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Why work with a health coach?

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Have you ever considered working with a health coach or wondered what a health coach could do for you? Health coaches offer so many skills, ranging from diets and nutrition, through to helping to balance other aspects of your life. There are so many reasons to consider working with someone who is there to support and guide you in your health and wellness goals. The health of the US population is steadily declining with different lifestyle diseases. We are seeing diabetes in adults and kids in huge numbers, heart disease and ever increasing cancer rates. But, what if you could live a life that left you feeling healthy and energetic, AND it lowered your risk of many diseases? Many people write up new years resolutions that look something like this...lose 10 pounds, eat better, exercise more...but within a few weeks and a few sessions at the gym, it is a forgotten memory. This is where a health coach can help you. A health coach helps you identify your health goals and sti...

Home Cooking

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I didn't grow up in this country, and maybe it was different here when I was a kid too, but we ate dinner at home, together. These days, cooking a meal and sitting around a table to eat doesn't seem to happen very often, yet it is one of the fundamental parts of living a healthy life. Cooking at home, and enjoying your meal with family or friends brings so many benefits, yet we still opt to pick up Chipotle because life is a little too hectic. Statistics estimate that under a third of Americans eat together as a family more than two times a week. That is shocking! I truly think that most Americans spend more time watching cooking shows than they do actually cooking.  In our family, we make it a priority to eat together at home despite our crazy schedules. Some days, dinner is a little later than I would like to fit around my daughters dance schedule. But, at the end of the day, we cook and eat together. It is our time to connect after our day, and share what is goin...