09/26/2024
We want our pets to eat well, and stay as healthy as they can for the highest quality of life.
They depend on us to be at our best, too. Part of that is becoming aware of ways we can make educated choices with the foods we select for our own meals, and if we cook "human-food" to our pets. Today, with all the GMO-this and bio-engineered-that, we may not know that we are putting ultra-processed foods into out bodies. So, I thought I'd share this post from my emerging private practice health coaching practice Holistic Approach Health Coach LLC .
I've been working in health and wellness for 20+ years, for companies, and now I'm branching out with my experience and establishing a private practice that fosters a holistic approach to our health and wellness.
In 2020 I started on a journey to kick refined sugar out of my diet to lose weight, and in the process of losing 60+ pounds, I became more and more educated on how sugar feeds disease. The mission became bigger into preventing disease/illness risk of conditions that have touched my family:
cancer,
dementia,
Alzheimerr's disease,
Diabetes II,
the list goes on.
As a caretaker of my family (including my fur babies), I want to know I'm taking an active role in health promotion.
Holistic Approach Health Coach LLC is evidence-based health coaching and holistic modalities for stress-relief, support of the mind-body-spirit connection, and even disease-prevention.
Pets often play a role in benefitting our mind-body-spirit connections:
-stress-relief (mind)
-increased movement together (body)
-unconditional love (spirit)
If you're interested in keeping updated on what I'm up to in my private practice, I invite you to follow/like my page over at Holistic Approach Health Coach LLC . For stress-relief modaliites, I have a private practice room at Be.Wellness, a lovely massage therapy and wellness center, in Cedar Rapids IA near the intersection of Boyson Rd and Council Streets.
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