SCAN Club Issue 4 2024

Like It or Not, It's Time for a Flu Shot

How often do you or someone you know end up getting sick during the holidays? It shouldn’t be all that surprising: People are mingling more just when a new flu season is on the upswing, making it easy for the flu to spread. This can make the holidays a dangerous time for you as an older adult—and even more so if you have any health issues.

Beat Holiday Blues

“Holiday blues” may not be its real medical name, but the melancholy brought on by the season’s stress can be very real for some people. Thinking a bit now about how you can reduce or cope with the season’s challenges may help you feel more good tidings and less stress this holiday.

To Your Health!

If ever there’s a time of year when our healthy habits are in danger, it’s likely the holiday season. From mid-November to early January, we tend to stay up later, indulge more and move less. That’s a problem because pausing good habits can have consequences on your health long after the holidays are over.

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