It’s been said many times: Follow the money … and I believe it also applies to our healthcare system. Let me explain why 100,000 full-time and well-trained health coaches in the US will fix the US healthcare system, save $ BILLIONS in healthcare costs, why it’s not a dream but a necessity and a reality…
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Africa 2023 Healthcare: Improving health outcomes by creating 10,000+ Health Coach jobs
Healthcare systems globally have a variety of challenges they need to resolve to provide their citizens services they deserve. For example, the United States (USA) spends $4.3 trillion or $12,914 per person for healthcare which comes down to an unbelievable 19.7% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). ¹ Unfortunately, despite outspending the rest of the…
Holiday Reading: Lifestyle Medicine Works and HealthiWealthi™ Solutions (Free Download)
The upcoming holidays invite us to slow down, enjoy family and friends, and read good books that nourish and empower us to live and be better. Enjoy these two books guaranteed to inspire you. ✅😊🙏 Learn more about how Lifestyle Medicine and Health Coaching can reduce chronic symptoms and help you live healthier, happier, and…
Scottish Doctors authorized to prescribe nature to patients
It’s happening … Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine and Lifestyle Prescriptions® are finding their way into doctors’ offices ( … even if they are as basic as prescribing a “walk in nature”). Just recently doctors in Shetland (Scotland) have been authorized to prescribe nature to their patients. It’s the first program in the United Kingdom (or worldwide for that…
The Science of Stress and the Art of Relaxation
While many of us actively investigate stress management every day for ourselves as well as our patients, have we ever understood the deeper state of why we all have so much stress? Why have we created a belief system that whatever it is we are stressed about is by far the most important thing going…
Why do my IBS symptoms keep returning?
Why do my IBS symptoms keep returning? It can be confusing and worrying not knowing why you have IBS and why it fluctuates. We can feel powerless over what can be very unpredictable and upsetting symptoms. You may have explored what’s really causing your IBS and tried to make changes to your diet, exercise routine…
Why Root-Cause Health Coaching® transformed my health coach practice
“I have a huge influx of clients which is incredible for me, managing 16 clients right now who are in the 3-month program. Never happened before. The work I am able to offer now is definitely so profound and transformative compared to what I did before for 6 years!” Nigora Normatova, Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Graduate. Here…
The Science is clear: Lifestyle is Medicine (and here’s how you can leverage it for successful outcomes)
Medicine is defined by Miriam-Webster’s Dictionary as “a substance or preparation used to treat disease” and “something that affcts wellbeing.” Traditional medicines generally are used to mitigate symptoms and may support the body’s efforts to heal short term, but they don’t actually improve or resolve disease processes. However, after decades of research, it is now…
Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine | Lifestyle Prescriptions®
“In a few decades, we’ll look back and realize how one new habit transformed healthcare”. Johannes R. Fisslinger, Founder Lifestyle Prescriptions® University In 2011 I woke up one morning in a dream-like state and thought to myself “Why is nobody writing Lifestyle Prescriptions®“? Even though I’ve been training healthcare providers in Health Coaching and…
Health Coaching to be reimbursed by insurers (71400000X)
Finally, we’re seeing major progress in health coaching being integrated into health care. The National Board of Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) announced that a taxonomy code for health & wellness coaches will be granted and will become effective April 1, 2021. This significant step demonstrates the importance of a health & wellness coach in…