Health Coach Talk: Conversations About Wellness Through Functional Medicine Coaching

Workplace wellness isn't just a hot topic for human resources departments or a recruitment tool. It is a tool that has been shown to help employees take control of their health and wellness. This week, Dr. Sandi discusses workplace wellness and menopause with expert Jaqueline Olivera-Cella of wellBe Consulting. As a professional actuary, Jaqueline helps employees mitigate risks for their employees. Lately, her focus has been on employee health concerns and developing solutions for employers to implement. She recently created cases about menopause in the workplace and how women can care for themselves at work. Health coaches can be instrumental in helping women navigate this time of their lives and advocate for themselves in the workplace. They ask questions and encourage their clients to be curious, especially when it comes to their health. Together, coaches and clients can pause and ask, "What is happening?" and then seek out answers. Health coaches are also essential in helping clients find the language to explain what is happening and express their needs while remaining professional. In the workplace, health coaches are not only a tool for employees to reach their health and wellness goals but also a guide to advocating for employee needs. In This Episode: How can health coaches benefit employers and employees? Understand how menopause affects women in the workplace. Learn more about Jaqueline's publications and cases about workplace wellness. How menopause can affect women in the workplace and ways to advocate for yourself.

Expert Chris Kresser discusses the prevalence of nutrient deficiencies, the importance of nutrient synergy, and what to look for in supplement brands. Topics include the impact of modern diets on nutrient absorption, the necessity of supplementation, and the risks of nutrient toxicity.

Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, Chief Medical Correspondent for the Drew Barrymore Show and author of Menopause Bootcamp, joins the podcast to discuss the different stages of menopause and the tools available to navigate this phase. She shares her 6 S's of Self-Care, the benefits of plant medicine, and the importance of health coaches in supporting women through menopause.

Functional Medicine Coaching Academy graduates are changing the world. Alum Shawn Blymiller is making a difference in the lives of families one coaching session at a time. This week, Dr. Sandi sits down with Shawn Blymiller of Pure Living and Pure Living Family to discuss his work in building a successful business and non-profit. He is helping kids and families with special needs thrive. In 2018, Shawn's son was diagnosed with Autism and PANDAS a year later. This started Shawn and his wife's journey to discovering functional medicine, health coaching, and FMCA. Shawn saw firsthand how health coaching can improve the lives of families and children with special needs. However, he also knows that those families don't always have the resources available to hire health coaches. This inspired Shawn to create Pure Living and Pure Living Family, a non-profit built on a model inspired by Toms creator Blake Mycoskie, and raised $30,000 to help give families with special needs access to health coaching. Now these families can start thriving. In This Episode: Hear Shawn's inspiring story of finding functional medicine and health coaching. See the steps taken to create a health coaching-based non-profit. Take a look at how Pure Living is helping coaches build client lists and work with corporations. Learn how you can help families with special needs access health coaching.

Everyone loves the delicious smells of baking bread or cookies, gardens in the springtime, or fresh fruit ready to eat. But did you know that those smells have a significant impact on your eating habits? This week, Dr. Sandi welcomes Rachel Herz, a neuroscientist and expert on the psychological science of scents and smells. Without a sense of smell, food wouldn't be the same. According to Herz, aroma has such an impact on our taste that it can genuinely make a difference in the enjoyment of eating. Sure, the mouth can taste the five different flavors (salt, spice, sugar, sour, and umami) and feel the texture of the food, but the smell gives us complex flavors and tastes that draw us to our favorite foods. Moreover, food scents drive cravings and hunger, influencing our food decisions in ways you might not believe. Episode Highlights Learn why your sense of taste mostly comes from your sense of smell. Understand why smelling sweets or fast food for a few minutes leads people to eat healthier options. Get tips and tricks on how you can improve your sense of smell. Hear about how you can make the most out of your eating experience by adding a bit of mindfulness. Find the transcript here: https://functionalmedicinecoaching.org/podcast/rachel-herz-074/

Starting a health coaching business can be a daunting task. Where do you start? What do new health coach graduates need to get started? How do you make your first sale? This week, Dr. Sandi sits down with expert business coach for health coaches, Hailey Rowe.Hailey Rowe has a passion for health and a calling to help health coaches make the most out of their health coaching business. She guides coaches at all levels through everything from first steps to finding clients to growing sales. Her insight into sales and marketing in the health coaching industry is invaluable. Hailey shares her best advice, such as the benefits of getting a "No," examples of great content, like lead magnets, and walks through her 4 Steps of Client Attraction. In This Episode: ~ Learn the 4 Steps of Client Attraction~ Gain insight into how you can grow your business.~ Understand what you need to get your health coaching business started.~ Hear Hailey and Dr. Sandi's tips on making your first sale.

s the healthcare landscape changes, it's becoming more and more important for patients to become their own healthcare advocates. This week, Dr. Sandi welcomes the Medical Advocate, Dr. Howard Elkin. Trained as a cardiologist, Dr. Elkin worked in healthcare for years before finding himself on the other side of the table. After having a heart attack, despite living a healthy lifestyle and having no family history of cardiovascular disease, he realized that there were serious problems in healthcare. Known as the Medical Advocate, Dr. Elkin's mission is to help empower patients to embrace their ability to be in charge of their health. He has built a "patient bill of rights" and encourages everyone to be their advocate, be their own first opinion. Dr. Elkin shares his opinions on the importance of building relationships between doctors and patients, the benefits of lifestyle medicine, and how to advocate for heart disease testing. In This Episode: Learn what it takes to be your own health advocate. Discover the benefits of building a good patient/doctor relationship. Gain insight into how lifestyle medicine can improve heart health. Check out Dr. Elkin's YouTube channel for more in-depth conversations about heart health.

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.