Health and Wellness Coaching
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The Library
Help yourself to some excellent articles covering a wide variety of subjects relevant to coaching and the issues we all face from time to time.
We did not write most of these articles and cannot be responsible for their content, but we offer them to you as "food for thought."
About Coaching
The Elements That Contribute to a Life In Balance
- an In Balance original article
A Life of Change and Choice, Moment by Moment
- an In Balance original article
Transformational Coaching - an In Balance original article
Cul de sac Paradigms - an In Balance original article
Chinese Handcuffs - an In Balance original article
Are you the driver or the driven? - an In Balance original article
Therapy By Phone
Fake Nostalgia for a Pre-Therapy Past
Nutrition
American Heart Association Weighs In On Sugar Intake
Eat Six Meals a Day Instead of Three Big Ones
Limit Both Fat and Sugar for Better Health
Can You Be Intolerent to Foods Like Pasta? (Gluten)
Reason Why One Cookie Is Never Enough
When Is Healthy Food Not So Healthy?
Wine and Chocolate May Be Good For Your Heart
Eating Yogurt Daily Has Various Health Benefits
Celebrity Chefs Lead The Charge For Healthier Food
Subbing 'Bad' Carbs For 'Bad' Fats Ups Heart Risk
Diets and Weight Loss
The Never-Ending Diet Wars
Atkins Diet's Return Reflects Idea That Saturated Fats Shouldn't Be Demonized
Healthy Diets Shown to Have Benefit Despite Modest Weight Loss
Calling a Food 'Healthy' May Make You Hungrier
Sleep's Role In Weight Loss Remains A Mystery
The Obesity-Hunger Paradox
For Obese People, Prejudice In Plain Sight
Women Are Hard-Wired to Worry About Their Weight: Study
The Fat Trap
Mind - Body Connection
Abstract Thoughts? The Body Takes Them Literally.
Better Living Through Meditation
Deep Breathing, Soft Music Relieve Stress Better Than an Expensive Massage
Daydreaming Might Improve Your Memory
Study: Midday Naps Can Boost Brain Function
Learning While You Dream
Is Marriage Good for Your Health?
Loving Relationships May Help Block Pain
The Healing Power of Laughter
Aging and Life Transitions
Is Aging a Disease?
How To Train The Aging Brain
Old Age, From Youth's Narrow Prism
Starting Over At 55
Consumer Reports Offer A Guide For Making The Most Of Old Age
The Pain of Losing a Spouse is Singular
With Cancer, Let's Face It: Words Are Inadequate
Getting On With Life After a Partner Dies
Follow These Tips to Soft Supple Skin Year-round
Modern Medical Diagnosis
The diagnosis? Too much care.
Experts Say U.S. Doctors Overtesting, Overtreating
More Women Than Men Seek Help for Treatment of Adult ADHD
Concocting a Cure for Kids with Issues (ADHD)
Depression's Upside
Mind Games - Insomnia
In Sleepless Nights, a Hope for Treating Depression
What Women Should Know About Infertility
Behavior
Talk Deeply, Be Happy?
Trust Your Intuition
Playing the Victim
When Your Looks Take Over Your Life
New Health Rule: Quit Worrying About Your Health
How To Ruin a Child: Too Much Esteem, Too Little Sleep
Does Puberty Make You Stupid? Lessons From Mice
"Male Brain" Book Sheds Light On How Men Think
Bottled-up Anger in 'Type D' Personalities Triples Risk of Dying for Cardiac Patients
The Benefits of Blowing Your Top
Exercise and Fitness
A Growing Body of Evidence Links Exercise and Mental Acuity
For Better Muscle Tone: Fewer Reps, More Weight
To Keep Moving, Look Beyond the Physical
Weighing the Evidence on Exercise
These Excuses Can't Get You Out Of Doing Yoga
A Handy Way to Work Out
The Look of Fitness (Toning and Diet)
What Exercise Science Doesn't Know About Women
Your Brain On Exercise
Disclaimer: As a Health Coach, I will never attempt to diagnose, treat, make claims, prevent or cure any disease or condition. I advise my clients that Health Coaching is not intended to substitute for the advice, treatment and/or diagnosis of a qualified licensed health care professional.