Functional Medicine In Turkey: Why Health Coaching Is On The Rise

Are you interested in becoming a Functional Medicine Health Coach and leveling up your career in Turkey?

FMCA Co-Founder and Chief Wellness Officer, Elyse Wagner, MS, CN, LMHCA, and our International Relations Coordinator, Mahnaz, explored how three health coaches in Turkey are using their Functional Medicine education. The following are the interviews with Functional Medicine Certified Health Coaches (FMCHC) Emine Sporel Ozakat, Sezin Ardanuc, and Ipek Yonder; all members of the Turkish Functional Medicine Health Coaches Group; a group they started.

“As graduates of Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, we established the Turkish Functional Medicine Health Coaches. We are an energetic and dynamic team. Our different fields, niches, and strengths give us the opportunity to focus on your needs and provide you with individual, corporate, or group Functional Medicine Coaching. Whether it is nutrition and diet, stress management, quality sleep and relaxation or exercise and movement, we can support you in many ways towards your journey to become the healthiest version of yourself. We also endeavor to support our community by offering underserved individuals non-profit coaching sessions. Our free book club gives attendees the opportunity to share their input, feelings, and experiences as well as discover other means to develop.”
Turkish Functional Medicine Health Coaches Group

Meet our alumni who are actively working as health coaches in Turkey:

Emine Sporel Ozakat, FMCHC

Emine Sporel Ozakat was in the February 2017 class. She holds a PhD, and a postgraduate ‘Sports Nutrition Diploma’ offered by the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee among many other certifications. Emine is the founder of SPOREL BESLENME, SPOREL Be Well, and GURME ATLET. She is a part-time lecturer of Nutrigenomics in the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department at Arel University, İstanbul. She provides personalized and corporate wellness and athletic performance coaching, counseling, and education.

Emine was the first Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach in Turkey.

February 2017

Istanbul, Turkey

@sporelbeslenme

Sezin Ardanuc, FMCHC

Sezin Ardanuc was in the March 2018 class. She graduated in Physics Engineering and started working in a therapy center on stress reduction and mind-body balance with biofeedback systems. She believes it helps her understand the meaning of quantum possibilities in one’s life. After a personal health journey of endometriosis and ovarian cyst removal surgery, she used nutrition and lifestyle modification to completely heal.

March 2018

Istanbul, Turkey

Instagram: @fonksiyoneliyilesme

Ipek Yonder, FMCHC

Ipek Yonder was in the March 2019 class. She was convinced that most of her own and both her sons’ health issues could be resolved through natural remedies and healthy eating. After discovering the root cause of her severe and prolonged migraines and Hashimoto’s disease and shocking her endocrinologist after over two decades with her amazing results – she knew she was on the right track and there was so much more to learn for herself and her family. This led her to the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. Ipek is proud to now be a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach.

March 2019

Istanbul, Turkey

Instagram: @beyonder_functional_self

Are you ready to start on your path to becoming a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, or have any questions? Schedule a call with our Admissions Team to learn more!