Plantful Living that Changes Your Life

I do not accept insurance at this time, but I will happily create a superbill for clients to submit to their insurance companies.

This really depends on your goals, the number of changes you are willing to make, and how quickly you make them. Clients generally start to feel more energetic and less fatigued fairly quickly. It can take longer to see changes in blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels. 

The most important changes to make are behavioral changes – changes in food choices, grocery item selection, food preparation decisions, and eating behaviors, etc. It generally takes about 90 days to change habits and make behavior changes more permanent.

I am happy to relay information to your personal doctor. I am also happy to review your lab results and doctor recommendations as part of creating a plan for your specific health challenges.

No! My goal is to support clients in their health journeys using a plant-centered approach. I love the power that whole plant foods have in supporting health goals. Let me show you how adding more plant foods to your current diet can change the way you look, feel and heal. 

Yes, for those who are currently working with me or have worked with me in the past. I offer add-on services to support an easier transition when applying the information gained by working together.

Whole foods are foods that occur naturally, like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, starchy vegetables, legumes (beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc.), nuts, and seeds. Eating whole or minimally processed foods provides us with all of their naturally occurring nutrients. When foods are highly processed, nutrients like fiber, vitamins, and minerals get stripped away.

A vegetarian diet typically includes all plant-based foods, plus eggs and dairy products. A vegan diet typically includes plant-based foods only — nothing that comes from an animal or includes animal components. A plant-based diet could include only plant foods or mostly plant foods, processed and unprocessed. A whole food, plant-based diet consists primarily or completely of whole, unprocessed plant foods.

No! As long as you eat enough calories to meet your daily calorie needs, from a variety of whole foods, you can get an adequate amount of protein. Great food options include beans, lentils, peas, soybeans, edamame, tofu, whole grains, starchy vegetables, nuts and seeds. 

Some people may need more or less protein, depending on lifestyle and health conditions. I’m happy to work with clients to ensure sufficient protein intake for their needs.

By eating lots of whole plant foods, you increase healthy nutrients like:

• • fiber
  • vitamins and minerals
  • antioxidants
  • anti-inflammatories
  • phytochemicals
  • plant sterols and stanols
  • plant enzymes
  • pre- and probiotics

These all help your body prevent the formation/progression of chronic disease and gives it the tools to fight disease. 

Because many whole plant foods are naturally lower in calories and fat, weight management is often easier. Reducing excess fat can also help the body prevent and fight disease. 

On the flip side, reducing the consumption of foods high in cholesterol, saturated (bad) fat, sugar, salt and excess oil lessens damage to the body that is often a cause of chronic disease.

A plant-based diet is helpful for maintaining a healthy weight if it is largely a whole food, plant-based diet. Whole plant foods, like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, starchy vegetables, and legumes (beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc.) are naturally lower in calories and fat, yet full of fiber and water. 

The fiber and water combination fills us up so we eat less overall, and we get fewer calories and less fat from what we do eat. Highly processed foods, plant-based or not, contribute more concentrated calories and fat, and typically much less fiber and water. This makes it easier to overeat and exceed a healthy calorie budget.