Because we know that good health is about so much more than food, we are making exciting changes to our weekly newsletter that I hope you will enjoy! While our newsletter will continue to feature one new healthy recipe, we will rotate the blog topic each week to cover the 4 topics of balanced nutrition, good quality sleep, fitness and stress management that we know are key to creating a healthy balanced lifestyle. The blog titles you will see are Eat, Sleep, Move & Breathe where we will bring you the latest research on how to build these into your lifestyle. This week, let’s kickoff this change by talking about the power of making a fresh start!

Admit it, how many Januarys have you said, “this is my year – I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired. I’m going to quit eating junk and get back to the gym!” That is the right idea, but deprivation to achieve instant gratification does not work!   Instead, what if you said “2016 is my year to get healthy. I want to increase energy, manage stress, improve sleep and feel strong enough to want to be more active.”

As we launch into 2016 at JTA Wellness, we’d like to invite you to make the necessary lifestyle changes to be well. It is time to stop the insanity (often defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results) of quick fix weight loss schemes! This year why not invest the extra time and effort it takes to actually embrace a plan that works?

If you are ready to make lifestyle changes that will allow you to reclaim health and happiness in 2016, the dietitians at JTA would love to help you develop a personalized plan. As a client at JTA here are a few things you can expect:

  1. Counseling sessions (even for preventive care/healthy eating) are covered at 100% by most insurance companies. Call (210) 545-4422 to confirm coverage and schedule your appointment.
  2. We are not one size fits all! The plan we design for you will be created to compliment your food preferences and busy lifestyle.
  3. We are equipped to help not only with designing a healthy eating plan, but also will provide you tips and tools to help improve your exercise regimen, manage stress and improve sleep.
  4. We offer remote counseling services via Skype so even if you are not local we can provide care regardless of where you live.
  5. To help jumpstart a healthier you, we’ve created a 7- Day Jump Start Meal Plan to help get you on a fast track to be well in 2016! If you’d like to schedule a session (by phone or in person) to get your plan, give us a call to schedule an appointment. There is no time like today to get started!

For more in depth information on taking charge of your health, I hope you will watch for the release of my latest book, Eat Well to Be Well, in mid-January. It is available for pre-order on our website now to be shipped to you as soon as we receive them. The book will be available nationwide in bookstores mid-March. Eat Well to Be Well is an exciting toolkit of how to implement a healthy, balanced lifestyle along with over 100 recipes for you to enjoy.

Our recipe this week is a delicious hot, steaming pot of Mexican Vegetable Soup – perfect for these cold, wet, winter days!