How Can Lifestyle Modifications Help?

Numerous chronic health symptoms have been able to be reversed, either partially or fully, though lifestyle and behavior modifications. Staying in the “hook” of a chronic disease does not need to be your destiny. Approximately 85 percent of Chronic Conditions are due to environmental and behavior factors, not your genetics. Therefore, you can not do the same thing every day and expect new results. It is with change that greater health is possible. By taking ownership over your health, old habits may be replaced with healthier ones. Change is difficult, and the good news is that YOU have the ability to shift your position on the Wellness Gradient, toward greater health!

According to a study entitled "The Effects of Health Coaching on Adult Patients With Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review"

Health Coaching:

• Produces positive effects on patients’ physiological, behavioral and psychological conditions and on their social life. In particular, statistically significant results revealed better weight management, increased physical activity and improved physical and mental health status.

• Improves the management of chronic diseases.

• Is an effective patient education method that can be used to motivate and take advantage of a patient's willingness to change.