importance of social connection for doctors
February 14, 2020

The Importance of Social Connection for Functional Medicine Practitioners

Close social connections matter for us as healthcare practitioners—in our personal and professional lives. Find out how to cultivate a supportive professional network in the realm of Functional Medicine.

Health coaching examples
February 13, 2020

Health Coaching and Client Transformations: Health Coaching in Action

Health coaches are trained to help their clients recognize their strengths and tap into that potential to change. Read on for real-world examples of how health coaches help their clients transform their lives.

Health coach networking
January 31, 2020

Health Coach Networking: The Benefits of Connection and Collaboration for Coaches

Networking benefits health coaches. Find out how a professional health coach network can help you further your career and increase your job satisfaction.

Functional psychiatry
January 24, 2020

Functional Psychiatry: Treating Common Conditions with the Functional Approach

Functional psychiatry can successfully address the underlying causes of mental illness, improving long-term mental health outcomes for patients. Find out how, and get tips you can implement in your practice.

Health coach salary
January 17, 2020

Health Coach Salary: What You Need to Know

What’s the average health coach salary? Check out this article for information that can help you gauge how much you can expect to earn in this profession.

Powerful questions
December 13, 2019

What Are Powerful Questions? Health Coaching in Action

Powerful questions cross the space between a health coach and a client to invite understanding and possibility. Find out more about the difference that powerful questions can make in health coaching.

behavior change
December 5, 2019

Behavior Change Agents: How Health Coaches Help Clients Change

Health coaches help clients explore what changes they’re ready for, experiment with changes, and connect their goals to their long-term vision. Find out more about the behavior change techniques health coaches use to help clients.

How to become a health coach
November 22, 2019

How to Become a Health Coach in 4 Steps

Health coaches change lives and contribute to a healthier world—all while earning a living. Find out how to become a health coach and join this thriving field.

effective communication
November 15, 2019

Effective Communication: Health Coaching in Action

How well a coach connects with a client will determine whether they are a fit to work together, and effective communication is part of building that connection. Find out more from health coach MaryAnn Jones.

Positive psychology
October 25, 2019

Positive Psychology: How to Use It in Health Coaching

Positive psychology plays an important role in how health coaches work with their clients. Find out how to use positive psychology to support your clients.

SMART Goals for Health
October 4, 2019

Why It Makes Sense to Set SMART Goals for Health

Are you ready to take your health goals to the next level? Then read on for a little motivation and to discover how to use SMART goals for health.

successful health coaches
September 27, 2019

What Successful Health Coaches Need: The 5 Cs

How do you become a successful health coach? By choosing the right training program. In this article, health coach Will Welch talks about the five Cs that make a successful coach—and an effective training program.

Lyme disease diet and nutrition
September 23, 2019

Help Clients Recover from Lyme Disease with Diet and Nutrition

Lyme disease can be debilitating, but simple dietary changes can help. Find out how, as a dietitian or CNS, you can help your clients with Lyme disease ease their symptoms using a nutritional approach.

Time management strategies
September 20, 2019

12 Time Management Strategies for Your Functional Medicine Practice

Effective time management strategies can help you run your Functional Medicine practice—without running yourself into the ground. Here’s how to find the time to make a big difference in the world without compromising your health.

The power of listening
September 17, 2019

The Power of Listening: Health Coaching in Action

What’s the power of listening in health coaching? It gives clients the gifts of understanding, acceptance, and trust. In this Q&A, we get to the heart of listening and hearing others.

What Is a Health Coach?
July 26, 2019

What Is a Health Coach?

Health coaches are among the most important healthcare partners for people battling chronic disease. Find out how health coaches help clients set and achieve health goals and build new habits.

health coaching model
July 12, 2019

How the ADAPT Health Coaching Model Can Help Us Fight Chronic Disease

We all need support to achieve greater health, build new health habits, and change a lifetime of health behaviors—and that’s where health coaching can play an important role.

health coach job opportunities
May 15, 2019

Your Quick Guide to Health Coach Job Opportunities

Health coaching is going to play a critical role in the future of medicine—and it’s an exciting, fulfilling career path. Read more about health coach job opportunities.

Becoming a health coach
April 1, 2019

Becoming a Health Coach? Here’s What to Look For in a Training Program

If you’ve decided to become a health coach, you’ve got a chance to make a difference in your clients’ lives. Here’s an infographic on what you should look for in a health coach training program.

Should health coaches and nutritionists interpret lab tests and blood work, including these samples in test tubes?
February 26, 2019

Should Health Coaches and Nutritionists Interpret Lab Tests?

One of the most contentious topics in Functional Medicine recently is whether health coaches and nutritionists should interpret lab tests for their clients. Here are my thoughts on the issue.