HPV & Holidays: Lifestyle Choices for Immune Support

25 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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A short video by Dr. Doni Wilson offering practical lifestyle advice for people (particularly women) managing high-risk HPV during the holidays. It explains that alcohol and high-sugar foods can suppress immune function and slow HPV clearance, and recommends choosing non‑alcoholic/low‑sugar beverages and protein/fruit/vegetable food options, prioritizing self‑care and sleep to support immune health.

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Ever wondered how your lifestyle choices during the holidays could influence your HPV journey? Let's dive in. So during the holidays we're often invited to more holiday parties and more events and this can be really challenging for women who are working on clearing high risk HPV virus. We know that things like alcohol and sugar can decrease your immune function and make you more susceptible to high risk HPV and slow down your ability to heal from hpv. When you're at a holiday event you can choose different options so that you can be reducing your alcohol intake and sugar intake. Maybe you're going to choose a beverage that doesn't include alcohol, or maybe you can bring something with you to drink so that you have something you enjoy drinking but doesn't include alcohol or sugar. You can also look for food options that don't have high sugar content. Look for protein, colorful fruits and vegetables. You can want to make sure to be taking into account your self care routine with the priority of wanting to make sure you get home to be able to take care of yourself and get good sleep and feel good the next day and so you start off the day in a good place as well.