Overwhelmed with Health Advice? Try Just this One Simple Change

Making better health choices can become overwhelming fairly quickly. There are countless people out there offering all sorts of health advice and it can quickly become too much. Keeping tabs on all of the information can leave you overwhelmed and discouraged. It may even result in your becoming counterproductive and thus work against your goals. The good news is that even if you don’t know where to start or are feeling overwhelmed, there is one simple change that can have a huge impact on your health.

One Simple Way to Start Your Health Journey

Often, big lifestyle changes are unsustainable. Instead, smaller changes are easier to maintain and can add up making a world of difference. We happen to know of one small change that can have a huge impact on your health goals. Even better, it’s one of the most simple changes you can make. It’s even a delicious change! Curious what it is? Let’s just start with your breakfast.

Start with Breakfast

Most people fall into two categories:1) they either eat a high fat, heavy-carbohydrate meal or, 2) they skip breakfast altogether. Neither is a good choice.

Instead, if you focus on creating a plant-based high-fiber breakfast containing plenty of nutrient-dense foods, then that one change is likely to improve how you feel for the rest of the day.

This small change requires a bit of unlearning though. And by this we mean unlearn what you normally envision of when you think breakfast foods. Set aside the toast and pancakes and bacon.

Instead, start creating your breakfast with fresh fruit and vegetables. Instead of that toast, try a wild rice or quinoa. You can even add peas or lentils for an extra boost of nutrient dense foods.

Medicinal plants can also become a staple at your breakfast table. Amla (also known as Indian gooseberry) is a particularly potent plant that is recognized as the world’s most powerful antioxidant. Amla has 75 times the antioxidant power of goji berries and 50 times that of blueberries. Amla Green makes it easy to incorporate this botanical right into your daily breakfast.

We’ve got several recipes below to help you start creating this new daily routine. And, remember, this one small change can add up to big health changes! Once you have mastered these breakfast recipes, you can head to this article for three additional party recipes that will make you a hero for the holidays.

Apple Blueberry Oat Bake

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup steel-cut oats
• 1 1/2 cups oat milk or your favorite non-dairy beverage
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 medium apples of any kind, chopped
• 1 1/4 cup blueberries fresh, or frozen
• 3 cups baby spinach chopped
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground flaxseed
• 1 tablespoon Amla Green

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to Bake at 350°F.
2. In a baking dish or casserole dish combine the oats, oat milk, water, and vanilla extract. Set aside and let soak while preparing the other ingredients.
3. Once prepared add the apples, blueberries, and spinach to the soaked oats and mix.
4. Sprinkle the cinnamon, nutmeg, flaxseed, Amla Green, and mix in.
5. Bake for 45 minutes.
6. Serve fresh from the oven and enjoy with a cup of hot tea!

Mango Banana Spinach Breakfast Bowl

Ingredients:

• 1 cup banana
• 1 cup mango
• 1 cup spinach
• 1/4 cup blueberries
• 2 tbsp Goji berries
• 1 tbsp cocoa nibs
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseeds
• 1 tablespoon Amla Green

Instructions:

1. In a bowl place the spinach, mango, and banana.
2. Top with blueberries, goji berries, cocoa nibs, Amla Green, and flaxseeds.
3. Enjoy your hydrating fruit bowl!

Notes:
To add additional flavor top with cinnamon, nutmeg, or cayenne.

Starting Small Can Help You to Succeed

When you begin a lifestyle change, it can be tempting to go all in. While that can work for some people, many will burn out on that approach. Small changes can have a lasting impact. This is why starting with small changes can have a huge impact on your overall health. Switching up breakfast is a great start, and here are a few simple tips to keep in mind while you are implementing these new eating habits.

• It takes 21 days to form a habit - Instead of starting by changing up your entire life, it may help to change just breakfast for 21 days. Starting with this simple change will help you to make it more of a habit you can stick to.
• Small changes add up over time - While big changes can have an initial impact, small changes that are continued can add up over time. Give yourself permission to focus on small changes that become a part of the way you live your life.
• Add a morning tea to your routine - Did you know that Amla Green has a tea that can boost your metabolic health? Start every morning with a cup of tea containing the same berries that have been used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years to slow aging and turn back the hands of time on wrinkles and gray hair.

Creamy Chia Seed Pudding

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup almond milk
• 1 tbsp white chia seeds
• 1 tbsp black chia seeds
• 1/2 cup raspberries
• 1 cup banana
• 1/4 cup blueberries
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
• 1 tablespoon Amla Green

Bottom Layer:

• 1/4 cup almond milk, 1 tbsp Amla Green, 1 tbsp white chia seeds, 1/2 cup raspberries, if using frozen thaw slightly first

Middle Layer:

• 1/4 cup almond milk, 1/2 cup frozen banana, 1/4 cup frozen blueberries

Top Layer:

• 1/4 cup almond milk, 1 tbsp black chia seeds, 1/2 cup banana, 1 tsp vanilla extract with no alcohol

Garnish with 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds if needed.

Instructions:

1. For the bottom layer: Add milk, Amla Green, and raspberries to a blender and blend until smooth. Fold in the white chia seeds. Place this mixture into the bottom of a clear glass jar or dish. Put into the refrigerator to set overnight.
2. For the top layer: in a clean blender container place the almond milk, banana, and vanilla extract. Blend until the banana is mixed in and put in a separate bowl. Fold in the black chia seeds. Let it set in the refrigerator overnight.
3. To assemble the middle layer, blend the almond milk, banana, and blueberry together until thick and creamy. Pour on top of the bottom layer in a large glass.
4. Stir the top layer and pour on top of the middle fruit layer to complete the layering.
5. Top the pudding with pomegranate seeds.

Notes:
Be sure to keep the chia seeds whole for this recipe! Blending them will make the dish bitter.