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RHR: How to Cultivate Health: Beyond Diet and Lifestyle, with Dallas Hartwig

July 14, 2020
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Page Contents: In this episode, we discuss: Taking an integrated approach to health instead of a granular one Finding a sense of purpose How being “good enough” benefits your overall health and well-being The definition of health How we build resiliency The impact the four seasons can have on our approach to health The mismatch between our modern lives and the seasonal cycle Show notes: [embedded content] Hey everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m really excited to welcome Dallas Hartwig as my guest. Dallas is The New York Times best-selling co-author of The Whole30 and It Starts with Food. He’s a sought after speaker, nutritionist, Functional Medicine practitioner, and physical therapist who specializes in treating lifestyle-related health issues. He’s appeared on Good Morning America, The...

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Health Coach Job Description: What Do Health Coaches Do?

July 10, 2020
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Page Contents: When I was putting together the curriculum for the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program, I spoke with a number of master health coaches. I asked each of them this question: “What do health coaches do?” My favorite response came from Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, one of our faculty members and an expert on positive psychology coaching. He said, “Coaching is about exploration, support, and accountability.” This sums up so much of the job description for a health coach. Coaches ask powerful questions to explore their clients’ values and strengths; they support their clients as an ally, without judgment or criticism; and they offer accountability by helping their clients develop actionable health goals and a process for tracking and measuring them. Health coaches are agents of change. Playing that...

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The HPA Axis Dysfunction Diet: How to Use Nutrition to Support a Balanced Stress Response

July 3, 2020
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Page Contents: While successful recovery from HPA-D necessitates a variety of lifestyle interventions, including adequate sleep and consistent stress-reduction practices, your diet is often overlooked in the context of HPA-D. However, it turns out that nutrition has far-reaching impacts on the HPA axis, and that following a strategic HPA axis dysfunction diet may accelerate your recovery. Read on to learn how you can use nutrition to support your HPA axis and a balanced stress response. HPA axis dysfunction has far-reaching effects on your health, but nutrition (along with a variety of lifestyle interventions) can help you recover. Check out this article from nutritionist Lindsay Christensen for steps to following an HPA axis dysfunction diet. #nutrition What Is HPA-D? Before we dive into a discussion on how you can...

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6 Ancestral Health Benefits of Music

July 2, 2020
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Page Contents: All cultures throughout history created music, and it’s universal in our world today. Read on to learn about the health benefits of music and how it changes your brain, boosts your mood, and promotes well-being. How does music benefit your health? Check out this article from Katie Melville for six ways that music promotes well-being. #healthylifestyle #paleo #wellness Music Is Universal and Timeless Discussions of ancestral health focus heavily on diet and exercise, which are critical to good health. But we often forget that finding time to relax, rest, and play is arguably just as important to our well-being as humans. Throughout history, music in all its variations has provided ways for humans to socialize, create, and relax. Music dates back at least to Paleolithic times, and...

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RHR: Using Positive Psychology to Build Resilience, with Robert Biswas-Diener

June 30, 2020
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Page Contents: In this episode, we discuss: Why now is the right time for positive psychology Preparing for life post-coronavirus What well-being looks like in difficult situations The impact of using tech to connect Letting yourself (and others) off the hook Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m excited to welcome Robert Biswas-Diener as my guest. Robert is the foremost authority on positive psychology coaching in the world, and has consulted with a wide range of international organizations on performance management and talent development. He conducts training on coaching, strengths, positivity, courage, and appreciative inquiry with organizations and businesses around the world and through his own coaching school, Positive Acorn. Robert has trained professionals on nearly every continent, and he has a...

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Health Coaching and Stress Management: A Framework for Understanding and Managing Your Stress

June 26, 2020
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Page Contents: With stress, context is everything. In the right doses, and with the right mindset, stress can be a driver of performance and achievement. Stress can also be what keeps us out of harm’s way when we’re in imminent danger. However, chronic stress, whether it’s due to mounting daily hassles or dealing with difficult major life events, can have lasting consequences for our physical and mental well-being. What do we know about stress? How does understanding stress help health coaches work successfully with clients, and what can stress management look like in practice? Need help managing your stress? Check out this article from health coach Will Welch for a framework to help you understand and deal with stress. #healthylifestyle #changeagent #wellness Why Is Stress Important? Stress is a...

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The 13 Benefits of Fermented Foods and How They Improve Your Health

June 25, 2020
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Page Contents: Far from being a passing trend, fermented foods are a time-honored component of the ancestral human diet. High-tech food preservation methods using chemical preservatives still dominate in the food industry, overshadowing traditional preservation methods such as fermentation. But fortunately, the reemergence of fermented foods signals a welcome return to a more ancestral way of eating. With this growing interest in fermented foods, you might be wondering how these foods impact our health, and how you can best incorporate them into your diet. Read on to learn 13 benefits of fermented foods and how they improve your health, and discover delicious fermented food options you can easily incorporate into your diet.  Nearly every culture around the world has a characteristic fermented food. Check out this article...

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Sleep and Health: How Support from a Health Coach Can Help You Get the Rest You Need

June 19, 2020
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Page Contents: Yet, in our fast-paced, over-scheduled, highly driven, contemporary lives, sleep is often the first thing sacrificed. Furthermore, even if sleep is a priority, our busy, modern-day, plugged-in existence is interfering with our body’s natural ability to slip into slumber. It’s not surprising that studies report an increase in sleep disorders globally. (1) Although altering our sleep patterns and norms is possible on our own, increasingly, people are discovering and experiencing the benefits of partnering with a health coach to navigate the process successfully and long-term. This article, as part of an article series, will introduce you to the importance of quality, adequate sleep, and its effects on health and wellness, and give you a glimpse into what working with a health coach on sleep...

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Nutrition and Health Coaches: How Thriving Is like Driving

June 18, 2020
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Page Contents: These were questions I began to ask myself when I started my wellness journey, and now, they have become powerful questions that I ask new clients who decide they want to change their diet or nutrition choices. They are a natural fit for health coaching. As an ADAPT-Certified Functional Health Coach, I am a change agent—I empower clients to create a plan (or a road map) that will help them change their habits, reach their goals, and thrive. If you have your own set of diet goals, and you are ready to change habits, overcome obstacles, and strive to thrive, then let’s hit the road together! Being a change agent means understanding what it takes for people to make real, lasting changes to their health...

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RHR: Using Mindfulness to Manage Stress and Uncertainty, with Forest Fein

June 16, 2020
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Page Contents: In this episode, we discuss: What drew Forest to practice mindfulness What mindfulness is How mindfulness benefits your life Mindfulness versus meditation: what the difference is How mindfulness can be a support during COVID-19 The STOP practice Whether you need to embrace Buddhism to practice mindfulness Resources to help you start practicing mindfulness Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody, this is Chris Kresser. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m really excited to welcome Forest Fein as my guest. Forest is the founder and executive director of Wise Up: Greater Wisdom and Wellbeing for All, which offers innovative mindfulness-based, science-backed coaching and training to organizations and corporations. He’s also the head of mindfulness programs for teens and young adults at UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. Through community partnerships,...

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