I’m Ready, Coach.
Mary Hyde can help you to craft a program of meals, herbs, supplements, exercise and thought patterns that put you back in the game to play.
Lots of recent health research has centered on the psycho-social aspects of what predicts our well-being. One study found that a person’s weight is often predicted by their social network; slim folks hang out with others who are trim and heftier people gravitate toward friends of similar girth. Other research shows the importance of a social support group for making lifestyle changes, whether it is something as big as a smoking cessation or as routine as a partner for exercise. So, it comes as no surprise that a recent development in business is in health/nutrition coaching. Let’s face it, the doctors who advise us to change our eating habits simply don’t have the time to make themselves available to explain to us how to get it done.
I got a chance to meet one of these new professionals and learn about what is now available. Mary Hyde is a Health/Nutrition Coach in a business called We Are WELL (Wholesome, Empowered & Living Life: www.we-are-WELL.com ). After a lifetime seeming to be well, she was blind-sided by cancer. She found that there was nowhere to turn for specific answers about how to support her own healing process. She survived the cancer and the treatment only to get diagnosed with diabetes. It was then that she admitted that that stress had taken its toll. These events prompted her to undertake a complete change of focus, go back to school at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, correct the course of her own life and start a business helping others.
She provides the personal and detail-oriented contact that cannot be found in a medical setting. Her clients can choose from ongoing groups with weekly presentations on topics of “Health, Weight & Wellness,” or Personal Wellness coaching by phone and in person. She even makes house calls. In addition to that, she hosts a walking group and monthly free Diabetes Wellness presentations that often feature expert guest speakers. Hyde keeps up on the current research for evidence-based findings on self-management of health condition, much of which makes its way into her blog, along with healthy recipes and encouragement to continue making small steps towards the goal of vitality. She makes a personal commitment to the health of her clients and is a shining example of how it can work.
I asked Hyde if she had words of wisdom to share. She had two comments: “Never give up on finding answers for you own health, regardless of age.” And, “Understanding nutrition can save your life.” Hyde is fairly representative of the kind of people I meet when talking to health and/or nutrition coaches. She translates her personal observations and insights into a customized plan that includes both short and long term goals, both physical and emotional approaches and a consistently positive message about your ability to progress. It is this kind of coaching that makes all the difference in succeeding in the long term in making lifestyle modifications.
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, stated “Let food be your medicine.” Health coaches, such as Mary Hyde, do just that. They can help you to craft a program of meals, herbs, supplements, exercise and thought patterns that put you back in the game to play. Instead of going it alone, do what has been proven to work and associate yourself with those who have already become as healthy as you wish to be. Science is on your side. And, so is Hyde. You play better when you have a coach.
Category: Health & Fitness, Local News
