Picture this: You’re sitting at home when you hear the crinkling of a snack bag from the kitchen. You know immediately that your spouse or roommate is snacking on your favorite chips. You weren’t hungry before, but now your mouth starts watering and you ask them to bring you some. Have you found yourself in […]
Author: G-Plans
Plant Power: Dark Leafy Greens
When you visit the produce section of the grocery store, which vegetables do you typically purchase? If you find yourself wheeling your cart right past the leafy green section, you may want to reconsider! Perplexed about all that dark green stuff and how exactly to prepare it? Look no further! Here we’ll share why dark […]
Underlying Imbalances and their Contribution to Health
Are you struggling to meet your weight loss goal no matter how determined, disciplined, and consistent you’ve been with your diet and exercise routine? Perhaps there are some additional underlying factors that you haven’t thought to consider. Wait, what? What other factors? Consider some of the processes and components within your body: Digestion, nutrient absorption, […]
Holiday Health Tips and Recipes
As the holiday season is upon us, it is normal to feel anxious about sticking to your goals while also being tempted by an abundance of treats, sugary drinks, cocktails, and unhealthy food. Unfortunately, classic holiday treats tend to be packed with sugar, saturated fat, gluten and dairy that can be highly inflammatory. That’s not […]
Inflammation – What it is and how to fix it!
We’ve all heard it: “Don’t eat that, it’s inflammatory.” “My weight is up but it’s just inflammation.” “Follow an anti-inflammatory diet.” But what IS inflammation anyway? Inflammation is a normal part of the immune response to infection, illness, allergens, toxins, injury, exercise, stress, microbes, and other threats to the host (aka YOU!). Inflammation is involved […]