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December 18, 2014 by Kellie Leave a Comment

Healthy Recipes for Improving Your Relationship

Did the pasta I ate last night cause the argument I had today? Is my mood at fault?

Unfortunately for most people that question doesn’t even cross their mind. But, I highly recommend that it does!

My husband and I are great examples of how everyone needs their personal meal plan and how food affects our moods and ultimately our relationship. Over the years we’ve tried probably every diet ever created. My body type swings a bit more toward a protein and veggies diet while my husband can and should include grains. In fact, when we tried the South Beach diet – I did great but my husband started acting really weird. He was short tempered and always on edge. He was snapping at everyone. I put a bowl of rice in front of him and told him to eat. Soon he was back to his loving self.

Mood, Food, & Relationship

I had the opportunity to talk about how food can effect your mood and your relationship when I was recently interviewed for the Amazing Relationships Podcast series!

This is a hot new show in iTunes with over 70,000 downloads already and my interview is being released tomorrow. Now, I can say I’ve “shared the stage” with people such as Lisa Sasevich, Noah St. John, and Jon Sundt of Natural High & Altegris Investments!

This show is hosted by Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten of FamilyCo and they asked me about some of my best work. I cover topics such as:

Foods and mood: The link between what we eat, our biochemistry, and our relationships.
Why you and your spouse may need to eat very different diets and how you can support one another so your relationship isn’t effected
How to get kids more interested in eating healthy through cooking fun, safe, and healthy recipes.
How to change your kids (and your) taste buds so vegetables actually taste good.

For great insights on how to have food enhance your relationship, put an end to the “eat your vegetables” battle at dinner time, and create great family bonding memories in the kitchen, listen in

FREE by clicking <<here>>

Plus, of course, I’m giving away some great free healthy recipes and videos! Enjoy the show!

P.S. Also available in Stitcher Radio by clicking here: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=48214&refid=stpr or listening below.

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June 30, 2014 by Kellie Leave a Comment

30 Day Challenge Follow-up â€”Where Are They Now?

Challenge volunteer Jami Young is a changed woman. She bubbles with enthusiasm as she relates how Kellie Hill, a nutritional therapy practitioner and owner of The Right Plan in Medford, has changed not only her attitude, but her family’s also on what healthy eating really means. “Kellie’s slogan is, you can always make a better choice,” Young says. “She has taught me how to look at food and how to look at life and see that there’s always a better choice to make.”

Young admits her body style will never be petite, but she is thrilled with the inches she’s lost and her improved vitality. Where she used to avoid family activities like hiking, she now tackles the Table Rock trail several times a week. “For me, the results really showed when my daughter got married recently and the dress I bought for the wedding was three sizes smaller than I normally wear. It made me feel so good, I was in tears. I’ve lost two sizes in my everyday clothes and I’ve lost almost 27 pounds total since January. I feel like I’m losing in a healthy way and I don’t fear gaining it back.”

Our volunteer isn’t the only one who has benefited from this experience. “Working with Jami inspired me to create a program on my website using everything I taught Jami in an online format,” Hill says. “It covers keeping a food journal, crafting a healthy diet, food preparation, how to meal plan and more.”

What will make her success sustainable is learning how to make better choices, Young says. “Kellie’s given me the tools to research and learn what those better choices are for the long run.”

Hill’s philosophy is simple. “If you start thinking about what you’re putting into your mouth, you’re going to naturally feel better, lose weight and have unlimited energy.”

February 28, 2014 by Kellie Leave a Comment

Family Caregiver Blog Guest Post: Good Nutrition is About More Than Food

March is National Nutrition Month, so we invited Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Kellie Hill to discuss the importance of good nutrition. In her business, Kellie sees an abundance of caregivers / people who have a tendency to place the health of others over their own.

When taking care of others, it is easy to neglect to care for ourselves. Yet, when we don’t nourish and care for our own health eventually we can’t provide proper assistance to those that depend on us. Here are nutritional tips for taking care of you… [Read More]

February 6, 2014 by Kellie Leave a Comment

Oregon Healthy Living 30 Day Challenge Update, February 6

Jami Young, Nutrition Challenge Volunteer

The knowledge that I have gained in the last month is the kind that impacts you for a lifetime. I have made strides in my house with healthy whole foods that I am eating as well as my family. Cooking has become a passion again of mine. I love to see how I can get my family to eat spinach, kale and chard by creatively cooking it and hiding it in foods. I have learned how to make better choices while on the road traveling. I can eat out without bombing my plan. With the knowledge of Kellie Hill at the Right Plan, I am a better me. I have excitement and feel like the weight loss track that I am on is not a diet it is a REAL lifestyle change. This month alone I have lost almost 14 pounds. I have more energy than I have had in a long time. Looking forward to see where I am in six months. I know it sounds weird, but I ma eating my way to a thinner healthier me! I love it.

Kellie Hill, Nutrition Expert:

Jami continues to astound me with her determination to reach her goals. As we carry on into the year, I know Jami will have amazing results to report to readers. From my perspective, giving someone a diet to follow doesn’t allow them to learn how to be successful on their own. Nutrition is similar to the saying regarding giving someone a fish or teaching them to fish for themselves. This week, I worked with Jami on how to make the best choices when she is eating in a restaurant. The best tip is to check online for the restaurant’s menu. Take a few moments to read the nutrition information / you may be surprised by what looks healthy but actually is a caloric, fat bomb. Decide what you will order and have a back-up order (just in case). When you arrive at the restaurant, don’t open the menu, ignore the specials, and stick to your plan. Remember Thomas F. Buxton’s comment, “In life, as in chess–forethought wins.” [Read More]

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January 30, 2014 by Kellie Leave a Comment

KOBI: Shopping smart means avoiding misleading label

Kellie was interviewed yesterday on KOBI TV about nutrition labels. Be sure to check it out!

With all the options available a trip to the grocery store can sometimes be a little overwhelming, especially if you’re trying to make healthy choices. But it may become a little easier as the Food and Drug Administration plans to send new food label guidelines to the White House.

Kellie Hill, Nutrition Therapy Practitioner from The Right Plan says it’s about time. She tells people to be wary about food labels. [Read More]