YOUR BODY ON HOLIDAY CLICHES
(Women's Health) It is to give these traditions a new name: health boosters. What exactly happens when you:
Bake some goodness
As the scent of fresh cookies wafts through your schnoz to your brain, it stimulates the areas in charge of memory and emotion. Your body reacts exactly as if you were back in Granny's kitchen with a surge of relaxation even sweeter than those chocolate chips.
As the scent of fresh cookies wafts through your schnoz to your brain, it stimulates the areas in charge of memory and emotion. Your body reacts exactly as if you were back in Granny's kitchen with a surge of relaxation even sweeter than those chocolate chips.
Channel Clark Griswold
Dude had the right idea with his zillion twinkly lights. Busting out the roof, mantel, tree decorations triggers mind-body reactions that help you feel less lonely and more optimistic. The resulting positive attitude has been linked to stronger heart health.
Dude had the right idea with his zillion twinkly lights. Busting out the roof, mantel, tree decorations triggers mind-body reactions that help you feel less lonely and more optimistic. The resulting positive attitude has been linked to stronger heart health.
Roast Chestnuts on an open fire
Or, you know, just flip the switch on the gas fireplace. While sitting by a roaring hearth, you perceive the people around you as friendlier and kinder. Soaking in the heat can also make you feel more generous.
Or, you know, just flip the switch on the gas fireplace. While sitting by a roaring hearth, you perceive the people around you as friendlier and kinder. Soaking in the heat can also make you feel more generous.
Put that holiday flick on repeat
Have your ho-ho-hos with some ha-ha-has. Cracking up at these comedies, even if you have seen them a millions times, prompts your brain to churn out endorphins. Yep, the same ones you get from an awesome workout with the same major pain-relieving properties.
Have your ho-ho-hos with some ha-ha-has. Cracking up at these comedies, even if you have seen them a millions times, prompts your brain to churn out endorphins. Yep, the same ones you get from an awesome workout with the same major pain-relieving properties.
Exchange presents
No need to go rogue with unexpected gifts. Giving Dad exactly what he asked for, no matter how lame it might seem (really? Tube socks?), will make him feel heard and appreciated. That, in turn, will nurture your bond. Everyone wins.
No need to go rogue with unexpected gifts. Giving Dad exactly what he asked for, no matter how lame it might seem (really? Tube socks?), will make him feel heard and appreciated. That, in turn, will nurture your bond. Everyone wins.
Crank up the Carols
Baby, It's cold outside corny holiday tunes can warm your brain. Specifically, by igniting the parts that control language, which gives your cognitive skills a bump. The perks keep coming if you belt out the music yourself: Studies show singing can help strengthen your immune system, and that is always clutch during cold season.
Baby, It's cold outside corny holiday tunes can warm your brain. Specifically, by igniting the parts that control language, which gives your cognitive skills a bump. The perks keep coming if you belt out the music yourself: Studies show singing can help strengthen your immune system, and that is always clutch during cold season.
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