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What Are Powerful Questions? Health Coaching in Action

Page Contents: I am an ADAPT-Certified Functional Health Coach (Chris Kresser likens us to change agents). I am also an Enrollment Advisor for the Kresser Institute, and I have the pleasure of spending part of my day talking to wellness warriors who want to share their passion for Functional Medicine and optimal health. We created a series of articles to forward the understanding of the vital role health coaches play in helping clients achieve positive health outcomes. Via a Q&A format, we hope to give you a window into the exciting and growing field of health coaching. I look forward to your feedback and would love the opportunity to ask you some powerful questions. Powerful questions invite understanding and elicit insight—and they’re essential in health coaching....

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Behavior Change Agents: How Health Coaches Help Clients Change

Page Contents: I want to share with you some of the behavior change techniques that I use to help my clients shift their health behaviors. How do health coaches help people change their behavior? Check out this article from health coach Will Welch to find out. #healthylifestyle #changeagent #kresserinstitute How Do Coaches Help People with Behavior Change? Those of us who choose health coaching as a career and those of you who are interested in becoming health coaches share an essential characteristic: we want to help people find their best health and their best life. So what’s the best way we can do that? Is it by giving people information or telling them what health behaviors they should start and stop? Or is it by helping them explore what...

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RHR: Are Lyme Disease and Celiac Disease Connected? with Dr. Ramzi Asfour

Page Contents: In this episode, we discuss: Asfour’s background Why celiac disease is often undiagnosed The connection between Lyme disease and celiac disease What could be causing that link If celiac disease is becoming more common Whether kids should eat gluten The rise of autoimmunity How celiac disease is diagnosed 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 my colleague from the California Center for Functional Medicine, Dr. Ramzi Asfour, as my guest. Dr. Asfour is board certified in infectious diseases and internal medicine. He graduated from New York Medical College, and then completed an internal medicine residency program at California Pacific Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at UCSD [University of California, San Diego]. He’s...

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Nutrition and Mental Health: What’s the Connection?

Page Contents: While the media is making an effort to raise awareness of mental illness, the discussion is primarily focused on reducing the stigma around mental illness and the drugs and therapy used to treat it, rather than on interventions that address underlying causes of poor mental health. (4) In the mainstream dialogue, discussion about the impact of nutrition on mental health is virtually absent. On the rare occasions when it is brought up, it’s often treated as a “profound” concept! (5) In all honesty, nutrition should be one of the first things brought up in the discussion about mental health due to its far-reaching impacts on the body and mind. Read on to learn about how the connection between nutrition and mental health and how...

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How to Become a Health Coach in 4 Steps

When I speak in public about my work and what we can do to prevent and reverse chronic disease, I often meet people who have been positively impacted by my message. I have seen firsthand the many benefits that Functional Medicine and ancestral health can have on health. That proof—and the positive feedback—is what drives me and motivates me to keep pushing ahead in Functional Medicine, helping people improve their everyday health and live their lives to the fullest. Are you interested in health coaching? Check out this article for four steps to becoming a health coach. #healthylifestyle #changeagent #kresserinstitute Health coaches get a front-row seat to personal wellness transformations every day. Through their work, they help people break free from chronic illnesses such as obesity, diabetes,...

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RHR: The Pitfalls of Genetic Testing, with Dr. Tommy Wood

Page Contents: In this episode, we discuss: An introduction to genetics The value of consumer genetic testing What your SNPs [single nucleotide polymorphisms] can tell you about your individual disease risk The potential harm to consumer genetic testing MTHFR mutations FTO mutations ApoE4 and Alzheimer’s disease risk Why we should focus on behavior change, not genetic testing results 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 Dr. Tommy Wood as my guest. Dr. Wood is a research assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington, specializing in neonatal and pediatric brain injury as well as long-term brain health. He has an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from...

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What Is an Ancestral Diet and How Does It Help You?

Page Contents: In this article, I’ll go over the common characteristics our Paleolithic ancestors shared and I’ll explain how a Paleo or ancestral approach to what we eat can improve our overall health. Read on to learn what an ancestral diet looks like and get five health benefits to eating more like a hunter–gatherer. What is an ancestral diet? Check out this article to find out some common characteristics our Paleolithic ancestors shared and learn five health benefits of eating Paleo. #chriskresser #paleo #optimalhealth Chronic Disease Plagues the Modern World—and Diet May Be to Blame Chronic disease has reached epidemic levels in developed countries. Incidences of type 2 diabetes, obesity, autoimmune disease, mental health disorders, and more are skyrocketing. Six in 10 American adults have a chronic disease,...

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Effective Communication: Health Coaching in Action

Page Contents: I am an ADAPT-Certified Functional Health Coach (Chris Kresser likens us to change agents). I am also an Enrollment Advisor for the Kresser Institute and have the pleasure of spending part of my day talking to wellness warriors who want to share their passion for Functional Medicine and optimal health. We created a series of articles to forward the understanding of the vital role health coaches play in helping clients achieve positive health outcomes. Via a Q&A format, we hope to give you a window into the exciting and growing field of health coaching. I look forward to your feedback and would love the opportunity to learn more about your vision of a future as a change agent. How does effective communication connect with...

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Paleo Staples: 9 Simple and Easy Recipes to Make at Home

There’s no doubt that making your own versions requires more work, but the process is rewarding and usually much cheaper than buying Paleo products off the shelf. I’m going to share nine recipes for Paleo staples that are almost always stocked in my kitchen. Affordable, kid-friendly, nourishing food is my goal. Looking for a way to eat Paleo without needing to stock up on expensive packaged staples? Check out this article for nine recipes you can make at home. #paleo #wellness Useful Paleo Kitchen Gadgets In the recipes below, I will mention a number of handy kitchen gadgets. Not all are necessary, but these appliances do make Paleo cooking easier. Instant Pot: for bone broth and yogurt (and so much more) Yogurt maker: to make yogurt if you don’t want...

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RHR: Why the Optimal Human Diet Includes Animal Protein

Page Contents In this episode, we discuss: My upcoming appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience Why plant protein doesn’t measure up to animal protein Where protein really comes from How much protein athletes need Protein intake for non-athletes What protein quality is Six nutrients that are missing from plant protein Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. I’m on the road this week, so apologies for the decline in recording quality. I should be back to my normal setup soon. My Upcoming Appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience So, this week, I wanted to do something a little bit different and talk about the recent film The Game Changers. You might have heard of this. It’s a new film advocating for the benefits of a plant-based...

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