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Valentine’s Day is only a few days away. I know, I know…. my focus is primarily on healthy foods, but there are a few occasions when sweets are appropriate – and Valentine’s Day is one. Make your Valentine dinner especially romantic with a delicious homemade Valentine’s Day Pudding.
To make it easy for you, I have collected six yummy recipes. Choose one, or make several and have a pudding feast.
Serves 4 – 6
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Serves 4 – can easily be cut in half for two servings.
ENJOY! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Tis the season to be jolly . . . yet, you may be asking, “Why am I not feeling great?” The holiday season is upon us – in full force. Everyone is looking forward to the festivities – and your stress level increases with every passing day The joy factor seems to be elusive.
It is an undeniable fact that stress has an impact on people and their lives. Most people are aware (at least to some degree) that stress can affect you emotionally and physically; but, are you aware that it can also affect your behavior.
Since you may be struggling with heavy stress right now, it would be wise to review the effects that stress can have on you and your life.
There are a variety of ways stress can impact your emotions, but the most common include:
• Increased mood swings
• Easily irritated
• Easily angered
• High anxiety, or worry
• Constantly feeling overwhelmed
• Depressed
Do any of those sound familiar?
When you consider the emotional reactions to stress described above it should be no surprise that stress can cause people to over-react to small issues. This also explains why tempers are short and family dissension is not uncommon during the holiday season.
Physical effects of stress can be immediate and short-lived or develop into chronic conditions if the stress if not alleviated or at least managed.
With seasonal stress the most common effects would be:
Longer term physical effects of chronic stress include:
Most often, stress causes individuals to act differently, or change their normal behavior. This is true for both children and adults.
The most common changes include:
Stress is ever-present in our lives and during the holiday season it tends to increase. However, if you pay attention to how you are feeling (emotionally and physically) and how you are behaving, you can manage the effects of stress – if you choose to.
Don’t let it manage you and ruin the holidays for you and your family.
Happy Holidays!