Health can feel overwhelming these days, there is information everywhere! What do you do? Which person do you listen to? You have heard many influencers on Tik Tok and Instagram give so much advice about health related things and you think “oh that sounds good, but is it right?” In this age of having every bit of information at your fingertips, it can become very overwhelming on what to do with your health. All the information out there can also make you feel like if you are not doing everything for your health, then you are not doing enough. So what do you do?
The other piece of health is when you go to your doctor, you tell them what is going on and how you are feeling, and they only have 5-10 minutes to spend with you and you do not feel heard at all. Then you usually leave with a script, and you are unsure whether you want to take it or not. This piece can be very frustrating because you are supposed to be able to trust your doctor and what they are telling you to do. Sadly the way our “healthcare” system is, people have lost trust in their doctors. People have lost trust in medicine. There can be a place for medication, but a change in diet and lifestyle should be tried first. But when you search things to do, you are given mixed information. This all can be very stressful and overwhelming when trying to address health issues and take control of your health.
I take health very seriously, and have learned a lot over my career of being a registered nurse. My goal in what I do when working with clients is educate on what is best for their health at that time and how to easily incoorporate changes. Each person is different and at a different phase in their health. I also always stress that prevention is the best way to manage your health, so make changes before you start to experience any long term illness.
So let’s look at some areas that are very important to change to be able to take control of your health…
Diet
What you are eating is the biggest piece of health, and sadly our current healthcare system does not look at this enough. When you go to the doctor with an ailment, one of the first questions they should ask is “what does your diet look like?”.
Now I am a huge fan of the Ketogenic lifestyle, mainly because it is the healthiest way to eat and there are many variations of it. I do know that many times people hear “keto” and they think that it is not healthy or that they could never do it, but that is where my coaching comes in!
Starting with what you are currently eating is the most important step. If you are experiencing issues and symptoms, many times it can be stemming from foods that you are currently eating. Our bodies have taken a beating these days because sadly so much of what we are eating is processed and our bodies cannot process and digest all of these foreign “foods”. Many people also have allergies and sensitivities these days, again, because of the way our food quality is.
Each person is different, so there is no one size fits all approach. That being said, removing all processed foods and sugar is the first step in addressing your diet. Sugar is inflammatory to each person and sadly it is in so many foods. Anything in a package is either processed and/or has added sugar and should be avoided.
Going further with things you should and should not eat may need to be evaluated further, and if you would like to dive deeper into that, reach out and we can go through that.
Movement
Our bodies were meant to move. We have lives now that are very sedentary. Many of us have jobs that have us sitting a lot. If you are not fitting in some time to move your body throughout the day, our cells and bodies are suffering. Now am I saying that everyone needs to have a gym membership and get ripped? No! But am I saying we need to prioritize movement? Yes!
We are alll at different fitness levels and have different limitations, but there is always a way to move. Taking 10 minute walks through the day, getting a set of light weights and doing some exercises each day, doing some squats in the kitchen while cooking, these are all little ways to get more movement it. It does not have to be extrodinary, it just have to be something, and more then what you may be doing now.
Sleep
This is a big one! If we are not getting enough sleep our bodies are not able to regenerate cells and have a time to recover. Sleep is a tough one because there are many things in our current lifestyle that are preventing quality sleep. It is not always about the amount of sleep, but more about the quality of your sleep that matters in your overall health.
Things like when we wake up, how much sun we get through the day, how much screen time we have, the screens we are looking at in the evening, not having a night time routine, these are all things that have a huge impact on our overall health and how we are feeling. We can evaluate your current patterns to make changes for you! I also have a 4 week progream that you can purchase to go through all the things you can be doing to improve your sleep and health (terris-health-and-wellness-school.teachable.com/l/pdp/circadian-rhythm-and-sleep-reset )
Stress
Stress is a tricky one! But such an important one!
There is some stress through our day that is good, things that pop up during our day, exercise and just being a little busy. Then there is chronic stress that is always there and creating havoc on our cells. Some stresses that are chronic are not easy to just make go away. Maybe you have a chronically ill family member you are taking care of, or you are having issues with your own health and in pain, or maybe your having a big financial issue. These are all things that you cannot just meditate and make them go away! But, there are ways to help you manage how you are responding to these stresses. There is no one size fits all approach to these either unfortunately. It is what works for you to manage it. Maybe taking a walk helps you, maybe prayer helps you, maybe it’s sitting and reading, or maybe breath work helps you. Each of us are different, but finding a way for you to be able to manage your response to the stress is so important. If you are always in that fight or flight response, the body is feeling that and feeding the cells negatively.
So as you can see, health can be complicated depending on each person, but finding what works for you is the amazing piece to healing. It can take a little time and work, but that is the beauty, you can find what works for you and heal!
You are 100% able to take your health into your hands!
I am here to help you, guide you and hold you accountable in making the changes that work for you!
Reach out! I would love to start working with you and being your advocate in your health journey!