Category: Better Health

Feel like you have to hustle your butt off to get more clients?

These days, it can seem like being “just” a great coach isn’t enough of a sell.

Not only do you need to know your stuff and be a natural “people person,” but to market yourself properly, you’re also supposed to figure out a unique coaching niche, define your brand, keep up with research, and regularly post polished, compelling content—on whatever platform is trending at the moment.

Um… what?

No wonder so many coaches feel overwhelmed and confused about the whole marketing thing.

(Not to mention icky. You don’t want to have to promise abs in eight days just to get some eyes on your business!)

Fortunately, there IS a way to market yourself effectively—using YOUR strengths, YOUR message, and on YOUR schedule.

Take fitness and nutrition coach Tia Smith.

Tia’s a 38 year-old coach living in metropolitan

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There are a lot of reasons why people wait to start families, whether it’s taking time to build a career, looking for the right partner or just simple preference. But if you’re approaching age 35, it’s important to know what role that waiting might play in your pregnancy plans.

Terms like “advanced maternal age” and “geriatric pregnancy” sound rather dramatic, but as Doctor Kelsey Hvidsten points out, they don’t always mean much. “The management of pregnancies past age 35 generally includes a bit more monitoring,” she says, “But otherwise it’s the same as routine pregnancy care.”

During our conversation on the For Health’s Sake podcast, Doctor Hvidsten explained some of the main factors to be aware of when planning a later pregnancy. These include:

  • How age affects fertility
  • Age-related risk factors
  • The role of prenatal screenings and tests
  • Factors that can contribute to a healthy pregnancy

Plan for your pregnancy

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Squeezing exercise into a busy schedule can be tough. However, new research suggests that doing just 15 minutes of physical activity over the course of a week is linked to a lower risk of dying prematurely compared to not exercising at all—as long as the movement gets your heart pumping.

In the study, published Oct. 27 in the European Heart Journal, researchers used a data set to track nearly 72,000 people in the U.K., who were ages 40 to 69 and didn’t have cardiovascular disease or cancer when they enrolled, for about seven years. The researchers zeroed in on a week at the start of the study during which everyone wore an activity tracker on their wrist. People who did no vigorous activity during that week had a 4% risk of dying sometime during the study, but for people who got at least 10 minutes, that risk was cut

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This post is authored by guest contributor Professor Vishaal Kishore, the Executive Chair of the Cisco-RMIT Health Transformation Lab

The recent report of the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety tells us two critical things. First – something systemic is going on in aged care: the elements of the system are not working together to produce optimal outcomes. Second – the issue is one of respect: our system is not treating individuals the way that they ought to be treated.

Our challenge is to find a way to make the Australian aged care system simultaneously more connected, and more compassionate. And this is where technology has a crucial role to play – but the role is a complex one. Done right, technology can be core to making our system more respectful. Done poorly, technology can merely contribute to making a disrespectful system more efficient at being

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Did you know that many sleep problems, such as snoring and insomnia, are signs of a sleep disorder called sleep apnea? Untreated sleep apnea can wreak havoc on your quality of life, causing daytime fatigue, difficulty concentrating and serious, long-term health problems.

Unfortunately, many people have difficulty sleeping as a result of sleep apnea — an estimated 22 million Americans, according to American Sleep Apnea Association. While you may be inclined to visit your primary care physician to get to the root of your sleep issues, there’s another provider you may be surprised to learn can address the problems that adversely affect sleep — your dentist!

How Dentists Can Help You Improve Your Sleep

Dental sleep medicine is an area of dentistry that utilizes oral appliance therapy to treat common sleep-disordered breathing conditions, including sleep apnea. The following guide will help you better understand these common sleep-related issues and how your dentist can help you get a restful …

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