Health & Wellness Coaching is a process of delivering advice, strategies and a plan for success for what is needed for you to live a better quality of life.
Why is Health & Wellness Coaching important?
Chiropractic care alone (while very important to help you function at your best) is not all you need to maximise your health and express your full potential.
Health & Wellness Coaching incorporates all of the advice, ideas, homework, rehab strategies, exercises, stretches, lifestyle changes and recommendations we make for you – everything that is NOT the clinical application of chiropractic care.
Some of these ideas challenge the accepted wisdom of traditional healthcare!
This approach is focused on sharing the Optimal Life Keys.
This archive contains a range of blog articles and resources that are part of the information we deliver within our Health and Wellness Coaching service.
There are seven (7) Optimal Life Keys which combine to recommend changes and/or improvements to areas of ‘healthstyle’ including ideal neurological function, nutrition and internal chemistry, movement, brain function (thinking, emotion and more) and social interaction.
They also underpin the need to understand, identify, eliminate or counteract the toxic loads or deficiency states which may be found in how you are living life.
This is about helping you understand how to ‘do’ life better, helping you prioritise and implement changes that can manifest this better function and quality of life.
Chronic Illness is DEADLY SERIOUS… In industrialised (western) countries like Australia, the burden of ill-health, particularly chronic illness, has been steadily rising despite significant increases in expenditure from both the private and public purse. The evidence clearly shows that by far, the highest proportion of this ever-increasing burden is seen in the incidence of chronic … Read more
Once we understand my definitions of Health and Sickness, it follows that healthcare can be defined as ANY approach or intervention aimed at helping a state of sickness move toward wellness by improving cellular function. Any intervention that identifies cells which are not operating at 10/10 function – and then works toward removing, reducing or … Read more
If you understand and accept my definition of Health based on the balanced function of all the body’s cells, then the way we define sickness (in terms of cell function) becomes a simple idea. My definition of SICKNESS states that anything LESS than 100% perfect health…anything less than 10/10 on the health scale…is sickness. This … Read more
Usually doctors take all of your personal info, and yet, you learn little about who they are and why the do what they do. Let’s change that! Please call me Ben – I may legally be a “Benjamin” but that’s not really “me” I was born in Melbourne CBD, and I lived in Victoria until … Read more
Moving Is Life! Key #3 is about improving quality and quantity of movement – because moving is life! We look at posture, efficiency, sedentary lifestyles or repetitive movements, breath, stretching, balance, coordination, flexibility, strength, power, push-pull, functional training, aerobic and anaerobic fitness, lifting techniques, ergonomics, sitting and more… The Vibrant Life Keys are all about … Read more
Key #4 is about mental and emotional health, they way we think, communicate, are inspired and engage with ourselves – inside our own heads! Thinking and Feeling as a Vibrant Life Key is as much about common mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, general sadness, self-esteem, judgement, grief, guilt, shame, vulnerability, empowerment, confidence, … Read more
Key #5 acknowledges the vital role social connection, tribe and support play in human health and wellbeing. It is about sharing, cooperation, intimacy, involvement, contribution, relationships – primary partner, kids/family, friendships. It looks at ritual, vulnerability, love, nurture, safety, feeling important, belonging, appreciation. And it looks at commitment to others… The Vibrant Life Keys … Read more
Key #2 is about improving your internal chemistry; it is so VERY important to health and wellbeing. Sometimes called the internal ‘mileux’ or even the internal ‘soup’ – this is the interplay of nutrition, hydration, drugs, acidity, neurotransmitters, hormones, inflammatory mediators and more. This all happens within the watery environment of self – the exchange, … Read more
Learning about Stress Physiology can help you Live a more Vibrant Life! Stress is a ubiquitous contributor to dysfunction – and knowing more about it can drive different behaviours and choices! Let’s face it – we all have some idea in our minds of what ‘stress’ or ‘being stressed’ means to us. These ideas though … Read more
One of the most critical terms to contemplate and define is the word ‘Health’. The Wellness & Prevention paradigm proposes a very specific definition, which we describe below. It is this definition which inspires and drives our work with chiropractic care and health & wellness coaching. What does it mean to you? To begin the … Read more
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