Good Bugs: How Gut Bacteria Impact our Brain and Mental Health
Often, we think of bacteria as the culprits of infections and illnesses – something to eliminate from our environment.
Thinking of Becoming a Full-Time Fitness or Nutrition Coach? Here’s What You Need to Know
From the outside, personal training and nutrition coaching often look like “The Most Rewarding Career”—both in terms of impact and financial returns.
Influence of Stress on the Immune System and Autoimmune Disease
Physical and psychological stress are natural experiences in all beings with complex neurological systems. On a biological level, the function of stress is to help us to respond and adapt to a changing environment to increase our chances of surviving and thriving.
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Important Things to Remember When Working with Clients Who Have Autoimmune Disease
Every diagnosis brings on unique challenges. As an individual becomes aware of symptoms affecting their wellbeing, navigates the health system, receives a diagnosis, and then learns to manage the disease, the way they see their body and interact with their environment may change significantly.
Integrative and Holistic Factors that Contribute to Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune diseases are those that develop in conditions where the body’s cells are unable to distinguish between pathogenic cells and its own cells. The result: The immune system destroys its own cells.
8 Condiments With Big Health Benefits To Add To Your Meal Plan
Chefs, cooks, foodies, food historians, and other people passionate about food will tell you – condiments give life to food.
4 Strategies to Keep Your Personal Training Clients on Track for Better Results
For a while, your client was making great progress toward their fitness goal (be it increasing muscle mass, losing fat, getting stronger, etc.). But suddenly, it all stops. What do you do?
3 Learning Styles and Strategies to Excel in Becoming a Certified Nutrition and Wellness Professional
An Overview of Learning Styles
5 Ways to Program Progressive Overload for Clients without Adding Weight
The process of designing a client’s fitness program can feel a little like building with Legos.
5 Post-Pandemic Fitness and Wellness Marketing Considerations
A Marketing 101 Refresher During and after your certification process, it’s imperative to market with excellence! Branding and marketing are how you take your invaluable knowledge and communicate it to clients in need. While it can be a hurdle for some to professionally put themselves out there, it is even more significant to make sure […]