From crowded malls to a packed social schedule, the Season to be Jolly can be the most stressful time of the year. Seasonal or not, constant stress can have serious long-term effects on your body’s natural ability to reenergize. Acting as energy regulators, your adrenal glands constantly respond to stress by producing hormones that help balance blood sugar, the body’s energy fuel. The more stress we run into, the more the adrenals respond, but they can only handle so much. Excessive stress can deplete your adrenal glands and wipe out energy reserves. And a caffeine fix only makes matters worse for these energy-enhancing glands!

During these hurried holidays, adequate sleep is especially important! Prioritize your to-do list and plan for a good 8 hours of sleep nightly. If you’re one of the 66% of Americans who have trouble sleeping, try taking a natural sleep aid – UNI KEY’s Magnesium 400 mg – just before bedtime. If you wake up during the night, take another dose.

Cleanse to Cut Cravings
This time of year it can be hard to ignore the “visions of sugar plums” dancing in your head, and an estimated 80% of these sugar cravings are a result of candida (yeast) overgrowth from excess sugar/carb intake, medications or stress.

Sweet Satisfaction
Here’s a sweetener that is actually good for you:
Flora-Key – a naturally sweet probiotic that feeds beneficial bacteria and crowds out pathogens. With molecules too big to be digested as sugar, it doesn’t affect blood sugar levels or contribute to yeast overgrowth.