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How to Tell if the Health Coach You Hired is Legit
So, you've decided to hire a health coach. Congratulations on making a move to better your health and wellness. It is a choice that you won't regret. …
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7 Things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Functional Medicine
Getting healthy can feel overwhelming. Between changing your diet, fitting more exercise into your schedule, and adjusting day-to-day habits to improve you…
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Healthy Pumpkin Pancake Recipe Made With Coconut Flour
Autumn is finally here. Meaning the pumpkin craze has begun. These pumpkin pancakes are dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, and loaded with delicious f…
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Why Should I Hire a Health Coach?
According to the CDC, “As a nation, we spend 86% of our health care dollars on the treatment of chronic diseases. These persistent conditions—the nation’s leading causes of death and disability—leave in their wake deaths that could have been prevented, lifelong disability, compromised quality of life, and burgeoning health care costs.” So why hire a health coach in 2019?
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Student Spotlight: Shelley Bitzer
How has your own health journey impacted your approach to healing? For FMCA alumna Shelley Bitzer, living through a chronic illness nightmare exposed the pain and dysfunction of the conventional healthcare system.
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Functional Medicine – It’s What’s for Dinner!
What you put into your body is the foundation of your health. "Food is Medicine," a phrase we hear often is a term originally coined by Hippocrates, als…
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Student Spotlight: Marelda Rodrigues
FMCA student Marelda Rodrigues shares why it's so empowering to help others.
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Student Spotlight: Heather Williams
FMCA Student Heather Williams shares how she discovered her personal health journey was her superpower.
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Health Coaching Regulations: What Every Health Coach Should Know
Our field is growing and changing so fast, it's hard to keep up. Functional medicine certified health coaches (or FMCHCs) are starting to see a broader set of client issues than they're used to (some outside the scope of practice they learned at FMCA).
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Student Spotlight: Donovan Maycock
FMCA student Donovan Maycock shares why the hands-on coaching skills learned at FMCA are ‘Good for Business'