Extra money woes coupled with an already stressful holiday season can also be a setup for overindulgence.

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Psychologists are warning about the detrimental effects of such overindulgence, but their cries are falling largely on deaf ears.

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The fundamental structure of our economy and the overindulgence of the last 20 years has led to artificial gains in the market.

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Economists warn that overindulgence in gold often prefigures an economic slump, however.

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Besides overindulgence in food and booze, leading causes of heartburn include cigarette smoking, being overweight, wearing tight clothes around your waist and, rather unfairly, pregnancy.

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Your skin can suffer from too much partying and overindulgence.

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The whole point is overindulgence.

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