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Don’t be so quick to dole out Tupperware containers full of your holiday leftovers to guests. Be sure to keep some key ingredients—like beef, turkey, chicken, sausages, roast beef, vegetables, and bread—for yourself so that you can take a stab at reinventing your fabulous meal. Here, Sonima chefs Andy Clay and Laurent Large share their cooking tips on how to make the ultimate holiday sandwiches, like a savory stuffing and ham baguette or pimento cheese with sausage, turkey, and pickles sandwich. If you’re looking to go light and carb-free, whip up a yummy salad with leftover roasted vegetables and a homemade vinaigrette.

Related: Holiday Cleanse Green Juice

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At the end of Charles Dickens’ 1843 classic, A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge and his long-abused employee, Bob Cratchit, enjoy a mug of Smoking Bishop. It’s a drink loaded with English history, politics and class identity. Illustration by John Leech, 1817-1864.

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In Charles Dickens’ famous tale A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge’s spectral-induced transformation leaves him with a longing for an old-fashioned Christmas drink.

“I’ll raise your salary and endeavor to assist your struggling family,” Scrooge promises his much-abused employee, Bob Cratchit, “and we will discuss your affairs this very afternoon, over a Christmas bowl of Smoking B…

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Signing up for your first road race is an exciting yet daunting task.

A lot can go wrong. Chafing, bowel movements, and bloody nipples are just a few things newbie runners need to watch out for on race day. However, if you plan ahead, so much can go right—like an automatic PR (personal record), a huge sense of accomplishment, and an awesome overall experience.

To help ensure your race goes smoothly, we asked running enthusiasts, veteran racers, and even professional runners what they wish they knew before their first time.

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Go to the end of the line of volunteers at the water stations.

Don’t get caught in the panic and chaos that usually gathers around the first few volunteers. It’s a lot less hectic once you get past these people. — Katie Dobbs, four-time half-marathon finisher

After you’ve grabbed water at a station, get to the opposite side of the course ASAP.

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The New Year is almost here, and we all know what that means: a jam-packed gym filled with newbie exercisers. (Hey, if you’re one of ‘em, more power to you!) But we also know that nothing brings down an endorphin high quite like waiting forever to snag a shower or hair dryer when you’re in a rush.

Fortunately, cutting down your actual workout time isn’t the only solution—though of course, it helps! (Find plenty of quick workout ideas here.) Instead, try these brilliant hacks to shave serious time off your post-workout routine. These tips have been tested by people who exercise for a living (a trainer and yoga instructor) or who just happen to like the gym a lot (Greatist staffers). Lunchtime workouts, here we come!

1. Pack wisely.

Saving time after a sweat session starts the night before. Pack your post-workout clothes in advance, and try to choose a simple outfit without a ton of layers (think: one flowy dress instead of a skirt, top, and belt). When you get to the locker room, hang up your clothes if possible, minimizing wrinkles and making it easy to grab and go.

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Maybe this year was shiny, bright, and amazing. Maybe it was 12 months you’d rather forget. But as the New Year hovers just around the corner, regardless of how this one went, reflecting can be helpful—and not in a ‘learn from your mistakes’ way.

“Looking back on the year is not about beating yourself up and seeing what you need to do better,” says Lodro Rinzler, meditation expert and teacher at MNDFL in New York City. “It’s about rejoicing.” Even if you have plenty to rejoice about—a job, good friends, daily meals—it can be tough to know where to start. Or it can feel all too easy to dwell on disappointments.

“We tend to spend a lot of time and attention watering the weeds,” says Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva Meditation. “And then we’re growing the weeds. So this is a moment to water the flowers and pay attention to those.”

In other words, as you think about the past year, if negative thoughts start to creep in, it’s OK to sit with them for a moment, but then bring your attention back to the positive. “Remember to be gentle with yourself,” says Ellie Burrows, a personal development coach and one of the founders of MNDFL. For these exercises, it’s important to let your thoughts flow freely rather than scrutinizing them, Burrows says.

With that in mind, we’ve outlined two apporaches for reflecting on your year: One involves a month-by-month breakdown, and the other looks at the different areas of your life….

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This time of the year, who doesn’t want to do a little more dancing and celebrating? So why not substitute one of your usual HIIT or strength-training routines with this entertaining, totally approachable workout?

Forget a strenuous sweat session; this workout is all about having fun and moving your hips to the beat. Bonus: Even if you’re new to dancing, there are modified moves you can definitely master in this 20-minute video from Grokker. The warm-up is included, and there’s no equipment required, so once you’ve got a little space, just press play to get started.

Interested in more short and effective at-home workouts? We have thousands waiting for you on Grokker, the one-stop shop online resource for wellness. Join Grokker today and get 14 days of FREE unlimited at-home workout classes.

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The holiday season has the potential to bring out the best in us. Though the days get shorter and colder, somehow our hearts get bigger and warmer.

Maybe it’s the thoughtfulness handwritten on Christmas cards, maybe it’s the focus on giving over receiving, or maybe it’s the anticipation of celebration with people we love.

For many, it’s the reminder of what’s important in life—not what we do, what we earn, or what we buy, but how we treat each other, how we help each other, and how we use our gifts to make the world a better place.

Yes, the season inspires us not just to believe in magic, but also to create it.

It’s for this reason I created a series of “holiday love challenges” (some taken from Tiny Buddha’s 365 Tiny Love Challenges), to inspire more acts of love and kindness.

Some focus on giving, others on appreciation, and others on giving ourselves the same compassion we strive to offer others.

I hope some of these inspire you to create a little magic in your world, one tiny act of love at a time!

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It’s cold and cozy and every whisper of wind is begging you to snuggle up with a hot cup of something delicious to keep you warm: Steaming vegan eggnog to the rescue. This pecan-based, spiced nut milk is laced with nutmeg, vanilla, and allspice, rich with maple syrup, and nourishing with coconut oil. Even better, it’s infinitely spikeable and plays oh so nicely with a shot of bourbon.

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Let this be the holiday beverage that gets you through the day and eases you into evenings of gift wrapping, gathering with friends and family, and cuddling up. It’s a drink so cozy you’ll almost feel like you’ve got a roaring fire place right beside you. This warm vegan eggnog would also be perfect to serve a crowd at your holiday or New Year’s party—just multiply the recipe accordingly, and don’t forget your liquor of choice! ShareTweetPlusPin

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Ray Spaulding cooks apples in front of a class on cooking healthful desserts at the Portland VA withJessica Mooney, right, a clinical dietitian. About 80 percent of veterans are overweight and obese and another quarter have diabetes, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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At the Portland VA in Oregon, Ray Spaulding stands over a frying pan full of sliced green apples at a cooking class,

“I feel like I’m on the Martha St…

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Certain habits are instinctual: You grab a dryer sheet to stop static, rub your lips together to spread chapstick, and apply perfume to your wrists and neck… right?

While we don’t want to say we’ve all been living a lie (that’d be melodramatic), that last one isn’t exactly correct. Turns out there’s no actual science behind why we’ve been spritzing our pulse points with perfume and cologne all these years (besides the undeniable glamour of it all, that is).

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Spraying your wrists and neck is purely tradition and has little to no effect on the scent or intensity of the perfume, says Perry Romanowski, a cosmetic chemist and co-founder of The Beauty Brains. “The traditional belief is that the pulse points are places where the body generates extra heat and this can intensify the fragrance. There’s no evidence to support this.”

According to Romanowski, heat can increase the volatility of ingredients in your perfume, leading the molecules to evaporate more quickly and come off as a stronger burst of fragrance. But that only holds up if the skin at your pulse points is actually hotter than elsewhere on your body—and as cardiologist Jeffrey Schussler, M.D., explains, that’s not actually the case.

“You can feel your pulse where it’s fairly superficial, but the body temperature is pretty much regulated,” Schussler says, meaning that even though your veins may be close to the skin’s surface at your wrist, the actual temp…