Tag: #healthyhabits
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Why My Refrigerator Doesn’t Look Like It Used To

Why does healthy eating seem easier for some people? Discover how changing the way you look at your refrigerator, and preparing ingredients instead of meals, can make healthy eating simpler, more varied, and easier to maintain for years.
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The Healthiest Foods Are the Ones You’ll Actually Eat

What if the healthiest foods aren’t the ones with the highest nutrient content, but the ones you actually enjoy eating? Discover why nutrition science is shifting from individual “superfoods” to sustainable dietary patterns, and why consistency may be the most important ingredient in long-term health.
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Why Knowing What to Do Isn’t the Hard Part

Most people already know what they should do to improve their health. The challenge is not a lack of information. In this article, health educator Jennifer Whitmire explores why knowledge alone rarely leads to lasting change and what truly helps healthy habits stick.
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Why Some of My Best Meals Never Start With a Recipe

For years, I thought healthy eating started with finding the right recipe. What I eventually discovered was that the most nourishing meals often begin with fresh, seasonal produce. Learn how a produce-first approach can simplify healthy eating, increase variety, and make nutritious meals easier to create.
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Why Giving Up Dairy Was Harder Than Giving Up Meat

I thought giving up meat would be the hardest part of moving toward a plant-based diet. I was wrong. This personal story explores why dairy was far more difficult to leave behind, what I learned about food habits, and how lasting dietary change really happens.
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Tired, Stuck, and Inflamed? Here’s How Plant-Based Eating Can Help

By Jennifer Whitmire MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP When you’re battling autoimmune thyroid disease, it’s easy to feel like your body is constantly working against you. Fatigue, stubborn weight, and chronic inflammation can become all too familiar. But what if I told you that changing what’s on your plate could change how you feel? Switching…
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Did you know Blood Sugar Could Affect Your Vision?

By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, MH, CHES, NEP, Coach Have you noticed any vision changes? Maybe things aren’t so clear, you notice you need your glasses more often or things are getting more difficult to read? Have you ever wondered how your blood sugar could impact your vision? Unfortunately, not enough people understand the relationship between…
