5 WAYS TO ADD MORE PLANTS TO YOUR PLATE
Sometimes we, in the wellness community, become so ingrained in our careers, we tend to forget how we got where we are, and how to help others begin their journey. I’m calling myself out here, so we’re going to drill way down to the beginning.
You’ve got kids pulling you in every direction. You’re caring for you parents. You’ve got a spouse who rolls their eyes every time you mention a new diet/lifestyle for the family, and your friends- well, they too, have their own ideas.
However, we can all agree that more plants on plates is probably a good idea. I think we’ve all seen the solid research though a simple Google search and thanks to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine leading the charge in solidifying Lifestyle Medicine as a boarded specialty (that’s right, healthcare providers must take their boards to become a LM provider, just like any other specialty, like, endocrinology, oncology, internal medicine, etc.) the hunt is on even more to find a practitioner who can help round out attention to our wellness by addressing all six pillars of lifestyle medicine.
Years of teaching classes, creating programs, holding summits and now even building the nation’s first fully plant-based nutrition and culinary education center, has been nothing short of both painstaking and equally fulfilling. And - although I have built a vast library of resources/recipes to help with my plant on every plate mission, I find there is so much noise out there, and people are generally just too busy to make the transition, no matter how important it is in their lives. With this latest uptick of people also understanding the science and wanting to take control of their health, it’s time to add just a few ways to jump on and begin. I’m making it so simple that we are tip-toeing into the tip-toe. Super-duper beginner, honey!
