In a recent study published by Prophecy Market Insights, titled, Global Natural and Organic Food Market Research Report, analysts offers an in-depth analysis of global Natural and Organic Food market. The study analyses the various aspect of the market by studying its historic and forecast data. The research report provides Porters five force model, SWOT analysis, and PESTEL analysis of the Natural and Organic Food market. The different areas covered in the report are Natural and Organic Food market size, drivers and restrains, segment analysis, geographic outlook, major manufacturers in the market, and competitive landscape.

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The research report, Natural and Organic Food Market presents an unbiased approach at understanding the market trends and dynamics. Analysts have studied the historical data pertaining to the market and compared it to the current market trends to paint an object picture of the markets trajectory. The report includes SWOT analysis and Porters five forces analysis to give the readers an in-depth assessment of the various factors likely to drive and restrain the overall market.

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Table of Contents

Market Overview: The report begins with this section where product overview and highlights of product and application segments of the global Natural and Organic Food market are provided. Highlights of the segmentation study include price, revenue, sales, sales growth rate, and market share by product.

Competition by Company: Here, the competition in the global Natural and Organic Food market is analyzed, taking into consideration price, revenue, sales, and market share by company, market concentration rate, competitive situations and trends, expansion, merger and acquisition, and market shares of top 5 and 10 companies.

Company Profiles and Sales Data: As the name suggests, this section gives the sales data of key players of the global Natural and Organic Food market as well as some useful information on their business. It talks about the gross margin, price, revenue, products and their specifications, applications, competitors, manufacturing base, and the main business of players operating in the global Natural and Organic Food market.

Market Status and Outlook by Region: In this section, the report discusses about gross margin, sales, revenue, production, market share, CAGR, and market size by region. Here, the global Natural and Organic Food market is deeply analyzed on the basis of regions and countries such as North America, Europe, China, India, Japan, and the MEA.

Application or End User: This part of the research study shows how different application segments contribute to the global Natural and Organic Food market.

Market Forecast: Here, the report offers complete forecast of the global Natural and Organic Food market by product, application, and region. It also offers global sales and revenue forecast for all years of the forecast period.

Upstream Raw Materials: The report provides analysis of key raw materials used in the global Natural and Organic Food market, manufacturing cost structure, and the industrial chain.

Marketing Strategy Analysis and Distributors: This section offers analysis of marketing channel development trends, indirect marketing, and direct marketing followed by a broad discussion on distributors and downstream customers in the global Natural and Organic Food market.

Research Findings and Conclusion: This is one of the last sections of the report where the findings of the analysts and the conclusion of the research study are provided.

Appendix: Here, we have provided a disclaimer, our data sources, data triangulation, market breakdown, research programs and design, and our research approach.

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HTF MI broadcasted a new title Global Organic Food and Beverages Market Professional Survey Report 2019 with 116 pages and in-depth assessment including key market trends, upcoming technologies, industry drivers, challenges, regulatory policies, with key company profiles and strategies of players such as Amys Kitchen, Natures Path Food, Organic Valley, The Hain Celestial Group, AMCON Distributing, Alberts organic, General Mills, Organic Farm Foods, EVOL Foods, Kellogg, Kraft Foods Group, Nestle SA, The Coca-Cola Company, Starbucks Corporation, Auchan, Eden Foods, Frito-Lay, Dean Foods, Danone & Pepsi. The research study provides forecasts for Organic Food and Beverages investments till 2024. The study also helps with cost structure benchmarking collectively derive after analyzing a vast coverage of industry players which is further compared with overall sector for each component such as Avg. Profit, Wages, Purchases, Depreciation, Marketing, Rent & utilities, Others etc.

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Market Development Scenario Patent Analysis Briefing* No. of Patents Issuance by Year / by Players / By Issuing Office Key Development Product/Service Launch, Mergers & Acquisition, Joint Ventures

Product Analysis: This Report provides a detailed study of given products. The report also provides comprehensive analysis of Key Trends & advance technologies. The Global Organic Food and Beverages (Thousands Units) and Revenue (Million USD) Market Split by Product Type such as , Organic fruit and vegetables, Organic prepared foods, Organic beverages, Organic meat & Organic dairy products

Application Analysis: This report provides an advance approach to the market growth with a detailed analysis of the overall competitive scenario of the Global Organic Food and Beverages market. The market is segmented by Application such as Wholesalers, Distributers, Retailers & Online retailers with historical and projected market share and compounded annual growth rate.

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Key Highlights of the Global Organic Food and Beverages Market : Market Share of players that includes Amys Kitchen, Natures Path Food, Organic Valley, The Hain Celestial Group, AMCON Distributing, Alberts organic, General Mills, Organic Farm Foods, EVOL Foods, Kellogg, Kraft Foods Group, Nestle SA, The Coca-Cola Company, Starbucks Corporation, Auchan, Eden Foods, Frito-Lay, Dean Foods, Danone & Pepsi to better understand how deeply they have penetrated the market. Conceptual analysis of the Organic Food and Beverages Market products, application wise segmented study. Clear study and pin-point analysis for changing competitive dynamics Analysis of major regional segmentation on the basis of how the market is predicted to grow

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There are 15 Chapters to display the Global Organic Food and Beverages market. Chapter 1, to describe Definition, Specifications and Classification of Global Organic Food and Beverages, Applications of, Market Segment by Regions; Chapter 2, to analyze the Manufacturing Cost Structure, Raw Material and Suppliers, Manufacturing Process, Industry Chain Structure; Chapter 3, to display the Technical Data and Manufacturing Plants Analysis of , Capacity and Commercial Production Date, Manufacturing Plants Distribution, Export & Import, R&D Status and Technology Source, Raw Materials Sources Analysis; Chapter 4, to show the Overall Market Analysis, Capacity Analysis (Company Segment), Sales Analysis (Company Segment), Sales Price Analysis (Company Segment); Chapter 5 and 6, to show the Regional Market Analysis that includes North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia & India, Segment Market Analysis (by Type) [, Organic fruit and vegetables, Organic prepared foods, Organic beverages, Organic meat & Organic dairy products]; Chapter 7 and 8, to analyze the Change in overall Market Analysis (by Application [Wholesalers, Distributers, Retailers & Online retailers]) Major Manufacturers Analysis; Chapter 9, Market Trend Analysis, Regional Market Trend, Market Trend by Product Type [, Organic fruit and vegetables, Organic prepared foods, Organic beverages, Organic meat & Organic dairy products], Market Trend by Application [Wholesalers, Distributers, Retailers & Online retailers]; Chapter 10, Regional Marketing Type Analysis, International Trade Type Analysis, Supply Chain Analysis; Chapter 11, to analyze the Consumers Analysis of Global Organic Food and Beverages by region, type and application; Chapter 12, to describe Organic Food and Beverages Research Findings and Conclusion, Appendix, methodology and data source; Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to describe Organic Food and Beverages sales channel, distributors, traders, dealers, Research Findings and Conclusion, appendix and data source.

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According to AMA, the Global Organic Baby Food market is expected to see growth rate of 10.8% and may see market size of USD11.38 Billion by 2024.

Organic baby food refers to soft and easily consumable food other than breast milk or infant formula that provides minerals, vitamins and nutrients to the baby. Baby products are projected to be used on infant or children under the age of three. Organic baby food is gaining popularity among parents due to growing concerns for childs health. The rising number of malnutrition cases and improved economic condition is driving the market for organic baby food.

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Abbott Laboratories (United States), Nestle S.A. (Switzerland), Hero Group (Switzerland), Amara Organics (United States), Danone (France), Plum Organics (United States), The Hein celestial group (United States), North Castle Partners, LLC. (United States), HiPP Organic Ltd (United Kingdom), Hipp GmbH & Co. Vertrieb KG (Germany) and Baby Gourmet Foods Inc. (Canada)

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Market Drivers

Growing Birth Rates Worldwide

Rising Number of Malnutrition Cases and Health Concerns for Overall Growth of Babies

Market Trend

Shift Towards Organic Baby Products such as Organic Milk Formula, Fruits, Vegetable Blend Pouches and Other Dried and Prepared Baby Food

Restraints

Stringent Government Rules and Regulation Related to Production of Organic Food

Availability of Cheaper Substitutes in the Market

Opportunities

Large untapped market in developing countries

Online Retailing for Organic Baby Food

Organic Baby Food Attracting Consumer Attention

Challenges

Low Adoption Rate of These Products in Rural Areas

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by Type (Milk Formula Organic Baby Food, Dried Organic Baby Food, Ready to Feed Organic Baby Food, Prepared Organic Baby Food, Others), Application (1-6 Month Baby, 7-9 Month Baby, 10-12 Month Baby, 13-18 Month Baby, Above 18 Month Baby), Distribution Channel (Supermarkets and Hypermarkets, Specialty Stores, Convenience Stores, Online Retailers, Others)

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Chapter 5: Displaying the by Type, End User and Region 2013-2018

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Chapter 7: To evaluate the market by segments, by countries and by manufacturers with revenue share and sales by key countries in these various regions.

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On weekdays, Shashi Chandra, a technical architect at Campus Management Corp., leaves for work by 8:30am. On weekends, he leaves home two hours prior to reach his other workplace: a rented farm in the outskirts of Bengaluru.

For the past two years, Chandra, 38, has been growing vegetables in his 600 sq. ft plot, which is some 35km away from home. Since 2017, he has produced nearly 150kg of vegetables, including brinjal, carrot, cluster beans, beetroot and radish.

Like Chandra, Srinivasan Deenadayalan, 28, who works as network engineer in Chennais Reliance IT Park, has been a weekend farmer for the past two years. He tills a 3.5 acre plot, owned by an acquaintance outside Chennai, and grows native varieties of paddy.

Chandra and Deenadayalan, who had no prior farming experience, are part of a small group of organic urban farmers who juggle career and passion. Some own farms, some rent and some borrow from friends. Startups like Farmizen are also helping people rent and manage farms for them. Founder Shameek Chakravarty says there is a growing interest in farming, but adds that only 20% of his customers visit the farm regularly. The rest instruct through the app what they want to grow in the farm and collect the produce when its ready."

Getting food conscious

Bengalurus Walmart architect Santosh Basavaraju, 41, likes to spend free time at his farm, whenever possible. Curiosity over sterile seeds in a fruit led Basavaraju to take up farming about three years ago. In school, we had been taught that if you sow a seed, it will germinate and grow. So I was surprised that these seeds wouldnt germinate," he says. It was then he started researching on seed engineering, which led him to zero-budget natural farming and attending a five-day course on the subject.

As he couldnt find any land near Bengaluru in his budget to implement what he had learnt, he settled for his familys 10-acre farm in a village in Chamarajanagara district. He grows lentils, millets and sunflower. By adopting a multi-crop method, Basavaraju claims, he has been able to improve his lands groundwater level. He even purchased a cow so that hes not dependent on market manure. As for the harvest, he got nearly 45 quintals of toor dal (pigeon pea) from two acre last season.

While most of what these farmers grow is for personal consumption, some have graduated to commercially selling their produce. Chennais Parthasarathy V.M., 37, who has been farming for over a decade, sells his produce from a makeshift store in his house and at farmer markets. An associate general manager at IT services and consulting company, who recently put in his papers to focus on farming full time, took farming as a vocation due to concern over heavy pesticides used in vegetables. The frequent road trips within Tamil Nadu he and his wife, a former TCS employee, took where they sampled organic produce, cemented this intention. I had become a picky eater," recalls Parthasarathy. So, in 2008, he started experimenting with the three-acre family land in Pandeswaram village, 90 minutes away from Chennai. The first crop he grew was banana. He divided the land and grew five batches, each having 300 saplings. Three batches were exposed to fertilizers and pesticides, and two grown were organically. The organic batch hardly grew because the soil had leftover chemicals, and the few bananas we got tasted lovely. The batch that was given chemicals did excellently well, but we cut buried everything in a dry well because we knew how much pesticide we had sprayed on them," he says.

He gave up the land as half of it was unfit for further organic cultivation and took a half-acre patch again from his family farm land the next year to grow 20 varieties of organic leafy vegetables. With enough for personal consumption, Parthasarathy decided to sell the surplus stock at Chennais Marina beach. But he realized people werent willing to pay the higher mark-up cost he was charging even if the vegetables were organically grown.

So, he switched to native paddy by taking an additional two acres from his family in 2010. He now grows vegetables for personal use and over eight varieties of native rice since they are commercially viable" in 28 acres of family land; 70-odd acre in his village is used for organic farming.

Juggling work and farm

Parthasarathy and Deenadayalan chose native paddy as its a hardy crop and so, easy to manage while balancing farm and work lives. In paddy cultivation, most effort goes into sowing, transplanting and harvesting, after 150 days.

Vegetables are sensitive crop and need constant attention. During the first season, we planted seven varieties of country vegetables but didnt get as much yield as expected. Since I have a job, it was becoming tedious," says Deenadayalan, who has roped in a group of his friends to help at the farm. If he skips a weekend visit, one of the friends makes a trip.

I have a team of three, who help at the farm. This gave me a lot of space to focus on my work. I enjoy my corporate work. In case there is pending work to be finished on weekends, I go early morning to the farm," says Parthasarathy, who spends 15,000-20,000 per month on the farm.

Basavaraju, meanwhile, ensures he wraps up his work by Friday. If some last-minute work comes up, I carry my laptop to the farm. I have Wi-Fi connection there," says Basavaraju, who, on an average, spends 6,000 a month on the farm.

For Shashi Chandra, the weekend travel to farm is also no trouble. When you are passionate about something, you will make time. I arrange my work accordingly," says Chandra. He monthly shells out 3000, which includes the farm rent.

Farming has been transformative for Deenadayalan, who shells out 3,000 a month. Its all worth it because it gives me peace", he says.

Farmizens Chakravarty cautions that farming is not everyones cup of tea. Several people live in this fantasy that they will do part-time farming and make money. The fact is that most part-time farmers barely break even. I have seen people get into the mode of buying land, getting into farming. The first year is always tough. When they see that they have lost or are continuing to lose money, they give up," he says.

Chandra, too, faced his share of problems in the beginning, but he didnt give up. Experimenting with seeds and different methods, he didnt get any harvest for a few months. It taught me not to worry about failure; put your effort and dont worry about results. I also started valuing time."

To ensure things run on time, Basavaraju notes down his observations, like which saplings to plant and seasonal changes, on a digital diary app. Farming is all about data."

The biggest change farming has brought in Parthasarathys life is in his attitude towards consumption. Farming teaches you to be mindful about your consumption. For instance, we have gone many years without buying new clothes. The things we used to worry about has changed; life is much more simplified now."

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To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow, said Audrey Hepburn. The promise of spring may be hiding in tightly-wound winter buds, but the gardener knows that winter is the season to begin making plans. There are plots available for those 16-years-old-and up at the citys two Community Gardens located at Sunrise and Yauger Parks. Applications are taken on a first-come, first-served basis beginning in January. Dig in the dirt, grow nourishing foods, and connect with other gardeners, because, after all, as an anonymous, yet very wise person once said, Gardening is cheaper than therapy, and you get tomatoes.

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Thomas Jefferson once eloquently defined self-care: Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends. Not only to our friends, but also to ourselves, there are many ways to put a little sweat equity into our self-care investments and the City Of Olympias Parks, Arts, and Recreation Department offers a variety of ways to get bodies moving. Crucial in the winter months, these indoor classes are a bright spot in the darkest part of the year. Choose from yoga to Taekwondo, to Jazzercise, or all manner of organized sports, these activities can be an outlet to escape the stressors and the mundanity of our lives.

New year, new start. For many, the shift in the calendar year brings a shift in mindset. A shift in lifestyle, a shift in self-awareness. And whether we resolve to be better humans, take care of our bodies better, or take time to make time self-care is a lasting gift we should all give ourselves.

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It has been called many things: compassion fatigue, empathy overload, secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious trauma. It is what some counselors, therapists, first responders, doctors, nurses and other professionals or volunteers experience when they open their hearts every day to absorb the trauma and pain of others, while trying to help guide them through to healing. To be a great support person it requires the ability to have empathy and with that comes the risk of experiencing physical, mental and spiritual exhaustion.

While compassion fatigue can happen when helpers are unable to replenish and restore emotionally and physically (Figley, 1982), vicarious trauma is the shift you experience mentally from compassion fatigue (Perlman and Saakvitne, 1995). This shift has been identified as the altering of your perceptions and feelings towards the world around you. An example of this is police officers who have a hard time seeing the good in the world after years of helping victims of crime. Or the crisis counselor whose faith in humanity begins to deteriorate after supporting people in crisis for many years. You could say that compassion fatigue is the precursor to vicarious trauma that has been going on for too long. Many people dont recognize the signs of compassion fatigue.

Signs of Compassion Fatigue can include:

Eleven years ago, I worked for an organization that experienced a traumatic event that affected our clients, staff, and community. A tragedy that sent me on the brink of a mental health crisis. With a heavy load ofunresolved personal issues, feelings of powerlessness over clients I wanted deeply to help, I lacked a self-care plan that could render me resilient while doing my job. I walked away from a career I loved and spent the next few years suffering from compassion fatigue, not knowing if I would ever feel like myself again.

Most of us that are helpers choose our jobs and roles because of a deep and profound desire to make a difference in peoples lives. Knowing how to manage trauma exposure, identify your emotional experience limits, and having a support network are necessary tools to thrive as a helper. Too often though, we believe that we are already equipped to deal with other peoples issues and that our certifications and degrees come with an invisible armor protecting us from any harm. This false sense of security prevents us from identifying the symptoms and warning signs of compassion fatigue. I missed the signs and symptoms eleven years ago that were building up over time. My job was to take care of others and I told myself every day that I was fine. I believed my joy came from helping others and thats what was most important. Those beliefs and values sent me spiraling into depression and anxiety and left me with very little energy for myself.

I have since learned that saving others before you save yourself does not make you a hero. It makes you a villain to yourself. Forgetting to self-care because you channel all your energy and time towards others deprives you of your own peace and serenity. The essence of life fades from within you when you dont take the time for yourself. I heard long ago that when you are a helper you need to remember to put on your oxygen mask first, just like they instruct you when you are on an airplane. Putting the oxygen mask on someone else and forgetting to put it on ourselves means that others will be able to breathe with our help, but we cant. Not being able to breathe is what happened to me. My anxiety attacks raged, and I couldnt breathe. I had to learn to put on my oxygen mask every day before I put it on others as part of my self-care routine. Every morning I take time to pray, read daily reflections, meditate and set my intentions for the day.

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When I take time for me, I am reminding myself that I matter too and even though I may know that mentally, I have to engage in my physical routine because my instinct is to care for others first. When I get away from my routine and start my day focusing on other people, I immediately feel the disconnect from me and know I need to start my day over.

Learning to take care of myself allows me to be there for others without losing myself. I am a better helper now than I ever was back when compassion fatigue took hold. The lesson I had to learn was not to deny myself of self-care because I am too busy helping. Self-care is a necessary part of life that allows you to genuinely help others to breathe easier without depriving yourself of oxygen.

Sue Morton is a Canadian Mental Health Advocate and Blog Writer who writes on the topics of Parenting with Anxiety, Grief, Addictions and Mental Illness. She facilitates an online Parenting with Anxiety network of over three thousand parents with anxiety, learning to navigate through the parenting years with anxiety tagging along. As a Mental Health Advocate she has worked as an Addictions Counsellor, Crisis Counsellor, and Woman and Children's Advocate. She is the creator of the course Authentic You inspiring others on a journey of self-discovery.

APA Reference Morton, S. (2019). Compassion Fatigue: When Counselors and Other Helpers Dont Make Time for Self-Care. Psych Central. Retrieved on December 16, 2019, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/compassion-fatigue-when-counselors-and-other-helpers-dont-make-time-for-self-care/

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In 2017 I had the worst year ever, said Meredith Atwood. I had quit my law job to pursue a business, and everything kind of fell apart. I looked around and thought, everything is nonsense.

As described in her new book, The Year of No Nonsense: How to Get Over Yourself and On With Your life, nonsense can be a bad relationship, or an outgrown habit. Its subjective, added Atwood, a writer, speaker, podcaster, and finisher of several marathons and triathlons. So many of us are on autopilot. Just going forward, doing the same things, wondering why were unhappy and unfulfilled and overweight and sick. You know in your gut what your nonsense is. But you have to really listen to yourself.

Of course, nobody is ever perfect. Understanding that failure and relapse and roadblocks are a part of life, and just accepting that, and knowing youre doing the best you can, thats how you keep going, Atwood said. What getting rid of nonsense does it is frees up some space to begin to care for yourself, and to start to love yourself. Youve learned to trust yourself. Once you trust yourself, you can begin that process of learning to love yourself.

Self-help books often address women, but Atwood hopes men will read it as well. Men struggle with many of the exact same things women do, they just arent as vocal about it.

The books language is salty at times, and Atwood knows that might offend some who, like her, grew up in a strict religious background. I think Im going to get a lot of disapproval, but theres a whole chapter on people-pleasing and how Im no longer going to do that in my life, she said. Me using profanity in the book is me moving away from the fine art of people-pleasing.

Atwood will read on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith.

Kate Tuttle, a freelance writer and critic, can be reached at kate.tuttle@gmail.com.

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Its both an exciting time of the year with holidays approaching and a stressful time of the year with all you are trying to accomplish. Add on some crazy weather issues and that further complicates things. So, how can you better manage everything and keep your sanity?

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Reality Check. First, recognize that you wont get it all done exactly as you imagined, and let yourself say thats okay. We often have extremely high expectations for what we think we can accomplish during this time of the year. Perhaps we need to make our goals a little more realistic.That doesnt mean you have to drop your enthusiasm; just do a reality check. See how much time is left and what is actually manageable. Readjust your goals to be more realistic.

Change others expectations. In addition to altering your own expectations, talk to your colleagues or supervisors to see if you can make some changes in their expectations for what can be accomplished at the end of the year. Chances are they are feeling just as stressed. Do you really need all those meetings at this time? Can the timelines for some projects be extended? Even if you are only able to change a few things, this can have a powerful impact on reducing your stress and maybe even theirs.

Chunk it into bits. One of the biggest stressors we face is the size of what we have to accomplish whether it is finishing up work projects, getting all of our presents ready in advance, or cleaning our entire house for holiday company. Sometimes just viewing these massive lists we have created can be overwhelming. If possible, break those large projects into smaller ones. Sometimes we only have 30 minutes here or there and we think we cant get our big project done then. Which is true we cant. But, if we can break it into parts, we might get some of the smaller parts done during those shorter time periods. That can still help us feel a sense of accomplishment, and that we are not being overwhelmed.

Dont forget your own self-care. We have the tendency to put all of our projects and others ahead of us during the end of the year mad rush to get it all done. Dont do this. Make sure you still find time to exercise, get plenty of sleep, and engage in some activities for your own sanity (e.g., mindfulness, meditation, prayer, etc). You need to keep up your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being during this time, probably more than at any other time of the year.Try to do something fun each day this gives you added joy.

Take advantage of forced slow times. Maybe you are stuck in traffic on the highway or circling a parking lot to find a spot at the shopping mall or waiting in a long line at a store, or on hold on the phone. These are forced slow downs imposed on you. Instead of giving in to the temptation to get angry and frustrated, use these opportunities to do other things. Each year, we know these things are going to occur, and yet we always seem surprised and frustrated by their existence (as if they just popped up). Be prepared. Bring other things to do while waiting in line or on the phone or as you are circling the parking lot. Maybe listening to relaxing music is just the thing that can keep your blood pressure from rising even higher.

Volunteer. It may seem counterintuitive to volunteer when we have so much on our own plates. But, this is the season to volunteer and help those less fortunate than us. While we may be very busy, sometimes just taking a little time to give back to others helps us to put things into perspective and remember how much we do have. It also helps us to remember the reason for the season.

The end of the year comes with celebrating various holidays and welcoming in a brand new year. It should be a time of joy and yet; it often comes with the stress of having too much to do and not enough time to get it all done. Following some of these tips might just help you get your energy back and enjoy this holiday time and ringing in the New Year!

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The holidays are a wonderful time for families to come together to celebrate and connect with one another, but they can also be a time of stress for many especially those struggling with issues around food.

Nicole Goolsby, LMFT, CEDS, has worked as an eating disorder therapist for the past five years, helping teenagers and adults who suffer from a variety of mental health issues related to food. The clinical therapist works with a team that includes a psychiatrist and a registered dietitian all working together to help clients identify signs that they may be struggling and provide treatment.

Goolsby says signs of an eating disorder can include feeling stressed around food, being fearful of weight gain, feeling guilty after eating, or skipping out on events that are food-focused.

These behaviors and feelings can increase around the holidays, she says. Learning strategies to manage your relationship with food is a great step to feel confident throughout the season.

Goolsby sat down together with registered dietitian Tholia Davila to highlight 10 strategies and reminders to get through the holidays.

Goolsby and Davila say this list is meant to provide as a reminder of the stressors that occur during the holidays and tips and tools for support. However, it cannot take the place of the benefits of working with a therapist, registered dietitian and physician in your recovery journey.

By learning to understand and respond to signs of an eating disorder, you can help the people in your life who may be struggling with one. If you or someone you care about is suffering from an eating disorder, visit our eating disorder programs page and learn more about howLoma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Centercan help.

Request informationon any behavioral health concerns, and one of our intake coordinators will contactyou. If you or someone you know is in crisis now, seek help immediately.

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