Here in the US, we’re five months into the COVID-19 pandemic, with no end in sight. As both infection rates and guidelines for reopening look different depending on where you are in the country and the world, we must continue to give our bodies what they need to “be the worst possible host for the […]
Published: July 17, 2020 Minerals are an important diet staple to keep your body healthy. Your body uses minerals for all sorts of functions, such as keeping your bones, muscles, heart, and brain working properly. They are also responsible for making enzymes and hormones essential for your health. You might be wondering what minerals are. […]
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The Functional Medicine Coaching Academy (FMCA), approved by the UK & International Health Coaching Association (UKIHCA), is growing globally, and we are starting to see more students come from the United Kingdom! While there are many ways our students find us, what really resonates with us is their “why” or their purpose, and how their […]
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Do you find it hard to follow through with things you say you’re going to do? Do you find yourself getting easily distracted? Do you sit down to finally start working and then find yourself continuing to procrastinate? Do you feel unproductive? If you answered yes to those questions, imagine if you were able to […]
Let’s talk about beauty. Are you still getting fully ready during quarantine? What do you make yourself pretty for every day? Are you using this opportunity to figure out what brings joy in beauty, or are you oppressed by the beauty regime our culture finds socially required? These are all questions we ask in “The […]
In an episode of the What The Func?! Podcast, our hosts Laura Schein, Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach (FMCHC), and Clayton Farris, were exploring ways to improve their eating habits. So they sat down with Functional Medicine expert, FMCA educator, and author of The Rainbow Diet, Dr. Deanna Minich, about how to boost the immune […]
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Humor /ˈ(h)yo͞omər/, defined as the quality of being amusing or comic, a mood or state of mind. In the midst of a global pandemic with new practices of social distancing, unemployment rates sky-rocketing, and the school year being canceled– you might feel that it may be “too soon” to find the silver lining. But just […]
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While there is no way to prevent the Coronavirus disease at this time, there are some things you can do to decrease your chances of getting sick and protect yourself and your family. What is Coronavirus? Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, is the name of the respiratory illness caused by the 2019 novel […]
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In the US, chronic disease has become the norm. Think about how many people you know that have or had one of the following: cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, cancer, dementia, or obesity. And there’s so many more. I’m willing to bet you can count multiple people in your life, if not yourself, who […]
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In Health Coaching, there are many tools to use to find the root cause of health issues and help lifestyle change. Motivational Interviewing is a coaching set of skills that is client-centered around supporting, behaving, and communicating as a coach that will inspire the client to embark on self-reflection, self-discovery, and exploration of solutions. What […]
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