‘Changing the way we feel at any age is easier than you think’
‘to be your best, get proactive. shift your food. move differently. spend time in nature, optimize sleep and breathe consciously. reach out for all the leavers to restore your health, prevent disease and optimize your biology as you age’.
We now know that with the right diet & lifestyle, we have the ability to prevent disease, rebuild health, and optimize our biology as we age!
Current research is now touting the efficacy of diet and lifestyle not only in disease prevention and increasing health but, in managing and even halting the progression of illness. Conventional medicine has often ignored the use of ‘lifestyle’ despite their use in ancient practices as an effective healing modality.
In coaching sessions, we will bridge the gap between health and healing, merging natural healing practices with current science and research. We reach out with all levers including diet, sleep, exercise, stress management applied in a personalized and intentional way aiming to rebuild, maintain and optimize health .
Let’s get to work creating new sustainable lifestyle habits in the direction of health.
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Eating for health & longevity
learn what to eat and why you should - a simple eating plan that will support your health
‘In my view, healthy aging and health optimization starts with diet - this is a key foundation piece . Knowing what to eat can give us incredible power over our health - the ‘right’ diet sending us in the direction of health; a ‘poor’ diet sending us toward negative health outcomes and disease states’.
This comprehensive food program cuts through the dietary noise, considèrs your biology, teaching you not only what you need to eat to support your body but, how to do it while considering why you should.
Highlights
Diet & Lifestyle Assessment - how past/current diet and lifestyle patterns are impacting health
Understanding Macro-nutrients (protein, carbs, fats) - the key to learning what and how to eat
How much protein do we actually need to support body and skeletal function
Healthy fat intake
The importance of eating a rich phyto-nutrient diet and how to do it
Core Food Plan - a road map for learning what to eat
What top foods best optimize metabolic health (inflammation/blood sugar/cholesterol/ blood pressure)
Are supplements needed?
Science based tools to sustain dietary change in the direction of health
Offered as 5 bi-weekly sessions via Zoom or, in person.
Small group or, one to one sessions available
Tools: diet and lifestyle assessment/macro-nutrient hand-out/core food plan/ phyto-nutrient checklist/anti inflammatory food list/what is fiber/smart goals
One to one
these specialized sessions use diet and lifestyle to support your current health conditions, minimize symptoms and set you in the direction of health
Diet and lifestyle can provide powerful medicine on its own or, used in conjunction with traditional medical protocols. Are you interested in knowing how diet and lifestyle can support your unique health issue? Are you interested in knowing what is the best strategy to gain agency over your health? In specialized sessions, we work together using a very individualized and supportive approach, targeting your specific health concerns with science-based diet and lifestyle protocols.
where lifestyle can support your health concerns or diagnosis (list not exhaustive):
Menopause & post menopause symptoms (middle weight gain/poor sleep/ mood swings/hot flashes)
Maintaining muscle mass and function
Weight control
Metabolic dysfunction (inflammation, high blood pressure, cholesterol, or insulin sensitivity)
Nervous system regulation
Cognitive issues
Sleep disorders
Adrenal and thyroid dysfunction
Sessions offered as needed
Tools: timeline/functional medicine matrix/diet and lifestyle assessment/ cardio- metabolic food plan/mito diet/elimination diet/detox diet/ diet and lifestyle prescription
Health mentorship
On-going sessions to support your health journey
For those who have completed an earlier program and want continued support or, those wishing to have the support of a health coach on their personal health journey. These sessions take me along as your guide, keeping you accountable to your health goals, adjusting to meet new goals along the way, exploring new areas and concern, while providing you on-going support.
Monthly/quarterly/ bi-annual sessions