Health Coach Talk: Conversations About Wellness Through Functional Medicine Coaching

Can artificial intelligence be used to improve overall health? This week Dr. Sandi discusses how AI is being integrated into healthcare with Jona founder, Leo Grady. After working with and developing artificial intelligence systems for the last 20 years, Grady has put this important tool to work helping people live healthier lives. AI is currently being used to help people analyze and assess their gut microbiomes. So much of our health is impacted by our microbiome, health coaches know it is an important part of health and wellness. Jona uses AI as a tool to help provide clients with research-backed recommendations to improve their health. AI is becoming a vital tool in healthcare. Learn how health coaches can use AI to help guide their clients along their health and wellness journey. Episode Highlights Understand how artificial intelligence is being used by healthcare companies. Learn how health coaches can coach clients through AI-generated results and recommendations from tests such as those from Jona. Gain insight into Jona Health and how clients can use their DTC lab tests. Discover how artificial intelligence provides research-backed recommendations to customers.

Aging isn't a bad thing. Instead of trying to find the best anti-aging solutions, consider instead living a more pro-aging lifestyle. Consider a life of longevity. This week, Dr. Sandi discusses all the ways she embraces longevity and how she remains pro-aging in a world of anti-aging. Dr. Sandi shares her 6 keys to longevity. These keys help to bolster the mind and body as you age. Through functional movement, social connections, diet, and more, you can age well and avoid some of the common issues that can develop as you age. From micro-connections to resistance training to staying curious, see how you can easily add these actions into your daily routine. In this Episode: Understand the benefits of building and maintaining social connections. Learn the connection between aging, protein, and resistance training. See how staying curious can help you find meaningful work in your later years. Check out additional resources on these topics from industry experts, JJ Virgin, Mark Hyman, Gabrielle Lyons, and Debra Atkinson.

Mental health and mental health care have only gotten worse since 2020. It's becoming harder and harder for people to make appointments to see therapists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals. This week Dr. Sandi discusses mental health, health coaching, and collaborative care with the founder of Intuitive Mental Health, Ravi Hariprasad. With the state of healthcare today, many turn to their primary care physicians(PCP) for mental healthcare. Approximately 80% of all anti-depressants are prescribed by PCPs. Intuitive Mental Health is a startup that is working to help PCP to deliver comprehensive and personal mental healthcare support. Ravi shares his thoughts and expertise on what the future of mental healthcare can look like when combining collaborative care, lifestyle medicine, and AI technology. Episode Highlights Understand the state of mental healthcare in the US today. See how health coaches can fit into the Intuitive Mental Health collaborative care model. How can lifestyle medicine be added to a collaborative care model for mental healthcare. Learn how AI and tracking technology can assist physicians in the future.

Insurance billing and reimbursement is a complex topic that can be difficult to navigate. This week Dr. Sandi discusses recent changes to Medicare and Medicaid billing that affect health coaches in 2024. She is joined by FMCA educator and insurance billing expert Sonda Kunzi of Coding Advantage. If you are new to medical billing or want a better understanding of how it affects health coaching, listen up. Sonda covers the basics of the three billing categories, how health coaching currently fits into these categories and potential future changes for our industry. What's more, Sonda discusses different ways health coaches can work with physicians to potentially be reimbursed for their services. In This Episode: Understand the CMS changes to Medicare and Medicaid for 2024 related to health and well-being telehealth services. What are the different insurance billing categories and what do they mean? Learn how health coaches can potentially get insurance reimbursement. How to use this knowledge to sell your services and partner with physicians.

Kevin Ellis, expert on bone health and osteoporosis, discusses the importance of bone health at all ages. Topics include bone density tests, the connection between gut health and bone health, and Dr. Sandi's routine for building bone strength. Health coaches play a vital role in supporting individuals with osteoporosis by helping them understand the condition and empowering them to make positive changes in their lives.

Encouraging clients to eat better only works if they have the resources available to make it happen. A common barrier to eating healthful is cooking. Some clients may not have the culinary skills, while others might not have the time, which can lead to pre-prepared, processed, or take-out dinners. This week, Dr Sandi speaks with Olivia Thomas about her revolutionary digital platform, Rewire Health, which helps make cooking healthy foods easier for everyone. Episode Highlights Learn about the practice of culinary medicine. What does the Rewire Health platform teach users about healthy eating? How can health coaches use Rewire Health in their coaching practice? Hear how personalization in recipes and cooking can help clients start eating healthier.

How can we keep the human connection in healthcare while still taking advantage of modern technologies? Dr. Sandi and her guest, Casey Hughes explore answers to that important question this week. Episode Highlights How can technology aid health coaches? Learn how health trackers can sometimes be terrible for clients. Understand the importance of human connection in changing behavior. Better understand the crossroads between human connection, technology, and psychology.

Where can a health coaching career take you? Many people considering a health coaching education or graduating from a program like FMCA wonder what comes next. This week Dr. Sandi shares her list of 26 Career Opportunities for Health Coaches. While most think of health coaches working solely within medical offices, that is only one of the many career opportunities available for health coaches. As health coaching grows, more and more industries are hiring health coaches. Corporations are hiring health coaches to help their employees. Schools are hiring coaches to assist students. Even grocery stores are hiring coaches to help shoppers. There are opportunities everywhere for health coaches to thrive. Episode Highlights Get ideas for new health coaching businesses. Learn which industries are hiring health coaches. Be inspired to create your unique career in health coaching. Think outside the box when looking for a health coaching position.

This week Dr. Sandi welcomes Chief Wellness officer at Evolution Hospitality, keynote speaker, author, and physician, Dr. Romie Mushtaq to talk about brain health, burnout, and health coaching in corporate wellness. As a physician, Dr. Mushtaq suffered from severe burnout. She shares her experience with discovering mindfulness, meditation, and other ways to quiet her busy mind. Dr. Mushtaq and Dr. Sandi discuss recent studies on the impact of health coaches in cognitive health, as well as how coaches can reduce burnout in the corporate world. What's more, Dr. Mushtaq offers coaches insight into her eight-week program to help reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and increase focus, which is found in her book The Busy Brain Cure. Learn how you can help your clients quiet their busy brains and improve their wellness. In This Episode: How can coaches and clients recognize burnout? Learn about the Busy Brain Test. See how health coaches can help clients avoid burnout in a corporate setting. Read about Dr. Mushtaq's eight-week program to quiet a busy brain.

This week Dr. Sandi sits down with Anindita Rungta, an FMCA alum who is working on functional medicine health coaching awareness in India. After her daughter's struggle with eczema put her in the ICU, Anindita searched for a kinder way to treat her daughter. This search introduced her to Functional Medicine, and eventually, FMCA. When she joined FMCA in 2017, health coaching and functional medicine weren't really practiced in India. Since then Anidnita has worked hard to build her own practice, inform local doctors of the benefits of health coaching, and help her fellow FMCA graduates across India begin coaching. Anindita shares her story about embarking on her health coaching journey, how she found functional medicine, and how health coaching is growing in India. In This Episode: Discover how Health Coaching is creating a positive impact in India. Hear Anindita's story about finding functional medicine. Learn how she is using her certification to spread the word about health coaching. Get advice on how to start your own coaching business.