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Health Coaches for America

Topic: Health EducationPublished July 14, 2009

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It is no surprise that Americans need to change their health habits. Even though there has been an increase in sales in organic foods and natural food stores have received more business, there are still millions of Americans who consume large amounts of chemicalized, artificial junk foods. Something is not clicking. Eight out of 10 Americans suffer from chronic ailments because of unhealthy lifestyles. People continue to see their doctors and spend an exorbitant amount of money on health care, but they continue to get sicker. What's up with that? We need to rethink the system so Americans are spending less on medications and operations and are actually seeing improvements in their health. This month, the Senate has been reevaluating this system and what that reform would look like. It has been suggested that health coaches would be a tier of health care providers that don't cost a lot to train, but could provide the infrastructure for people to make it easy to eat right, exercise and incorporate other lifestyle improvements like spirituality, a stress-free career, etc. In a CNN interview, Dr. Mehmet Oz reported that health coaches should be a part of every public clinic, medical office and hospital wellness center. These health care providers should be reimbursed by insurance companies, corporate wellness programs and so on. Wouldn't it be great if everyone could have their own health coach to make dietary changes and lifestyle adjustments so they can stop putting their hard-earned money into medications and operations? This is exactly my mission for America. Thousands of students have been trained at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to be health coaches so they can go out into their communities and improve health and happiness across the globe. This is an exciting time. Jump on board for a healthier world. Warmly, Joshua www.integrativenutrition.com

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