{"id":4667,"date":"2017-12-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prd-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/?p=4667"},"modified":"2025-11-08T00:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:14:54","slug":"your-holiday-health-survival-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/your-holiday-health-survival-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Your holiday health survival guide","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Tis the season for endless treats in the office, blustery weather that\u2019s perfect for curling up on the couch (and never moving again) and travel conditions that make you want to rethink those plans with the in-laws.<\/p>\n<p>From holiday goodies to New Year\u2019s resolutions, we\u2019ve gathered a collection of articles to help you through this magical \u2014 but often challenging \u2014 time of year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/news\/holiday-survival-parties\/\">5 tips to survive holiday parties<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Parties make it easy to overindulge. Don\u2019t let the festive food and drink derail your healthy habits \u2014 try these tips to avoid temptation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/news\/managing-diabetes-during-holidays\/\">Managing diabetes during the holidays<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The holidays are a tough time of year for anyone to stick with a healthy diet, and even more so for the estimated 29\u00a0million Americans with diabetes. Try these simple-to-follow tips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/happy-back\/blog\/7-ways-to-stay-active-during-holidays\/\">7 ways to stay active during the holidays<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>When the weather turns cold and rainy, it\u2019s hard to muster up the enthusiasm to head outdoors. Try these ideas (some outdoors, some indoors) that will keep you and your family moving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/happy-back\/blog\/beating-the-winter-time-blues\/\">Beating the winter-time blues<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>There are simple things you can do to make it through the winter \u2014 without having to pull the blankets over your head and wait until spring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/happy-back\/blog\/5-fitness-items-to-ask-santa\/\">5 fitness items to ask Santa for<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Here are five items to help you crush your New Year\u2019s goals, whether it\u2019s to run your first half marathon, drink more water or just sleep eight hours a night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/news\/safe-holiday-air-travel\/\">4 tips for holiday air travel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The holidays are a busy time for air travel. No matter the destination, kids can be especially vulnerable to travel-related problems such as motion sickness, diarrhea and infections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/news\/safe-holiday-travel-road\/\">5 tips for holiday road travel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother\u2019s house we go \u2026 but watch out for bad weather driving conditions such as icy roads and snowy mountain passes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/news\/holiday-shopping-tips-toy-safety\/\">Holiday shopping tips: Toys<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>When you envision your little ones excitedly opening up their new toys this Christmas, no one imagines those toys will cause harm. Thankfully, there are simple tips to help keep kids safe this holiday season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/news\/6-tips-for-sticking-with-new-years-resolutions\/\">6 tips for sticking with your New Year\u2019s resolutions<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019re ahead of the game and you\u2019ve made your New Year\u2019s resolutions. Now how do you stay motivated to stick with them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/subscribe\/\">Subscribe to our email newsletter for more health tips<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve gathered a collection of articles to help you through this magical \u2014 but often challenging \u2014 time of year.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthy-living"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Your holiday health survival guide - MultiCare Vitals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stay healthy and stress-free this holiday season with expert tips from MultiCare. 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