My MedlinePlus Weekly Newsletter: Healthy holidays!

December 25, 2019

Healthy Holidays! Healthy holidays to you and yours from MedlinePlus! There are many things you can do to make a positive impact on your health and quality of life. By making healthy lifestyle choices, you can reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and other serious diseases.

The Benefits of Routine and Healthy Habits Are you looking forward to returning to your routine after the holidays or forming a new healthy habit for the coming year? Routines and habits can help provide structure and reduce stress. Learn more about how making even just one of these changes can improve your health: Reduce stress Exercise more Maintain a healthy weight Sleep healthier How Cold Affects Your Body Whether you're shoveling the driveway, building a snowman, or trying out that new sled, if you're planning to be active outside this winter learn to recognize the signs of frostbite and hypothermia. Treating and Preventing High Blood Pressure When you have high blood pressure that is not treated, over time it causes your heart to pump harder and work overtime. This can lead to serious health problems such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and kidney failure. Remember that treating and preventing high blood pressure doesn’t take a holiday, and nor should you! Wrapping Up 2019 The year is wrapping up and we're looking ahead to a happy, healthy 2020. We'd like to offer our sincere thanks to you, our readers, for following along this year. We hope you've read something that was helpful to you. If you missed a newsletter you can read them here. Do you know someone who you think would like to be in the loop about all things health and wellness in 2020? Forward this email to them, there is a sign up link at the bottom of each newsletter. Apple Bars These kid-approved Apple Bars are a healthy alternative to apple pie. Try serving warm topped with vanilla yogurt.