{"id":2680,"date":"2008-10-25T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/the-holiday-gauntlet-from-november-to-new-years.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:30:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:30:08","slug":"the-holiday-gauntlet-from-november-to-new-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2680","title":{"rendered":"The Holiday Gauntlet: From November To New Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If you have kids, you can expect a pillowcase full of candy to come into your living room and spill across your dining room table.<\/p>\n

Even if you don\u2019t have kids, you typically buy too much candy for the goblins and princesses passing by, and will have enough Twizzlers and fireballs to stain your lips violet for weeks.<\/p>\n

We’ll be talking about how to deal with your newfound candy windfall, and prevent the short-term and long-term problems it can cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have kids, you can expect a pillowcase full of candy to come into your living room and spill across your dining room table. 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