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By pure coincidence, this week's article comes at the very start of the last calendar month of the year, December. This is only true accepting the adoption of the Gregorian calendar as the default universal reference. Mostly by design, December is linked to key celebrations associated with Christianity. Also by design, December is a key holiday month for families and individuals, businesses and governmental agencies. All these factors open December to all sorts of merry-making.
Festivities tend to come with lots of indulgences, which if left unchecked can be a recipe for ill health. There tend to be lots of foods, some of the healthy type, and some plainly unhealthy. There are those who will easily get lame excuses to drink in excessive amounts. Others will not only smoke but will also use other toxic illicit drugs. Those who end up with various levels of intoxication may end up getting into risky behaviour, such as driving under the influence or having unprotected casual sex.
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