How to Stay Calm/Manage Stress at Christmas

How to Stay Calm/Manage Stress at Christmas

Embrace Budgeting

When you make a budget and stick to it, you will likely avoid big purchases or spending on stuff you don’t need. As a result, you can beat the financial stress that comes with holidays.

Limit or Avoid Alcohol

While you may want to drink to relieve stress at Christmas, think again. Alcohol can cause or worsen mental health issues.

Stay Connected

Spending time with your loved ones increases the production of mood-related hormones, including serotonin and dopamine. Higher levels of these hormones can help with stress and improve your mood.

Get More Sleep

When you sleep for 7 to 8 hours, the levels of a stress hormone cortisol in your body can reduce. This translates to a better mood.

Keep Moving

Regular exercise and physical activity reduce cortisol levels and increase serotonin and dopamine production. This can work wonders on your mood.

Elena Ognivtseva
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Nutritionist, Cornell University, MS

I believe that nutrition science is a wonderful helper both for the preventive improvement of health and adjunctive therapy in treatment. My goal is to help people improve their health and well-being without torturing themselves with unnecessary dietary restrictions. I am a supporter of a healthy lifestyle – I play sports, cycle, and swim in the lake all year round. With my work, I have been featured in Vice, Country Living, Harrods magazine, Daily Telegraph, Grazia, Women's Health, and other media outlets.

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