Benefits of working with a holistic health coach

Chocolate mousse made with tofu. Tastes the same.

A holistic approach is not solely based on nutrition, but on finding the connection between what people eat and how they feel. How they feel is the key to unlocking the root problem? A holistic health coach will work with the client in examining all aspects of their life from spirituality, career, relationships, food and more. Now some may be asking how does this relate to a person’s health? Think for a moment does the stress at their job or relationship cause them to over eat? Or is their something lacking from their life that is causing a lack of motivation to exercise? It is all connected to one’s health and overall wellbeing. Happy relationships, accomplished career, consistent physical activity, and positive thinking are all fundamental forms of nourishment as well as the food people consume.

Holistic Health Coach, Marianne Bridgeman

In this form of coaching, it is mostly viewed that no one diet works for everyone. Each person has their own individual nutritional needs that work for their unique body. People get so caught up with all the media, books and articles available that it gets so confusing. There is such an array of information from having this much calories to how to lose weight fast to no fat and so much more. Yet with all of this information available people are still suffering from high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and chronic disease. It’s because it’s too general. A holistic health coach will be looking at what each person needs and figuring out what foods work best for them. Amazingly, they work on adding in foods rather than taking away. They don’t deprive or eliminate foods, but they work with the client to find a way to incorporate healthy choices gradually into a person’s current menu. Eventually, those less healthy eating habits naturally cease to exist.

Healthier version of fried rice made with brown rice.

Working with a holistic health coach is not about quick fixes, but about a lifestyle change that will help give each person the tools and strategies to living a healthy, sustainable and happy lifestyle without the deprivation. These coaches work with each person closely to help incorporate these healthy habits, which then become a natural part of their life like putting on a pair of jeans. There is an array of holistic health coaches out there that has their specific niche, but they all have one purpose and that is to help educate each client that is tired of the quick fixes and ready for a life change to a better and healthier person.