What is a Health Coach?

A Health Coach is a trained health professional who guides and empowers clients in reaching their wellness goals—from weight loss to stress management to resolving chronic conditions like autoimmune disorders. They assume the role of a supportive mentor who educates clients in making gradual changes that lead to powerful transformations of the body and mind.

Why do I need one?

The journey of being and staying well in an increasingly unwell world grows more and more challenging. Those who are most successful at achieving and maintaining their goals have guides and mentors they turn to who give them the information and inspiration they need to adopt small, meaningful habits.

While for the most part we may have a general sense of what to do to be healthy, most of us struggle to (actually) fit these things into our busy schedule, follow through, or in some cases even start. This is the area where we seem to need the most motivation and guidance before the momentum of change—activated with the support of a Health Coach—takes over and when functioning at our most optimal level becomes an automatic, effortless reality / part of our lives. taking the best care of yourself and functioning at , self care,

Philosophy

As a Health Coach Allie differs from other health practitioners in both her approach and philosophy of what it means to be and get healthy.

Her practice is rooted in the belief that all aspects of an individual—body, mind, and spirit—must be taken into consideration in the quest for optimal health and wellness. While food and nutrition form the foundation of her program she works with her clients well beyond that and

By considering the whole person

The concept of integrative medicine arises from a need to appreciate the wholeness of an individual person. This means learning to view a person from a biological/psychological/social/spiritual perspective.

• considers the whole person - many different factors that make up the health and well being of an individual,

• these are interconnected so when one is out of balance it affects other areas and shows up in other areas of their lives

• Aliments and disease are a result of imbalance in the body, gets to the root cause of health issues

• by gaining proper balance in life and in alignment one can achieve ultimate health - -

health cannot be simplified as the absences of disease and must include the multifactorial elements that play a role

Her practice is rooted in the belief that dis-ease common aliments that plague us manifests as a result of imbalances within our bodies (Internally) and in our lives (externally). This imbalance shows up in the form of headaches, cravings, mood swings, inflammation, gut issues, low energy, premature aging, skin issues, digestive issues as a result of either from improper nutrition or lifestyle choices or lifestyle factors such as home life, work, relationships, or physical activity. Thus She strives to treat and counsel the whole person to get to the root cause of her clients issues approach from preventative care instead of sick care. While food and nutrition form the foundation of her program she works with her clients well beyond that. This is unobtainable or about perfection

For example is emotional eating

With current health care system made up of doctors with isolated specialties, focused on alleviating symptoms instead of taking the quick fixes, Allie’s preventative-care instead of sick-care approach

Spends times with their patients, listening to their histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health or complex, chronic disease.

Training is Integrative Medicine which appreciates the wholeness of and individual person, view a person from biological, psychological, social, spiritual perspective

Understand on a personal level

Health is more than just the absence of disease. Health is definite as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, not merely the absence of disease. True healing is not simply alleviating symptoms but uncovering idenifitying root causes of illness and faciliating change that prevents - facilitate change that reduces stress, improves diet, promotes exercise, and increase the persons sense of community and connection. Doing this will help improve the balance of health of the body, min and spirit that may result in the ability to sicountinue

Holisti / Integrated. Takes into account the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle, all factors that influence health, wellness, and disease are taken into consideration, body, mind, spirit, community, environment

Health promoting behaviors and prevention of illness

Partnership - not broken, the individual is the authority of themselves and possesses the ability to heal through the guidance of a Health Coach, promote self exploration, and self care

Allie’s practice is rooted in the belief that all illness and dis-ease are a result of imbalances within our bodies from either nutritional deficiencies or improper lifestyle choices. Unlike most health practitioners she understands that there are many factors that contribute to the overall well-being of an individual and works with her clients to get to the root cause of their health issues.

She creates the space for her clients to explore and articulate their health and in doing so encourages them to take back authority over their healing instead of relying on what dictated to them by a doctor who sees them for 15-minutes a year or unpersonalized health tips from media and newspapers.

Holistic

Personalized / Individualistic

Compassionate

Sustainable - she works to bring her clients back into balance and optimal health by starting where you are at and incorporating. habits and practices - gradually start, sustain or even master a healthy lifestyle

• Mutlidimenaion beings and there are multifactorials to consider when helping someone achieve optimal wellbeing

Integrative

Allie believes that the answer to true health is available and answerable within each individual, the power to return yourself to true health begin and ends with you, she reignites your ability to heal yourself and returns the power of health back into your own hands. Furthermore, her work is rooted in the belief that you do not next to be fixed, you are not broken,) illness, and dis-ease and are a result of imbalances within the body whether from nutritional deficiencies or improper lifestyle choices, she works to bring her clients back into balance and optimal health by starting where you are at and incorporating.

Functional

Rooted in Nutrition: Food is medicine Understain which foods make you feel your best means discovering the powerful link of Understaing cravings as important singles that body is trying to communicate build trust and

Holistic: Allie takes a holistic approach to health, teaching you that it’s not just about the food on your plate, but how you nourish yourself through other areas of your life, such as your relationships and physical activity, that impact your overall wellbeing. By recognizing the value of nutrition, movement, and other lifestyle factors in overall health Allie bridges the gap between nutrition and personal growth and development. She recognizes the multifactorial aspects that make up a well being.

Eat Well, Live Well

• People who eat well, live well, look after themselves are naturally happier people

• Eating well is the foundation to living well

If primary foods are out of balance you cannot thrive, these components truly nourish your mind, body and soul

Flexible: If you are looking to be detictated No one right way of eating. An approach that emphasizes the importance of Whole Foods and a plant-based diet. For some it doesn’t matter what they eat and true health comes from leaving a dysfunctional career or falling in love. The key to health is discovering each person’s individual needs which differs from person to person and is a specific as each individuals genetics.

In addition to this as professional trained Health Coach, Allie works to peel away the layers to get to the root cause of any imbalances instead of only addressing symptoms typical medical practitioners.

Compassionate: A permanent shift in health may seem like a (big) challenge requiring a lot of dedication, but our approach is not about acquiring more self-discipline or willpower. Instead it’s about slowing down, listening to your body, experimenting with what works for you, reestablishing a realtionship with your body, and discovering what feeds you, what nourishes you, and ultimately what makes your life extraordinary sets you on fire.

Some concepts we will explore during our work together:

• Primary Food:

• Bio-individuality we all know we are what we eat but for some reason no one knows what to eat. Is dairy a good source of calcium that strengthens our bones or does it cause inflammation and full of hormones?

• Crowding Out

• Deconstructing Cravings