Lifestyle Practices to Boost Your
Heart Health
Heart Disease, High Cholesterol & High Blood Pressure
Do you know which foods raise your cholesterol and which ones lower it?
Saturated fat
Do you read labels for saturated fat? Is saturated fat or total fat more important to monitor?
Fiber
Fiber is found naturally in whole-grains, fruits and vegetables, and even nuts. How much should you consume? Is one fiber type better than another?
Chocolate
I prefer milk chocolate. Is that good to eat for heart health or do I need to stick to dark chocolate? Does cocoa qualify as good chocolate?
Oils
Have you heard of monounsaturated oils? Seed oils? Do they effect your heart health?
Nuts
Nuts have good fat and fiber. But are they too high fat for heart health? Are there certain nuts that are better for me to eat regularly for heart health?
Fish
Fish has omega-3 oils I have heard are really good for you in them. Are there any fish I should avoid? What about other seafood, are they heart healthy?
What to Expect
This is a peak into how I work during nutrition sessions.
Your Guide
I listen to where you are and what your nutrition and health concerns are. I will be your guide setting personalized and sustainable health and nutrition habits in order to achieve your overall heath goal. I will also lead you through the habit change process so you learn how to create healthy habits tailored for you that stick.
Setup Healthy Habits
The norms of our current lifestyle go against living a healthy lifestyle. Healthy habits won't happen on their own. You have to have intentionality to create healthy habits. This is where I can help guide you to achieve your health goals by using evidence based science on setting up healthy habits that are long-lasting, and that get you results.
Your Life
Throughout our time together you will become well versed in understanding your health condition in the landscape of what is going on for you in your current life. There is no program or 10 steps for you to follow. This is your real life with real challenges and real people that can make health habits easy or really tough.
Achieving Better Health
My aim is for you to become confident navigating life while keeping your health as a priority. This includes undoing some beliefs you may have around food, health and even about yourself. It also means understanding nutrition concepts related to your health condition(s) including hormones, metabolism, cravings, metabolism, appetite and lots more.
I have worked for years helping people change their health behaviors to live a healthy life where they feel better. I know all about the limitations of motivation and sneakiness of willpower. Also, once you understand how your brain has been working against you much of the time and how to get a strong grip on your subconscious brain you will start to see how this can work. You may have struggled for years on making changes stick. That is going to stops now.
The cornerstone of what I do is help you gain confidence in building habits in your life considering your
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likes and dislikes,
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your past and present
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your current health and health challenges
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your family history
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your work and family
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and more.
You need habits in place that will bring you the health you want.