Why Health Coaches Are Behavior Change Ninjas

[@fibromyalgianational]

Excited to bring Functional Medicine Health Coaching to the Fibromyalgia community! Go health coaches!

[@brentbeatty4171]

I did not go through being a functional medicine health coach.... I believe what you guys are doing

[@cameronscott1853]

this was great, I am wanting to become a health coach and going to university next year to study healtcare and health science.

[@MeatHeals]

As a health coach, I love this (but then I would).

[@sheilacoughlin6118]

I think most often it is the how that people do not have most people have the why and it can be painful for them not to even be recognized as having the why when than fail and then put through exercises of developing more whys when the whys they have which are plenty enough go unacknowledged and they are not given credit for having whys only because they fail to change when the how to actually make the changes happen is why they fail

[@yotersmitt]

More on what makes a good/great health coach.

[@sheilacoughlin6118]

For example how do I actually wake up in the morning and do something different than what I normally do and have experience doing and know how to do

[@kathg1354]

Ok, I've lost a bunch of lbs on keto and am certified in seated and standing movement practices (Nia, Ageless Grace). How do I become a health coach??? Please share our reputable resources. TIA :)

[@brentbeatty4171]

Can I travel being a health coach?

[@jinanbanna4419]

Why is there absolutely no mention of the registered dietitian (RD) in this discussion? A patient with type 2 diabetes was mentioned and the RD did not come up once. Registered dietitians are in fact trained to help such a person change behavior and manage diet and they should be top of mind when it comes to nutrition. They have specialized training to address various health conditions, and some are even certified diabetes educators.

[@jenniferflower9265]

Because their advice causes those conditions. Outcome of their training, regulated by snickers, cheerios, and big pharma.

[@trinagreenfield5198]

Dieticians attend government-regulated universities and colleges that must teach and adhere to government-regulated guidelines. For example, the USDA MyPlate recommends consuming dairy and meat, both of which have been proven to have negative effects on one's overall health. School donations received by the processed food world, big pharma, the dairy industry, etc., have huge influences on the curriculums taught. Health and nutrition coaches are able to be unbiased and are not held to the same bias with outside influence.