Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 1/10/22 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 1/10/22

Weight Management: Our Approach

Body weight is an extremely loaded term in our culture. Too often, weight loss is used as a shorthand for being healthy, and those of us who don’t conform to an idealized weight or body shape are judged or shamed.

Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 1/1/22 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 1/1/22

With Dietitians and Doctors, Collaboration is Key

When a patient comes to Whole Health Partners, one of the first things we ask them is whether we can coordinate our care with their primary care physician.

There’s a reason for that.

Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 12/1/21 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 12/1/21

How Technology Can Transform Your Wellness Journey

Does your body respond differently to a snack you eat at 10pm, versus if you eat that same thing for lunch?

What does stress do to your blood sugar levels?

How can you easily adapt your meal plan, and still stick to your dietary prescription, when plans for the week change?

These are just a few of the questions that might come up when examining how your behaviors and environment impact your wellbeing. Fortunately, there’s a new breed of interactive wellness technologies that can help to provide some answers.

Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 11/16/21 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 11/16/21

Putting Mindful Eating at the Heart of the Holidays

As the holidays approach, it’s not uncommon for our patients to start worrying about the impact that work parties, family celebrations and other holiday indulgences may have on their progress toward long-term health goals.

Fortunately, there are plenty of strategies that we can

Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 10/25/21 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 10/25/21

Beyond 'Exercise': Rediscovering the Joy of Movement

Our culture loves to put things in boxes. That's why we so often think of 'exercise' as being specifically confined to activities like going to the gym, or participating in organized sports. Yet the truth is that your quads don't care if you're doing squats, or if you're crouching down to weed your garden. That's why it can be helpful to think beyond activities traditionally thought of as 'exercise,' and instead start thinking about ways that you can get more active throughout the course of living your normal life.

Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 10/4/21 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 10/4/21

Why Improved Sleep Means Better Health

The quality and quantity of our sleep often decreases as a natural consequence of getting older. Yet a lack of adequate sleep can hit at any age, In fact, according to the Sleep Foundation, 35% of U.S. adults report getting less than 7 hours of sleep each night.

Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 9/10/21 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 9/10/21

From “Weight” to “Wellness”: Five Tips for Managing Your Weight, Without Obsessing Over It

Our culture loves to talk about weight loss as a shorthand for being healthy. Yet each of us has different metabolisms, different body types, and different health goals too. So at Whole Health Partners, we are very careful to remind people that your ideal weight—just like many aspects of your health—is personal, and it should be strongly influenced by what makes you feel best within your body.

Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 8/26/21 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 8/26/21

Practical Ways to Boost Your Energy: 4 Areas of Focus

The world, and America in particular, is not short of diet philosophies, approaches and plans. And many of these can be a terrific framework for improving your health. Often, however, the focus is mostly on depriving ourselves of the things that we consider ‘bad’ or ‘unhealthy.’

Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 2/17/21 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 2/17/21

Dieting vs. Behavior Change: Why We Always Focus on the Latter

The world, and America in particular, is not short of diet philosophies, approaches and plans. And many of these can be a terrific framework for improving your health. Often, however, the focus is mostly on depriving ourselves of the things that we consider ‘bad’ or ‘unhealthy.’

Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 2/15/21 Jenni Grover MS, RD, LDN 2/15/21

What is Lifestyle Medicine?

The wider medical profession has long understood that lifestyle and behavior plays a critical role in overall health. What’s sometimes been less well understood, however, is how to make behavior change actually stick.