Don't forget your toothbrush and floss!

We end up traveling a lot during the holidays to see family or spend time with friends.  If you are traveling whether with family or friends or by yourself, you'll want to take along your toothbrush and floss.  Our home habits can get completely thrown off by the differences in schedule and location we sometimes experience during the holidays.  We also eat food we would normally not eat.
     Another important point that is often overlooked when considering our health is the need for a time of de-stressing.  Stress can be linked to many medical issues, if not as the cause, then at least a contributor.  One tool for relieving stress is to look for and realize the things we have to be grateful for.  It takes no skill or talent to identify the negative in our lives, everything we think we lack that we deserve, etc.  Many people have experienced the blessing of being brought back from a life-threatening event with a greater appreciation for each day, each happy moment, each breath.  This holiday season may we appreciate the small things, and express our appreciation to the ones we care about, the beauty in the world around us, and even strangers who help us.  This is the key to a happy, full life!