Tips for a Healthy Holiday

Two families owned our house before we lived here. One of them is a local Ayurvedic doctor named John Douillard. He's a well known, respected practitioner in Colorado and around the U.S. He's taught natural medicine and Ayurveda for 22 years, and he's written and produced 18 health and fitness books, CDs and DVDs. I just read a quote from him in Martha Stewart's magazine Whole Living.

His clinic is around the corner from us, and he offers a lot of free resources on his website about health and well-being. I've met him and what's striking about him is how healthy he looks - glowing eyes and skin.

He's offering a free webinar called, "Stress-Free Holidays with Ayurveda." There's also a live Q&A session.

The holidays are often associated with stress as much as celebration. This webinar is designed to, "reduce stress, cultivate peaceful relationships and keep your immune system strong."

Along with the webinar, Dr. Douillard offers three simple tips to stay healthy during the hectic holidays:

Tip #1 - One-minute meditation

Tip #2 - Respect your digestion

Tip #3 - Stress support

I especially like the second tip about giving your digestion a break with holiday foods. Ayurveda places a lot of emphasis on "gut health" - on how and what you're eating during each season. He also provides Fall/Winter tips and a Winter Grocery List to help you eat optimally during this season.