Your IRAH  -- Individual Retirement Account for Health.  

We all prepare for our financial retirement by, for example, investing in our IRAs.  But, have you thought about your long-term health wellness goals?  Regardless of your age, NOW is the time to begin investing in and planning well for your future health.   Make an investment in your IRAH to live healthfully.  

Did you know that:

• More than 50% of all insured adults in the United States take prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems?
• Americans buy more medicine per person than people of any other country, on average?
• 3 out of 4 people over the age of 65 in the United States take medication for chronic illness?
• 25% of people over the age of 65 in the United States take 5 or more medications daily?
• Most of the conditions from which Americans suffer are preventable and reversible by making lifestyle, exercise, attitudinal, and nutritional changes?
• That conditions like ADHD can be managed by making lifestyle, exercise, attitudinal, and nutritional changes?

Source:  Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, 2018.

You can choose to flourish at any age by making wise investments in your IRAH, and I can help you through Health & Wellness Coaching.  I'm a Master Certified Health and Wellness Coach.  I received my specialized Health & Wellness Coach Training through the highly regarded Dr. Sears Wellness Institute in Boulder, Colorado.  I'm also an International Coach Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach, an ICF Mentor Coach, certified Executive Coach, and certified Conversational Intelligence Coach. I have received specialized training in ADHD Coaching, Body-Centered Coaching, and Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practices.  I currently Mentor Coach aspiring Health and Wellness Coaches in the Health and Wellness Coaching Master's Program at the Maryland University of Integrative Health. 

Why all the certifications and training?  Well, for one, I believe in science-based approaches to coaching and in having state-of-the art knowledge and coaching training, since coaching is a highly invidualized process and constantly evolving.  Second,  I've coached people from all walks of life -- from business executives to stay-at-home Moms -- and the common denominator in all that coaching is that regardless of the focus, there is usually some underlying health and wellness issue that comes into play at some point.  I do coach in these other areas, but Health and Wellness have become the main focus of my business allowing me to take an integrative and holistic approach to my coaching.

Let me give you a couple of examples my former clients have given me permission to share:

• A busy entrepreneur running a 7-figure business was worried about her productivity and came to me to help her with time management.  It turned out that workign on time management was only part of the solution -- the real issue was that she really wasn't getting enough sleep, leaving her lethargic and unfocused during the day, and that she had become "addicted" to her electronic devices making it difficult for her to wind down.  
• A couple inquired about how they could best support their young child who had recently received an ADHD diagnosis.  They were in pain because their pediatrician told them that their child needed to be medicated.  As a Health & Wellness Coach trained at the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, I know that the latest science suggests that Nutrition Deficit Disorder (NDD) is often misdiagnosed as ADHD because the symptomology is extremely similar.  So, we began working together with a certified Nutritionist to see whether the symptoms could be reduced by making dietary changes.  Not only were the symptoms reduced, they disappeared. 

I could give you more examples, but I think you get the point.  Health and Wellness are the foundation for flourishing in all areas of life.

Are you going to choose to flourish?  Is it time for you to begin making those investments in your IRAH? Reach out to learn how I can help you.  Choose to flourish today.