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Gold
Let’s chat about what many are calling the “fountain of youth” or “anti-aging gold,” and how it “ignites the anti-aging process.” What is all this fuss about? What are they talking about? Human Growth Hormone Human growth hormone (HGH) is naturally produced in the pituitary gland once the hypothalamus signals [...]
Who Will Come to the Rescue?
When I was a nurse in the clinical setting, I was fortunate enough to work within a traditional model of medicine, where the nurse was the gatekeeper for the doctor. All urgent matters would go through the nurse, who would then triage them out determining how a patient needed help [...]
Happy Holidays
I wanted to take this opportunity to pause for a moment and say Happy Holidays and cheers to a Happy New Year. This was the first year for Menu To Thrive. We have made a few baby steps this year and I’m so thankful for each and every one of [...]
The Fine Holiday Line
I feel I’m in a constant battle with my kids, their peers, their school, marketing, holidays, and myself. This battle is won most days as I stand strong for what I believe in, which is nourishing my family in the best possible way I know how. I have carved this path [...]
Nutrition Series, Part 6 The Final Piece
Now the power is in your hands. Now you must wake up every day and make a choice for you and your family. Is this day going to include you being present and living? Or is this day going to bulldoze right over you? Is this day going to be [...]
Nutrition Series, Part 5 The Sacred Art of Cooking
Rob Bell introduced me to the idea of communion. In my childhood, growing up Catholic, I thought I knew everything there was to know about communion; the little round wafer that had no flavor, the cup of wine that I wasn't old enough to drink from, and the fact it [...]
Nutrition Series, Part 4 Organizing Your Treasures
Organizing is the next step in the Nutrition Series. This is one part that many of us don’t have the energy for and that is ok. You make the choice what works best for you. Are you the type that is tired and doesn’t want to think about the groceries [...]
Nutrition Series, Part 3 . . . The Grocery Store
Now that you have planned your menu and have a grocery list of everything you need, you are ready to shop. Your motto in the grocery store is “Real Food”. Don’t stray from this, stick to food that generations ago would recognize. So many people today get caught up in [...]
Back to School Thoughts
As my kids start back to school I would like to pause from this riveting Nutrition series and open my heart a little as a Mom, Integrative Health Coach, Wife and Woman. My babies will begin their 2nd grade journey and Kindergarten journey this year. When the calendar turns to [...]
Nutrition Series, Part 2 . . . How Do I Choose My Menu?
Now that you know the importance of creating your menu, you may be asking, “How do I choose meals and create a menu for a week?” It all starts with real food. Choose real food every time and you will begin to see change. The first step is a list. [...]
Nutrition Series, Part 1 . . . A Plan
From data collected in September 2015, more than 68% of adults and approximately 32% of children and teenagers were either overweight or obese (State of Obesity 2015). One of the most common reasons individuals or families seek out Integrative Health Coaching is to lose weight. Losing weight goes much deeper than [...]
Are you crazy busy?
The “No” Muscle What is the “No” Muscle? What truly keeps us from thriving, from having our best life, from saying "Yes" to fresh foods, to good sleep, to healthy relationships, and to routine exercise? Over commitment, guilt, fear of what others will think, and too much on our plates! [...]
Life’s Balance (Part Two)
In my last article “Life’s Balance” I proposed approaching balance as a journey where you improve your resiliency to bring stability to your life during the constant transition of life. But, you may be asking, how do I do this? Where do I start? The answer... With the Relaxation Response. [...]
Life’s Balance
What is the number one thing people seek coaching for? Once coaching partners strip all the layers and unravel their true self, they soon realize it isn’t the diet soda, losing 10 lbs, or adding one day of exercise that they are seeking. Those are all easy fixes. What people are [...]
Why the Change?
One of the first rules of the universe is change. Some of us are equipped better than others when it comes to change. The more we resist change the more we suffer. For many, we love nostalgia and the way things used to be; and then we wish, hope, and [...]
What is your Menu To Thrive?
When writing a menu to thrive, you have to look at the whole person. Below you will find the seven “Core Areas of Health and Wellbeing” that Menu To Thrive works with during health coaching. These seven core areas of health are for you to consider, for you to get [...]
What is Integrative Health Coaching?
Integrative Health (IH) Coaching is a client-centered, relational approach to working with individuals collaboratively to address the health and wellbeing of the whole person. It acknowledges the interdependent roles of the mind, body, and spirit and the innate healing capacity within each person, with an emphasis on self-care. An IH [...]
A New Journey
Today marks the launch of Menu To Thrive. I completed school at the University of Arizona in Integrative Health Coaching in December and have been working hard pulling all the different pieces together to launch my new journey. I’m under the philosophy right now that “If you build it, they [...]
Gold
Let’s chat about what many are calling the “fountain of youth” or “anti-aging gold,” and how it “ignites the anti-aging process.” What is all this fuss about? What are they talking about? Human Growth Hormone Human growth hormone (HGH) is naturally produced in the pituitary gland once the hypothalamus signals [...]
Back to School Thoughts
As my kids start back to school I would like to pause from this riveting Nutrition series and open my heart a little as a Mom, Integrative Health Coach, Wife and Woman. My babies will begin their 2nd grade journey and Kindergarten journey this year. When the calendar turns to [...]
Are you crazy busy?
The “No” Muscle What is the “No” Muscle? What truly keeps us from thriving, from having our best life, from saying "Yes" to fresh foods, to good sleep, to healthy relationships, and to routine exercise? Over commitment, guilt, fear of what others will think, and too much on our plates! [...]
Life’s Balance (Part Two)
In my last article “Life’s Balance” I proposed approaching balance as a journey where you improve your resiliency to bring stability to your life during the constant transition of life. But, you may be asking, how do I do this? Where do I start? The answer... With the Relaxation Response. [...]
Life’s Balance
What is the number one thing people seek coaching for? Once coaching partners strip all the layers and unravel their true self, they soon realize it isn’t the diet soda, losing 10 lbs, or adding one day of exercise that they are seeking. Those are all easy fixes. What people are [...]
What is Integrative Health Coaching?
Integrative Health (IH) Coaching is a client-centered, relational approach to working with individuals collaboratively to address the health and wellbeing of the whole person. It acknowledges the interdependent roles of the mind, body, and spirit and the innate healing capacity within each person, with an emphasis on self-care. An IH [...]
A New Journey
Today marks the launch of Menu To Thrive. I completed school at the University of Arizona in Integrative Health Coaching in December and have been working hard pulling all the different pieces together to launch my new journey. I’m under the philosophy right now that “If you build it, they [...]
The Fine Holiday Line
I feel I’m in a constant battle with my kids, their peers, their school, marketing, holidays, and myself. This battle is won most days as I stand strong for what I believe in, which is nourishing my family in the best possible way I know how. I have carved this path [...]
Back to School Thoughts
As my kids start back to school I would like to pause from this riveting Nutrition series and open my heart a little as a Mom, Integrative Health Coach, Wife and Woman. My babies will begin their 2nd grade journey and Kindergarten journey this year. When the calendar turns to [...]
A New Journey
Today marks the launch of Menu To Thrive. I completed school at the University of Arizona in Integrative Health Coaching in December and have been working hard pulling all the different pieces together to launch my new journey. I’m under the philosophy right now that “If you build it, they [...]