As 2025 wraps up in a flurry of holiday festivities, there are many reasons to celebrate both personally and professionally. Dr. Laurie Davis of In Good Health wants to ensure that amid the celebrations, staying healthy and feeling well continue to be a priority. “It's important that we remember that when we eat healthy and we're living healthy, with activity and exercise, that we feel healthy,” she explains.
One way to maintain a healthy lifestyle during the holidays is staying active. “When you have a Christmas party or lunch at work, find a way to go for a 20-minute walk,” encourages Laurie. “It's a great way to keep your body moving, keep metabolism up, get fresh air, and do some de-stressing all at the same time. It doesn't have to be all hustle and bustle; we need to stop to take care of ourselves along the way.”
Another important aspect of prioritizing wellbeing during the holidays includes keeping a healthy balance of how often to indulge in seasonal treats. “It’s okay to take time to enjoy, but it’s not okay to lose control the entire holiday season,” says Laurie. “Christmas doesn't begin the day after Thanksgiving where we start eating our way to the new year and suddenly on New Year's Day, we say it's time to focus on health again. Let yourself have Thanksgiving Day, but it is one day. The same thing for Christmas, you don't fudge every day through the month of December. Instead, let yourself have Christmas Eve, your family event, and Christmas Day, but the days before and after, focus on healthy choices.”
Laurie and the team at In Good Health emphasize that being healthy is a journey, not simply a New Year’s resolution. “We don't have to wait until January 1st to start being good,” she explains. “We're not jumping off the cliff to being healthy. Instead, every day take another step towards a healthy lifestyle.”
Helping clients achieve that healthy lifestyle is foundational at In Good Health. “We focus on prevention, and we think early detection is one of the keys to healthy living. So, we look at family history and personal risk factors, then try to eliminate risk factors by being willing to think outside of the box,” says Laurie. “We prevent by whatever means necessary and that could be diet, exercise, medication, or reduction in alcohol and smoking cessation. There are so many things that go into it.”
One of the things Laurie and the team are celebrating this year is the addition of a rejuvenation arm to the practice. “We can now focus on trying to restore and regenerate health,” she explains. “With regenerative medicine, we are doing Mesenchymal stem cell injections and Exosome injections. We have had, anecdotally, some patients do extremely well and feel so much better. We're also seeing people prevent surgeries because of regenerative medicine.”
During the holidays and throughout the year, Laurie emphasizes that optimism is a key part of achieving and sustaining physical health. “In primary care, and life in general, it's easy to get overwhelmed with the negative,” she says. “We encourage our patients, family, and friends to share and celebrate achievements and keep the momentum going.”
For more information and encouragement in prioritizing a healthy lifestyle, visit alwaysingoodhealth.com or call 423-867-4969. In Good Health is located at 1508 Tombras Avenue in Chattanooga.
“We don't have to wait until January 1st to start being good. Instead, every day take another step towards a healthy lifestyle.”
“In primary care, and life in general, it's easy to get overwhelmed with the negative. We encourage our patients, family, and friends to share and celebrate achievements and keep the momentum going.”