Lydia’s Story
As a Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, NDPP (National Diabetes Prevention Program) Lifestyle Coach and an RBT (Registered Behavior Technician), my primary goal is to work with organizations and individuals committed to improving and sustaining healthy lifestyle behaviors. Did you know that “at a cost of $327 billion, diabetes has become the most expensive chronic disease in the U.S., according to the American Diabetes Association's (ADA)” and that “chronic disease accounts for approximately 75 percent of the nation’s aggregate health care spending?” (Per the CDC).
By incorporating the right tools such as motivational interviewing and meeting clients where they are -- self-efficacy increases. This process allows for the client to regain their own grit and moxie to overcoming personal barriers and becoming more self-reliant. Now more than ever, healthcare is in need of a serious makeover, wouldn’t you say?
My earliest recollection of how I came to love to learn about the importance of well-being began in childhood. Coming from a large family with an outstanding mom with amazing culinary skills, the seed was planted. The seeds of wholesome and delicious foods -- not too much -- just the right amounts -- to enable proper nutrition. Once one good habit is established, it leads to other good habits.
Further, Lydia frequently writes on her supporting blog, Food Wisz-dom, which focuses on a positive, encouraging, and well-informed approach to eating that inspires people to make smarter health and wellness choices. By eating wisely with every bite, Food Wisz-dom is at the cornerstone of sustaining healthy lifestyle behavior in the interest of minimizing chronic disease.
