Prioritize Your Health

Here at Prioritize Your Health, we talk about all aspects of health - physical, mental, spiritual, social, financial - because it all contributes to the best version of you. Modern life does not make it easy to eat fruits and veggies, get good quality sleep, drink water, exercise, stress less, etc - all things we inherently know are good for us but can be challenging to do regularly. This is the place to be if you feel overwhelmed by your "get healthy" to-do list. We talk about techniques and strategies for implementing simple habits we already know contribute to sustainable life-long health (so don't worry, no fad diets or juice cleanses here). It's up to you to make your health a priority. I'm here to show you what's possible.

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003 - Plant-based Nutrition 101

March 18, 2022 • Morgan Siebs • Episode 3

In today's episode, we are diving into the science of why eating plants is just so darned good for you. I’ll share a few of my favorite tips and tricks for getting more plants into my life and hopefully, something will inspire you to make eating more plants a priority this week.

Resources & Link:
Powered by Plants Facebook Group

www.healthmadesimplepro.com

Plant powders in capsules (Juice Plus+)

Fruit and veggie gummies

Plant-based omega

Complete smoothie mix

Kids get plant powders free

Hydroponic gardening

Recipe Central - all my favorite plant-based recipes

www.whitecoatwildflower.com/newsletter

Sources:

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p1116-fruit-vegetable-consumption.html#:~:text=Depending%20on%20their%20age%20and,of%20a%20healthy%20eating%20pattern.

Chen Z, Drouin-Chartier JP, Li Y, Baden MY, Manson JE, Willett WC, Voortman T, Hu FB, Bhupathiraju SN. Changes in Plant-Based Diet Indices and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women and Men: Three U.S. Prospective Cohorts. Diabetes Care. 2021 Mar;44(3):663-671. doi: 10.2337/dc20-1636. Epub 2021 Jan 13. PMID: 33441419; PMCID: PMC7896264.

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One year on: Unhealthy weight gains, increased drinking reported by Americans coping with pandemic stress. https://www.apa.org. Accessed October 4, 2021. https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2021/03/one-year-pandemic-stress

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People on this episode

Morgan Siebs

Host