Not Making Progress on Your Goals? Take These 7 Important Steps

How to accomplish your goals

If you’re tired of making resolutions and goals that you never accomplish, you’ve come to the right place. Learn why you aren’t making progress on your goals and how to get unstuck. You can also read about some self-limiting beliefs many people have here. Traditional health goals can get off track for several reasons. Once … Read more

9 Top Functional Medicine Podcasts You Should Listen to

9 favorite functional medicine podcasts

In this article, you will learn about some of the top functional medicine podcasts. You may ask yourself, “What is functional medicine and why should I listen to a podcast about it?” Functional medicine is a holistic approach to health and looks at the root cause of disease.  You can read a thorough explanation of … Read more

How To Start an Effective Personal Fitness Routine at Home

Are you struggling with creating a personal fitness routine? Or did you have a fitness routine pre-COVID and are having difficulty making the switch to online fitness classes? Throughout the country, many fitness facilities remain closed or have changed their capacity. This situation is likely to continue as the number of cases multiply. Exercise facilities … Read more

Ultimate List of Kitchen Items Every Healthy Human Needs

Affiliate disclosure: I am an Amazon affiliate and may receive a small compensation if you make a purchase through one of these links. This is a list of kitchen items I use regularly. I only recommend products I use and love regularly. If I couldn’t find the exact model I use, I substituted something similar. With … Read more

The Six Dimensions of Wellness and Why They are So Important

A Beginner’s Guide to Wellness Much of my functional medicine health coach training included learning about wellness from a holistic health point of view. In my coursework, I studied several wellness models. As I write these blog posts, I will introduce my favorite models. Today I start with the most basic wellness model, Hettler’s Six … Read more

Ten Benefits of Using a Health Coach

Many physicians are using health coaches because they are finding many benefits in their practice and health coaching is proving to be effective. With increasing numbers of people having chronic disease, a health coach can be a critical piece to getting a patient to where they need to be with their wellness. After just five … Read more

What Functional Medicine Really Is

what is functional medicine and why you should care

The key question my friends and family ask me is “what is functional medicine?” It’s tough to explain. We can’t simplify any approach to medicine into one statement. In this post, I will try to give a thorough but simplified explanation of what functional medicine is.  Traditional Medicine vs. Functional Medicine Traditional medicine handles acute … Read more

How I Became a Functional Medicine Health Coach

Last month I graduated from the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy (FMCA) and earned my certificate as a functional medicine health coach. My wellness coach training is, without a doubt, one of the best things I did for both myself and my family. Since starting my journey in studying functional medicine, I’ve had many people ask … Read more