical condition.