Whether you’re the cook or a guest, you can keep your holiday dinner from busting the scales. If you’re the host, limit the number of food choices to seven or less; try steamed green beans instead of that green bean casserole and swap applesauce for oils in recipes. And guests should remember how uncomfortable it feels to overeat and choose alcohol or dessert, but not both. Source Link
If your dog could talk he might tell you to stop patting him on the head. Animal experts say dogs prefer chin or chest scratches and they don’t like it when you stare directly into their eyes. Dogs usually hate the smell of those cute outfits you make them wear but they love your scent and often will cuddle with a piece of clothing or one of your shoes. Source Link_
You put your heart into the holiday season but don’t take things too far on Christmas Eve. A study found that the night before Christmas had the biggest concentration of emergency calls for heart attacks. This year could be doubly bad because the most common day of the week for heart attacks is Monday. Source Link
