The “Calm Plate” Formula

The “Calm Plate” Formula

There’s a kind of fullness that isn’t related to food. It comes from conversations, notifications, emotional labor, and prolonged periods of concentration without rest. It comes from the typical holiday schedule.

When your capacity reaches its limit, you may still feel hungry, but not in a way that invites complexity. You might not know exactly what you want. You just know that the solution needs to be simple.

This is where a Calm Plate can make a difference.

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Enjoy The Season Without Sacrificing Your Health

Enjoy The Season Without Sacrificing Your Health

With the arrival of the holiday season, our to-do list seems to get longer, and our social calendar gets even more crowded. We have decorating to do, gifts to purchase and wrap, travel to plan, parties to attend or host, and numerous family traditions to uphold. Do you view the holidays with eager anticipation, or do you feel a tinge of dread?

Holiday gatherings often involve food and drinks that hold emotional ties to our childhood memories or are presented to tempt your taste buds and offer a moment of decadent pleasure. Either way, it is difficult to pass up what is served. All too quickly, we manage to snack and sample our way to extra pounds, brain fog, and perhaps misery.

Despite what your experience has been, you can choose to change your path. I invite you to explore some strategies to bring you through this holiday season with a firmer footing.

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