12/09/2025
The best gift…
Gift buying is in FULL effect right now. Tabs open, carts loaded, “shipping cutoff” panic creeping in, and somehow you’re supposed to do it all with a smile.
Here’s my gentle reminder, the best gift doesn’t come in a box or sit under the tree. It’s your health.
Because the most meaningful thing you can give the people you love is you, present, energized, clear-headed, patient, joyful. The best version of yourself. And that starts with a healthy body and a sound mind.
So yes, buy the gifts. Wrap the things. Do the festive stuff. But don’t disappear in the process.
Keep it simple this season:
Eat whole, real food, the kind your great-grandmother would recognize. Build your plate around protein and plants. Swap the “holiday sugar spiral” for something that actually loves you back. Go for a walk after meals. Lift something heavy a couple times a week. Get outside. Protect your sleep like it’s a non-negotiable meeting. And prioritize the kind of connection that fills your nervous system back up.
Your health is the foundation for everything else you want to give.
And that is the one gift that lasts long after the boxes are recycled. 🎁