Holiday Gift Guide & Update
Did you find 2024 went by quickly? This has been my own experience, and also the feedback I've been hearing from many of you. Over the holidays I intend to contrast the pace of the year with more stillness and reflection, and I hope you make space for whatever you need as well.
One of the big challenges of healthy living is that it can feel overwhelming to revamp your cupboards, freezer, and drawers with non-toxic, non-GMO, BPA-free items. The easiest way to switch over to more healthful products at home is to slowly replace them one at a time as you run out. I've also taken to adding things to my Christmas list that support my love of healthful living, and it also feels good to give gifts that feel in alignment too. (You may already be finished your shopping, but you can tuck this list away for future gifts too.)
Holiday Gift Ideas
Truly all the regular stocking stuffers and gifts have their own healthy variations. Feel free to share your favourites with me!
Some of you have already resigned to resetting your health goals in January, and I would certainly caution this pause (and book your reset appointment now). Yes, celebrate and enjoy your favourite things! However, I've seen it over and over where a month or two of setbacks - eating sweets and cheese, drinking alcohol, lack of exercise, and staying up late - can really make you feel crummy and put you further from the way you would like to ultimately feel. Read more about your health over the holidays and find recipes here.
Holiday Time
I'll be taking time off between Christmas and New Years, but you can always access the Online Booking page to plan your next appointments.
My Gift to You
To show my appreciation for you, any supplement purchases over $100 will receive a $10 gift from me ($100 price before tax)
Wishing you a holiday season full of gratitude, fun and laughter!
Dr. Christa
Did you find 2024 went by quickly? This has been my own experience, and also the feedback I've been hearing from many of you. Over the holidays I intend to contrast the pace of the year with more stillness and reflection, and I hope you make space for whatever you need as well.
One of the big challenges of healthy living is that it can feel overwhelming to revamp your cupboards, freezer, and drawers with non-toxic, non-GMO, BPA-free items. The easiest way to switch over to more healthful products at home is to slowly replace them one at a time as you run out. I've also taken to adding things to my Christmas list that support my love of healthful living, and it also feels good to give gifts that feel in alignment too. (You may already be finished your shopping, but you can tuck this list away for future gifts too.)
Holiday Gift Ideas
Truly all the regular stocking stuffers and gifts have their own healthy variations. Feel free to share your favourites with me!
- Personal Care
- these can be higher ticket items - like red lights, grounding mats, saunas, cold plunges - that you save for or feel indulgent, but you will get a lot of use out of them
- make-up (Ilia, Fit Glow) and skin care (Skin Essence Organics, Emminence)
- beautiful water bottles are still a big hit
- blue light blocking glasses
- subscriptions to meditation apps or gyms/studios
- castor oil kits (Queen of the Thrones) - Food & Drinks
- mold-free coffee, Redmond's salt, organic spices & chocolate
- grass fed med or organic salmon (one year I gave my sister a box of steaks and she loved it! haha)
- some local farmers will provide produce to the Food Bank with donations (try Fiddlefoot Farm)
- cast iron or PFOA free cookware (I liked the Kilne pan I received last year) - Clothes & Jewelry
- more companies are focusing on organic cotton materials, or other pieces like yoga pants and period underwear that do not contain PFAS
- EMF bracelets and necklaces are also a cool gift - For the Home
- toxin-free candles, essential oils, diffusers, organic cotton bedsheets & pillows, wool dryer balls - Experiences
- moving away from buying just to buy and enjoying the magic of the season continues to be a great trend: a day at the spa (Scandinave, Vetta, Therme), and gift certificates for massage, reflexology or acupuncture
- several families have shared that they plan to be away for Christmas this year, enjoy your travels :)
Some of you have already resigned to resetting your health goals in January, and I would certainly caution this pause (and book your reset appointment now). Yes, celebrate and enjoy your favourite things! However, I've seen it over and over where a month or two of setbacks - eating sweets and cheese, drinking alcohol, lack of exercise, and staying up late - can really make you feel crummy and put you further from the way you would like to ultimately feel. Read more about your health over the holidays and find recipes here.
Holiday Time
I'll be taking time off between Christmas and New Years, but you can always access the Online Booking page to plan your next appointments.
My Gift to You
To show my appreciation for you, any supplement purchases over $100 will receive a $10 gift from me ($100 price before tax)
Wishing you a holiday season full of gratitude, fun and laughter!
Dr. Christa
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