Tuesday, April 3, 2012

What is a health coach?

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A Health Coach is a mentor and guide that empowers people to make healthy lifestyle changes and achieve personal wellness goals.  Focusing on the individual needs of each client, a Health Coach helps people work within the realities of their day-to-day lives and find ways to make small and manageable changes that can be maintained over time.  A Health Coach can help a client focus on weight managements, food cravings, stress management, digestion, and many other health concerns.

There is now a huge demand for Health Coaches.  As the health care system shifts towards preventive care, Health Coaches are gaining increasing recognition in the world of health and wellness.

"Chronic disease such as obesity, hypertension, and diabetes wreck our quality of life and cost a fortune. In recent years, a new and intriguing concept has emerged in the prevention and treatment of chronic illness: the health coach. "  CBS News

A Health Coach adopts a holistic approach to wellness and is trained to help you explore all aspects of your life, identify the challenges that are preventing you from being your healthiest, and develop plans to overcome these challenges.  Rather than placing primary emphasis on diagnosis and treatment, a Health Coach takes a preventative approach to wellness and encourages people to take a proactive role in achieving and maintaining health.

Integrative Nutrition has been training Health Coaches since 1992.  As the world's largest nutrition school, we have more than 20,000 students and graduates in almost 100 countries around the globe!

This information was written by Integrative Nutrition and IIN graduates are allowed to use this on their web site.

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