NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Dr. Randall S. Hansen
EmpoweringSites.com
Email: randall@quintcareers.com
November 26, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Holiday Health Tips for Staying Sane, Keeping Well During the Holidays
Summary: Just in time for the holidays, EmpoweringRetreat.com provides critical wellness
tips for dealing with the many stresses and demands of the holidays.
(EMPOWERINGSITES.COM: DeLand, FL) – With the arrival of Thanksgiving, the holiday season
has officially arrived, bringing both the good times spent with family and friends -- as well as the
bad times fighting anxiety, stress, and overblown expectations.
"The time between Thanksgiving and the New Year's is one of both joy and angst for many people," said Dr.
Randall S. Hansen, founder of EmpoweringRetreat.com, a new wellness site that provides empowering tools
for the body, mind, and spirit.
"People sometimes unconsciously use the holidays as an excuse to overindulge -- whether in eating, drinking,
or buying gifts," Hansen added. "Other people struggle with anxiety and depression during the holidays. While it's
certainly meant to be a joyous time, there is often a lot of underlying stress and anxiety," said Hansen.
Hansen offers several critical tips for dealing with emotional and mental stress, over-eating, and over-spending.
"If there is one thing everyone should remember, it's moderation in all you do over the holidays," Hansen noted. "Too
often we're just in denial, convincing ourselves that we'll change our ways in the new year, but it's best to break
those bad habits now."
Besides doing everything in moderation, Hansen stresses the importance of making time for yourself during the
holidays. "While the holidays are about giving to others, people should not neglect themselves and their mental
and emotional needs," added Hansen, "and that may mean treating yourself, or simply allowing yourself some
down time amidst all the merrying."
One of the other key tips Hansen recommends is starting, maintaining, or even increasing an exercise and fitness
regimen. "You cannot have wellness without exercise," said Hansen. He suggests walking or biking as easy ways
to get started exercising -- once your doctor approves your plans.
The complete list of holiday health tips, as well as other health and wellness tools, can be found on the newly
launched EmpoweringRetreat.com Website. All the resources on the site are free to visitors.
About EmpoweringRetreat.com: The mission of EmpoweringRetreat.com, a subsidiary of EmpoweringSites.com, is
to provide visitors with everything needed to live a better, healthier, and happier life... inspirational
tools that can be used to mend the body, mind, and spirit.
About EmpoweringSites.com: A growing network of Websites that offer free life, college, and career
empowering tools and resources. Besides EmpoweringRetreat.com, the EmpoweringSites.com Network includes:
QuintCareers.com, MyCollegeSuccessStory.com, EnhanceMyVocabulary.com, CareerDoctor.org, and AStoriedCareer.com.
