It is true that sugary foods taste good and our brains need some glucose to function. However, the average American diet is laden with far too much sugar for our brains and bodies to process and perform optimally. In fact, the brain and body can become addicted to refined sugar, increasing the...
With a new year upon us, January can be a month of new beginnings and healthy habit shifts. It can also feel like a reprieve from rich holiday feasts and baked goods galore- all of which make the holiday season merry and bright but sometimes downright heavy in terms of digestion and weight gain...
It’s no secret that here at Orgain, we love our oats. Oats are a great source of heart healthy, whole grains and combined with good fats and protein, they make for a wonderfully satisfying breakfast or snack. The wide availability and affordability of oats make them even easier to incorporate...
The holidays can be a long parade of comfort foods and indulgent celebratory meals with friends, family, and coworkers. And while it’s perfectly okay to indulge your sweet tooth to savor grandma’s signature peppermint fudge or rock the gravy boat once or twice, you know it’s important to...
There’s no doubt that from October to December it can be a challenge to stay balanced and feeling your best. With holiday party trays glittering with sugary confections and crock pots full of rich, saucy slow cooked comforts, things can get even tougher. However, you can restore and maintain...
The winter table is often full of heavy comfort foods and a bit scant on vegetables. What’s worse, many comfort dishes are loaded with ingredients that are known to cause or exacerbate inflammation, which can affect everything from your joints, arthritis, skin, digestion, leaky gut syndrome...
We already know that smoothies are a delicious and quick way to provide extra nutrition during the day and many of us have a favorite go-to recipe. Eating seasonally allows us to take advantage of produce at its peak flavor and nutrition, helping us determine what to reach for and when. We often...
Leaves are changing, school is back in session, and it’s difficult to miss all of the signs proclaiming the beginning of pumpkin spice-everything season. However, a full schedule or a craving for fall’s best apple cider doughnuts, pumpkin pies, and spiced chai lattes need not derail your...
Here comes the candy! Anyone else find staying away from the Halloween stash near to impossible? Or maybe the real struggle is keeping the kids’ blood sugar at a reasonable level as they whittle away at the seemingly unending piles of sweets? Here are some Halloween hacks to keep you happy and...
We’ve all done it when trying to lose weight––pushed our bodies past our calorie intake. This tactic might seem do-able in the short term, but will fail your goals and your health in the long run. Although it may be tempting to severely restrict your calories to help you lose weight...