The Better-Than-Resolutions Guide to 2025 Health

Start 2026 Strong: A Sustainable Approach to New Year's Health Goals

We hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to all that 2026 has to offer! As we step into the New Year, conversations about resolutions are everywhere. But here's a crazy statistic: 92% of New Year's resolutions fail! The main reason? Most people create unattainable resolutions without clear, sustainable action steps to achieve them. This creates an almost impossible challenge, resulting in disappointment and ultimately ditching the goals entirely.

What if we told you there's a better way?

5 Ways to Reset Your Health in an Achievable Way

1. Eliminate Inflammatory Foods

2. Get Great Sleep

3. Eat Less Often

4. Move More

5. Create Mindful Intentions

Step One: Eliminate Inflammatory Foods

Some foods contain ingredients that can trigger or worsen inflammation in your body. Processed foods and foods high in sugar tend to be the culprits, while fresh, whole foods are much less likely to have this effect.

An anti-inflammatory way of eating favors foods that are rich in antioxidants: fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, whole grains, and heart-healthy fats. This approach discourages or limits processed carbs, gluten and, alcohol.

If you don't think you can drastically change your diet overnight and stick with it, you're probably right! Give yourself the best chance at success by starting small with measurable, sustainable goals. You can reassess and increase once you master the first steps.

Step Two: Get Great Sleep

Quality sleep is one of the most powerful tools for resetting your health, yet it's often the first thing we sacrifice when life gets busy. During sleep, your body repairs itself, consolidates memories, and regulates hormones that control hunger, stress, and metabolism.

Poor sleep doesn't just leave you tired—it can increase inflammation, weaken your immune system, and make it nearly impossible to stick to your other health goals.

Start by:

• Setting a consistent bedtime and wake time, even on weekends

• Creating a calming bedtime routine (no screens 30-60 minutes before bed!)

• Keeping your bedroom cool, dark, and quiet

• Limiting caffeine after 2pm

• Aiming for 7-9 hours of quality sleep each night

Remember, you don't have to be perfect! Even improving your sleep by 30 minutes per night can make a noticeable difference in how you feel.

Step Three: Eat Less Often

This doesn't mean eating less food—it means giving your body longer breaks between meals. Intermittent fasting or simply extending the time between dinner and breakfast can give your digestive system a much-needed rest and allow your body to focus on repair and renewal.

When we're constantly eating throughout the day, our bodies are always in digestion mode, never getting the chance to tap into other important processes like cellular cleanup and fat burning.

Start by:

• Finishing dinner earlier in the evening

• Waiting a bit longer before breakfast (even pushing it back by an hour helps!)

• Avoiding late-night snacking

• Staying hydrated with water, herbal tea, or black coffee during fasting windows

You might start with a 12-hour eating window (eating between 8am-8pm, for example) and gradually work toward a pattern that feels sustainable for your lifestyle. Listen to your body and adjust as needed!

Step Four: Move More

You don't need a gym membership or an intense workout program to improve your health—you just need to move more than you currently do. Movement helps reduce inflammation, improves mood, boosts energy, and supports every system in your body.

The goal isn't perfection or crushing yourself with workouts you dread. The goal is to find ways to incorporate more movement into your daily life in ways that feel good and sustainable.

Start by:

• Taking a 10-15 minute walk after meals

• Parking farther away from store entrances

• Taking the stairs instead of the elevator

• Stretching while watching TV

• Setting a timer to stand and move every hour if you have a desk job

Choose activities you actually enjoy! Whether it's walking, dancing, gardening, playing with your kids, or yoga—movement that brings you joy is movement you'll stick with.

Step Five: Create Mindful Intentions

This might be the most important step of all. Instead of vague resolutions like "be healthier" or "lose weight," create specific, mindful goals that connect to your deeper why.

Mindful intentions are about being present, purposeful, and compassionate with yourself. They focus on how you want to feel and who you want to become, not just what you want to achieve.

Start by:

• Asking yourself: How do I want to feel this year?

• Writing down 2-3 specific intentions (Example: "I want to nourish my body with whole foods" instead of "I will follow this diet")

• Creating a morning routine that grounds you for the day

• Practicing gratitude—even for small things

• Being kind to yourself when you have setbacks (they're part of the journey!)

• Checking in with your intentions weekly, not just setting them and forgetting them

Remember, sustainable change happens when your goals align with your values and feel authentic to you, not when you're following someone else's unattainable plan.

A Note About Our Detox Program:

While we won't be hosting our group detox program this January, we know many of you have found success with our detox kits in the past. If you'd still like to order a kit to do on your own schedule, the link is below!

The Bottom Line

The key to lasting change isn't perfection—it's consistency, compassion, and community. Whatever health goals you set for 2026, remember to start small, celebrate progress, and be kind to yourself along the way. You don't have to implement all five of these strategies at once! Pick one or two that resonate most with you and build from there.

Here's to a healthy, sustainable New Year!