Behind every business is a story. Brand Greet’s story is our favorite story! We are a company passionate about living healthy and helping healthy brands get their products into the hands of people around the nation, for a happier and healthier lifestyle. We LOVE sustainable and organic products that you can eat AND put on your body. We wholeheartedly believe that ‘you are what you eat!’
Growing up in the 80’s, many parents didn’t think about what it meant to really eat “healthy.” Healthy to them was making sure we had a balanced meal, with grains being the base of the food pyramid, and that was the extent of it. We grew up eating Kraft macaroni and cheese, Spaghetti-O’s, Campbell’s tomato soup or Hamburger Helper and anything else that came out of a box or a can and was full of preservatives or loaded with sodium. We also drank kool-aid and sodas that were loaded with sugar. There was always a vegetable included with dinner, which we all hated at that age, but that was the ‘balanced’ portion of our meals back then. Our parents didn’t know about organic foods or cooking a paleo diet. Why? Primarily because there was no such thing as organic at the supermarket. Paleo? What was that? Gluten free was unheard of as well. And where were our micronutrients!? AH!
What you eat as a child is a direct result of how your body treats you as an adult. Because of how WE ate as kids, we have major issues today in our 30’s. This next part, albeit a bit TMI for some, is an integral part of our story! Sorry, we’re all about honesty and communication around here, so we’re open sharers! Not one, but two of us at Brand Greet suffer from thyroid issues, have ‘leaky gut’, eczema, must eat gluten free diets, suffer from migraines, have issues sleeping, and are allergic to nuts and everything else under the sun, including the sun. Ok that one’s not true. But seriously, when does the madness stop?! Did you know that including dairy in your diet when you have a thyroid issue is BAD, or that certain things you put into your body can trigger an eczema flare up? How about the fact that a migraine might be caused from an allergic reaction to what you’re eating, have you heard of that?
We started paying attention to our bodies after seeing numerous doctors and taking numerous medications that failed us over and over. We turned to a holistic approach to healing our bodies and we started eating healthier diets… low and behold… our symptoms causing so much pain started to disappear. Not permanently, but to the point where we could see a silver lining and life was a little more enjoyable. We found drinking Kombucha on a regular basis helped our ‘leaky gut’ issues, including more greens in our diet perked up our moods and we felt less bloated and taking magnesium daily helped with migraines, sore muscles and sleeping habits. We eat all organic fruits and veggies and pick out antibiotic free and grass fed meats, etc. We take ‘raw’ vitamins and we splurge with organic coffee and chocolate!! We still have to live life, and feel like we’re indulging, so that’s why it’s important to us to have healthier snacks or alternatives to all the goodies we used to eat.
We believe that everyone would feel better, more alert, focused, happy and energetic if we chose cleaner meats, more organic options and low-glycemic snacks or treats. People are becoming more conscious of what they put in their bodies, and they are flocking to the store to buy organic and gluten free products, because they do see the difference. We are making great strides towards getting our food labeled clearly as non-GMO! Eating HEALTHY is becoming THE lifestyle to live today. We love this lifestyle so much that we decided to revolve our business around it and help all those amazing healthy, organic, gluten free and other sustainable brands and products get more recognition in the stores they can be found in and beyond! We love our job and the brands/people we work with because they’re also passionate about the same lifestyle. We want EVERYone in the nation to taste what it is like to eat healthier and help you feel happier inside and have more energy. The health trend is spreading like wildfire and we are so glad that we can be a part of the love!
-Team Brand Greet