In the last week before Christmas, you might try to convince yourself that life is all good because you will soon be on a magical holiday! The reality is far from that, and the truth is, December can be the most stressful month of every year. With a combination of financial pressures, high gift expectations, extra events accompanied by more food and alcohol, and trying to complete everything before your summer holiday, stress can build to breaking point. You may be there right now, or see yourself experiencing signs of burnout. 

Using new strategies to avoid the last-minute stress of Christmas is helpful at this time. You could try tools such as:

- Evaluating your time. Are there things that you could say "no" to this week?

- Wrapping your gifts early this week instead of waiting until the night before. This also helps you to take a note of the gifts you have purchased so you can see if anything is missing and pick it up before Christmas Eve.

- Assessing your plans for food and drink for your Christmas events. Is there anything you could remove or swap from the menu that is sure to add more pressure financially or mentally?

- Being realistic about what you can achieve this week, and postponing things that can be done after Christmas or in the New Year.

- Scheduling time this week to relax and get in a stress-less zone so you can enjoy the festivities without still being wound up from work and life stresses. 

Stress is not good for your body. Because the pre-Christmas rush can lead to a period of prolonged stress, include in your strategy a bottle of HealthZone Stress Zone. This high-potency formula provides nutritional support for your adrenal glands in response to stress. It may be of particular benefit for people with a poor diet or poor nutritional assimilation. You can pick one up at any Health 2000 store nationwide!

So, stay in the zone this festive season – a stress-less zone with Stress Zone!