The Shift Health Coach

Send us a textThis past week me and my husband participated in Motor Trends Hot Rod Power Tour, it was 7 cities, 7 days and 2200 miles (door to door) it was an awesome week-long rolling car show in a 1968 Mustang. We spend a lot of time in the car and due to the crazy schedules, most of our meals were at a gas station and surprisingly it is possible to find healthy alternatives on the road. In this episode I am sharing the top downfalls, were we messed up and I will give you our top tips on s...

Send us a textThere are hundreds if not thousands of dietary theories out there because there is always a group of people each one works for but as many people as it works for it might not work for twice as many people. We call this Bio-Individuality, just because it works for someone else doesn't mean it will work for you?There is so much diet and nutritional information out there it is hard to know what is best for you. How can we avoid wasting time, money and health on nutritional informat...

Send us a textIts that time of year we have been waiting for, sun, beaches, warm weather, fun. Yet it's also one of our most stressful times of the year from kids, vacation planning, unrealistic expectations and simply not enough time to cram all your year-long wishes into a short 12 weeks.In this episode, I share a few short practical tips in keeping your summer stress in check.If you are a health coach interested in joining other health coaches for growth and community visit Health Coach Gr...

Send us a textSo much conflicting information if grains are good or bad? Should we be eating them? How often? Should some people avoid them?In this weeks episode, we talk about the common misconceptions about grains such as anti-nutrients (phytic acid, lectins, and gluten), inflammation, excessive weight gain.Research for the following episode:General information on Phytic acid: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/phytic-acid Kidney stones and phytic acid: https://www.ncbi....

Send us a textSugar is not a health food yet I often hear people alter recipes with honey or maple syrup like adding in those "natural" sugars suddenly make brownies healthy. In this episode, we breakdown sugar, what is glucose vs fructose, glycemic index and answer the question "Is maple syrup and honey healthy?".Links for today's episode:Glucose and metabolic rates:https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/archive/2017/tale-two-sugars-fructose-glucose-cause-differing-metabolic-effectsGlucose foods: ht...

Send us a textIn the coming weeks, we are going to be discussing common health claims to see if they are worth our time and money. Often we hear things such as grains cause inflammation, Honey is a better sugar, Phytic acid steals our bodies of nutrients, and raw is better than cooked. But before we dive into the truth on those topics we need to first discuss our eating habits, we can have the best nutritional information but if we continue eating like assholes nothing will matter. We all wan...

Send us a textWe have all heard it before "a calorie is a calorie" I swear this saying was created by someone who just wanted to eat pretzels and gummy bears. Ever wonder why you can eat an 1800 calorie diet and gain weight but eat 2200 calories and lose, it's because of something else other than calories. In this episode we are going to discuss what a calorie is, history of a calorie, why it's not as simple as "a calorie is a calorie" and when calories do matter. Research for this episode:Hi...

Send us a textIt's getting warm, electrolyte replacements are everywhere. Often times we are replacing electrolytes and not properly hydrating or we are hydrating and not replacing electrolytes when needed. In this weeks episode, we discuss what is hydration, what are electrolytes, why both are needed, when and some tips for electrolyte replacements. If you are a health coach interested in joining other health coaches for growth and community visit Health Coach Growth Network on Fa...

Send us a textHave you heard of the new trendy nutrition craze of Celery juice? Its everywhere Instagram has over 129k posts, all the latest celebrities are raving about these amazing benefits. In today's episode, we are going to take a look at the benefits of celery juice and see if it's really worth our time. We will also take a look to see if there is something just as good, if not better that doesn't taste like dirt.If you are a health coach interested in joining other health coaches for ...

Send us a textSupplements are a 140 Billion dollar industry, we are supplement crazy. In today's episode, we discuss the different types of vitamins/supplements, why they often don't work and then later in the episode we discuss when we should be using them.If you are a health coach interested in joining other health coaches for growth and community visit Health Coach Growth Network on Facebook.Music by Alex Grohl and Pixabay click here to listen to learn more