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Get ready. 😎 #bridgethegap #conscientiouscoaching #motivationalinterviewing #evidencebased #behaviorchange #gutmicrobiome #guthealth #Repost @joeklemczewski • • • • • • In just a couple of days I'll be announcing the dates for a two-part webinar series titled The Future of Coaching with sub topics including Scope of Practice, Legal Considerations, and Industry Evolution as we also explain the mission of the Nutrition Coaching Global Mastermind. The NCGM board includes Jennifer Souders, MD, Kori Propst, PhD, Eric Trexler, PhD, Gabrille Fundaro, PhD, Brian St. Pierre, MS, RD, and Paul Revelia, MBA - all joining my co-founder Eric Helms, PhD, and me as we launch this coalition to help equip the next generation of coaches and fitness professionals. Each monthly webinar will also include a guest expert based on the topic. This is a members-only organization but we're opening the first two webinars to a first-come-first-serve cohort for one dollar. We're going to begin our journey with 5,000 members, and wiih our collective international audience, I expect those spots to disappear quickly. Watch for the announcement in a day or two. Thanks, everyone, we're excited and proud to build such an important organization with you! - @helms3dmj @thedietdoclife @paulrevelia @trexlerfitness @vitaminphd

We are in uncharted waters now, and if you're feeling anxious, worried, uncertain and a bit scared...me too. You're not alone, and those feelings are valid. The fitness industry--like so many others--has changed, and will continue to do so. We're learning, responding and adapting. Sometimes we're simply reacting. We're trying to stay afloat. Understandably, many practitioners are wondering about how to transition to online services, and with the influx of more free content, whether those services will lose value. Here's the thing, though...we're probably seeing an acceleration in changes that were already taking place. There are multiple AI apps that program nutrition and training, a billion macro calculators, and websites that will build recipes with whatever you happen to have in your pantry. The free information is already out there, and it has been for years! Information isn't enough, though. The World Health Organization acknowledges that simply disseminating content isn't adequate to evoke behavior change, and a single episode of behavioral change doesn't guarantee maintenance of that change. The most knowledgeable coaches aren't intrinsically the most effective. In fact, when it comes to evoking meaningful change-- even in really difficult settings, like addiction-- it's actually empathy that predicts client success. Machines have us beat on content, but they can't provide relationships. They aren't empathetic listeners. They don't offer skillful reflective statements and powerful questions. Only us humans can do that. 🤗 Now, more than ever, we need to use machines to help us establish and maintain the human relationships that can bring about real, lasting change. HEALTH COACHING AS A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PROCESS IN PRIMARY CARE 678 FOCUS | PROFESSIONAL. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2003.10806231 #bridgethegap #conscientiouscoaching #motivationalinterviewing #behaviorchange #healthcoach

Humans possess an innate need for autonomy and the freedom of choice, so it's no wonder that we struggle in situations that seem to separate us from those elements. It's part of the reason that highly restrictive diets are unsustainable long-term, and prescriptive coaching styles lead to poor client outcomes. Many of us are struggling now as we adapt to life in something like a human habitrail 🐹 (this is where hamsters live). Our homes are now also our offices and gyms, and our food choices and leisure activities are limited. Our emotions are preceded by thoughts. Like, "This sucks for everyone in so many ways!" or "I'm really bored!" might make us feel sad and despondent. We don't have control over most of our external environment, obviously. While we don't have control over all of the thoughts that might come up in our internal environment, we do have the agency to choose which thoughts we want to believe, and the power to decide how we want to respond to the thoughts and their resulting emotions. I originally intended for this graphic to refer to the choices we make about food and physical activity, but I think it can be helpful now. I can help others by isolating myself, so I decided that I would. I could write, study, and work a lot more now. I could also spend more time calling my friends and family. I could also do a face mask and my nails. I could go to a store if I really needed to, but I've decided that I'd rather find other ways of procuring necessities for the protection of those around me. I've decided not to potentially endanger others. I can do this by staying home. All of this sounds and *feels* different from... I should stay home, or else... I should be working more now that I'm stuck at home. I can't leave my house! In the first scenario, I have options and I'm making choices.🤔 In the second scenario, I have restrictions and I'm trying to adhere to rules and expectations.😓 When the rules are broken and expectations are unmet, we feel a sense of failure or disappointment. When we have the power of choice, we are the agents of change in our lives.💡 #motivationalinterviewing #bridgethegap #conscientiouscoaching

If you haven't read parts 1 and 2 of the #bridgethegap series, hurry on over to my story highlights to read those!! Then listen to this podcast, then listen to the @ironculturepodcast I spoke on regarding #intuitiveeating and #autoregulation, then the roundtables with @revivestronger , then the upcoming podcasts @shannonbeer_ and I have spoken on with @jonnylandels and @james_walsham !! We've been watching people debate about the utility of #intuitiveeating and it's akin to watching people debate about whether a physical therapy is the best mode of training in prep for a powerlifting meet. Clearly, no, but that's not its intended use.🤷‍♀️ It's rehabilitation, like #intuitiveeating. It's not a tool for performance or body competition. It's there to repair something damaged. It's not a fad diet, it's not just about food, and it's not simply emotional eating without a plan. @shannonbeer_ and I don't care what approach you use. We just want you to KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT so we can have productive conversations about the best applications for ANY evidence-based approach. 💁‍♀️ More tools in everyone's toolbox means better client outcomes! Everyone wins! Link is in my stories and highlights!

There isn't ONE right or wrong way to coach, but there are definitely better or more effective ways when it comes to facilitating lasting behavior change! :) And, let's be honest; some approaches are actually harmful. "You just don't want it bad enough!" "You need more discipline/self-control/willpower." "You need to plan ahead." "It's not my job to motivate you." Beyond my opinion, there's evidence that this is approach is ineffective along with mechanisms that explain why. Many coaches default to an authoritative style by imparting their knowledge and experience on their clients. This isn't always a bad thing, but if it's the only tactic you find yourself using, you might want to rethink your approach. When you interact with your clients, do you find yourself *telling* them what to do most of the time? Are you using a lot of "should" sentences? Or are you asking a series of questions to help them decide on what *they* think is best? Remember that, while you're the content expert in nutrition and fitness, your client is the content expert on your client. You'll never know them better than they know themselves. You can totally help them process their thoughts and emotions to facilitate greater introspection and insight, but don't take the credit for their realizations. Your client is the one doing the really hard work in every facet. Plus, you really can't do this without asking a lot of questions rather than making a lot of statements! The next time your client comes to you with an obstacle, you might want to try stepping down from your podium and having a seat next to them instead. Validate their experience, empathize, ask them why it was so tough, and sincerely seek to understand what they think might work. Provide feedback, but don't stop asking questions! Instead of "You should...," try "What do you think might help...". The best outcome any teacher can hope for is a student that outgrows them. :) Remember... A good coach leaves a client thinking, “My coach is awesome!” A great coach leaves a client thinking, “I’m awesome!” #nutrition #health #health #exercise #fitness #behaviormodification #motivation #coaching #bridgethegap #conscientiouscoaching

Part II of the Intestinal Permeability Post: What are the risk factors, and what can you do? The factors above increase the odds or probability that an individual might experience altered intestinal permeability (IP). Greater odds of experiencing IP mean you have a greater likelihood of experiencing IP versus not experiencing IP if the factor applies to you (based on the findings from case-control studies comparing individuals with that factor vs. a control participant). Greater probability of experiencing IP means more risk due to that factor compared to all of the people at risk of IP. The problem here is that we don't really know everyone's risk of developing IP, so in many cases, only the odds ratio is given. So, basically, if one of the factors above applies to you, you may have greater odds of altered intestinal permeability. Odds ratios of these factors ranged from about 2-4, which means the odds (NOT the risk) are 2-4 times greater that one will experience IP alongside one of these factors versus living without one of these factors. That doesn't tell the whole story, though, because IP isn't binary (permeable/impermeable), and some of these disease states exist on a spectrum. So, a 1% increase in the severity of NAFLD, for example, might be associated with a 5% increase in the probability experiencing IP. Not to mention, there are a variety of ways to measure IP, and they're interpreted in differently, leading to heterogeneous results. In the end, we have a lot of data in a thorough analysis, but very little in the way of clearly actionable strategies. As you can see, most of the risk factors are lifestyle-associated, and arguably preventable through maintenance of a nutrient-dense diet and some level of physical activity leading to energy balance. Exercise-induced IP may be reduced by avoiding extreme endurance exercise in the heat, and if it has to be done, maintaining euhydration with a carbohydrate-containing beverage. CONTINUED IN COMMENTS #leakygut #guthealth #gutmicrobiome #nutrition #dysbiosis #microbiota #evidencebased #ibd #ibs

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