By: Karen Bush MA NBC-HWC

Do you want to know how to save money and get faster results while working with Dr. Emily? Well, you can do that by working with a health coach! Dr. Emily has found this to be so beneficial to her patients that she is requiring health coaching for a few months prior to working with her. Let me explain some of those benefits.

I often ask new clients what they feel they would like to get out of the coaching relationship as we start to work together. The answers I hear may not surprise you… accountability, help with what foods are best for me, a partner to help with an exercise plan. All of these things are part of the work that is done with a health coach and much more as we discussed in our previous blog post. However, many of the values and benefits of coaching are not obvious.

Health coaching has become quite a newsworthy term these days. If you Google search “health coach,” you will find at least 50 health coaching programs that are new in the last few years looking to sign you up.

Contrary to what you might think, health coaching is much more than making sure you are eating your vegetables, taking your supplements, and getting out for some exercise. At the core of what makes health coaching so powerful is the work that goes into creating lasting behavior change. Without this, taking supplements and doing functional testing won’t really make a difference in your health.

Have you ever panicked when you were separated from your phone? Do you know how many hours a day you spend on your digital devices? Do you feel your online activities have a positive effect on your overall well being?

Those are all important questions. And another to consider: Does doing a digital detox feel like a good idea for your health? Or does it simply sound impossible?

Are you happy?

It might be a simple question, but for many people, happiness feels like an impossible goal to reach. In fact, studies show that only about one in three people consistently identify as “happy.”

If that seems a bit depressing, don’t worry. The steps to living a happier life are easier than you think.

One of the best indicators that you’re having a great day is the feeling that your energy is high, steady, and that you feel good and can enjoy accomplishing the tasks at hand. Maybe it’s that you bounced out of bed that morning or sang in the shower. It could be that you didn’t need that extra cup of coffee, or that you were able to play games with the kids after dinner.