11/16/2025
Do you feel your joints flare up every year around the holidays?
You are not imagining it. Holiday stress can create real changes in your body that increase inflammation and make existing pain feel worse.
When stress levels rise, your body releases more cortisol and inflammatory chemicals. Over time this can make your joints feel stiffer, your back tighten up, and old injuries start to ache again. Add colder weather, busy schedules, and less sleep, and your body begins to work harder just to stay comfortable.
Understanding this cycle is the first step in breaking it. Managing stress, protecting your sleep, staying hydrated, and moving your body a little each day can all help calm inflammation before it builds.
Many people do not realize how closely stress and physical pain are connected. As the holiday season begins, be mindful of how your body feels and remember that your pain is not something you have to simply accept.
Foundations helps people address inflammation at the source through natural, research backed regenerative care so you can move into the season with less pain and more control over your health. If your pain increases this time of year, we are here to help.