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Holiday Health

No-Fail Holiday Anywhere Workouts

Angeles Burke | Posted 02.23.2013 | Healthy Living
Angeles Burke

While getting to the gym may not be an option for you during the holiday months, it does not mean that you cannot get in a great workout using your body weight and a few seasonal props.

21 Holiday Health Mistakes (And How To Make Smarter Choices)

Posted 12.22.2012 | Healthy Living

By Amanda MacMillan Eleven months of the year, you may do the right thing. You eat healthy, exercise regularly, and maintain your work/life balan...

8 Tips For Staying Healthy And Happy During The Holidays

Leana Wen, M.D. | Posted 02.21.2013 | Healthy Living
Leana Wen, M.D.

Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's -- these are supposed to be times of celebration, togetherness, and happiness. Yet, they can bring challenges to our physical and emotional health. Here are eight tips for staying healthy and happy during this season of joy.

Eating Expert Ellyn Satter on Preventing Holiday Weight Gain

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 02.20.2013 | Healthy Living
Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W.

If you're worrying about how to resist temptation at the next holiday party, you are not alone. Sadly, too many party-goers are more focused on their ever-spreading mid section than spreading holiday cheer. If all you really want for Christmas is the secret to overcoming overeating, you're in luck.

Keeping Fit During The Holidays, From Kelly Ripa (WATCH)

Posted 12.20.2012 | MarloThomas

What is the key to keeping fit during the holidays? Sticking to a routine helps Kelly Ripa stay on track. When she joined me on Mondays With Marlo, Ke...

Have Fun Without the Stress This Holiday Season

Debbie Gisonni | Posted 02.10.2013 | Healthy Living
Debbie Gisonni

In real life, unless you have a personal event planner or live in the Land of Oz, it's difficult, stressful and maybe even impossible to pull off the perfect holiday. Here are a few ways to calm your nerves and your expectations during the "most wonderful time of the year."

5 Reasons For Holiday Weight Gain (And What You Can Do About It)

Ben Greenfield | Posted 02.04.2013 | Healthy Living
Ben Greenfield

This season, consider not succumbing to peer pressure and societal acceptance of holiday weight gain and instead stay physically active and avoid unplanned eating. Your body will thank you when the New Year rolls around.

Are the Holidays the Right Time to Call a Diet Truce?

Judith J. Wurtman, PhD | Posted 02.03.2013 | Healthy Living
Judith J. Wurtman, PhD

Dieting during the holiday season is difficult. It is hard to shake your head and decline every time you are offered something indulgent to eat or drink during the six or so weeks between Thanksgiving and the end of the year.

Walk the Talk: Eat Healthy Over the Holidays

Bill & Claire Wurtzel | Posted 02.02.2013 | Healthy Living
Bill & Claire Wurtzel

It's that time again, but I don't want the holiday parties to set me back. I can teach others how to enjoy the holiday season without putting on weight; however, how can I be sure to walk the talk?

How to Not Let Your 'Ho, Ho' Turn Into 'Oh, No' This Holiday Season

Gregg McBride | Posted 01.29.2013 | Healthy Living
Gregg McBride

The holidays do not have to be a recipe for disaster when it comes to staying healthy, keeping fit and looking divine all the way through New Year's Eve and beyond.

10 Ways To Stop Stressing About Your Body This Holiday Season

The Huffington Post | Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 12.11.2012 | Teen

The holidays can be stressful for many reasons, from choosing gifts for everyone on your list to looming college application deadlines to spending tim...

Four Corners of Heart Disease in My Hood -- Take It Easy This Holiday Season!

Ryan Mack | Posted 01.27.2013 | Healthy Living
Ryan Mack

Few enjoy eating as much as I do, but if I am going to get rid of these extra pounds that are putting my heart at risk I need to make sure I use the lost holiday art of moderation.

Have A Happy And Healthy Holiday Season

Rachel Berman | Posted 01.21.2013 | Healthy Living
Rachel Berman

It's about that time when every week is filled with a work party, cocktail hour or special dinner to celebrate the holidays. When you're faced with nostalgic foods and drinks at every turn, it's easy to veer off a healthy eating path during the holiday season.

Easter Egg Hunt: 8 Reasons To Enjoy The Holiday Treat

Posted 04.08.2012 | Healthy Living

If ever there were a symbol of the renewal and freshness of spring that transcends all traditions, a reasonable argument could be made that it is the ...

14 Ways To Have A Healthy, Happy Holiday

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 12.25.2011 | Healthy Living
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

As we reflect on the things that we are most thankful for this holiday season, don't forget the importance of good health!

Deck the Halls With Health

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 02.18.2012 | Los Angeles
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

There's more to these plants than merely decking the halls on the holiday season. Some of them are among the more interesting and promising subjects of medical research.

Laura Schocker

12 Health Lessons Santa Should Learn

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Schocker | Posted 12.15.2011 | Healthy Living

After 30 days of the harried holiday shopping season, for many of us, even those who don't celebrate Christmas, December 25 is a welcome reprieve from...

Laura Schocker

8 Winter Health Excuses, Busted

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Schocker | Posted 01.09.2012 | Healthy Living

Perhaps no season is loaded with as many potential health setbacks as winter -- shorter days, decreased light, colder weather, holiday cookies and Tha...

Turn The Holidays Into 'Holy' Days With These Family-Bond-Building Activities

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Soren Gordhamer

You would think that people would be more relaxed at this time, but for many it is the opposite. It is not a time for "holy days," for true connection and contemplation, but instead a time of stress and despair.