Publisher's letter


were your successes, your challenges, your surprises and most of all what do you have to be thankful for? Spend some time thinking about these questions and checking in with your feelings and emotions surrounding the answers. You made it through another year and now is the time to celebrate and reward yourself for all of your hard work.


A Too often we focus on everything that went wrong during the year. The money


we didn’t make, the weight we didn’t lose, the relationship we didn’t fi nd. But in order to truly master the art of manifestation and send a message out to the Universe to bring us what we want, we must fi rst be thankful for what we have. Try and focus on what you did achieve and receive this year and most importantly, reward yourself for it!


We have some great articles on how to manage stress during the busy holiday season. Here are some great tips to reduce stress and pamper yourself!


1. Go for a leisure walk, get a massage, take a nap. Anything you can do to alleviate stress will lower your cortisol levels and additional calories will not be stored as fat as easily.


2. Block a half day out of your schedule to get outdoors and enjoy our beautiful nature areas.


3. Pick one non-negotiable for the weekend. Choose to indulge in either alcohol OR high carb foods like pizza or sweets – but not both! If dessert is your thing – sample a few of the goodies by taking 1-2 bites of each instead of eating the whole thing.


4. Manage your mindset and meditate for 5-10 minutes per day.


5. Take a weekend getaway with your spouse or a friend or plan a staycation and enjoy all that this state has to offer (great hiking, adventure parks, wine trails and farm-to-table restaurants).


We want to wish everyone a healthy and happy holiday season and we look


forward to helping you achieve all of your goals and dreams in 2020! In Health and Happiness,


s we enter another holiday season, I hope you all can take some time to review, refl ect and celebrate all that you accomplished in the past year. Ask yourself: what


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ur mission is to provide valuable insight, information and resources that will allow our readers to maintain a healthy, active, sustainable lifestyle. Essential Living Maine contains timely in for ma tion on nat u ral health, complementary and alternative medicine, nu tri tion, fi tness, per son al growth, green liv ing, and the products and services that support good health.


PUBLISHER Dr. Diane Hayden Diane@naturalnutmeg.com


DIR. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Christopher Urso


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CREATIVE DIRECTOR Ashley Frament


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HOLISTIC BUSINESS ADVISOR Newton Dubs


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ADVISORY BOARD Sarah Buck, ND Renee Lang, ND


Ingrid Levasseur, BA, CCT Karen St. Clair


Stephanie Walsh, MNT, CEPC, CPT


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