There are so many options these days that can be confusing.   Neither Functional Medicine, nor the people who practice it, are necessarily Vegan, not all "Plant-Forward" or "Plant-Based" food is 100% Vegan, and the Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet is not the same as Vegan Version Of The Functional Medicine Regime.


There are some differences in opinion between the Whole Food Plant Based Diet nutrition principles and the Functional Medicine Regime nutrition principles --Even when practicing both in a Vegan way.


Health Coaching is never meant to replace medical advice or treatment.   We are not attempting to replace Doctors, Nurses, or Dietitians.


Doctors, Nurses, and Dietitians, are not necessarily Vegan, and those who are Vegan, do not necessarily adhere to the Functional Medicine view of nutrition, even if they do subscribe to the Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet, which is different than the Vegan version of Functional Medicine Nutrition Regime.   You would need to check with each one to see what their individual positions and certifications are if you are interested in nutrition consulting from them.


Since our world is so big with so many options and services available online these days, there is no reason for everyone not to have exactly the kind of coaching they want and feel most comfortable with at all times.   Our coaching service is meant for those who, at this time, are interested in the Vegan version of the Functional Medicine Nutrition Regime.


As people may change what they want at any time, we do not ever require a commitment past the next mutually-agreed appointment time, so everyone is free to easily discontinue at any time for any reason they may want.  


What to eat, how, and when, can be an extremely sensitive subject for many people, and many recognized Experts disagree on what is best.   People who may have developed a desire to try the Vegan version of Functional Medicine Nutrition Regime coaching are welcome, but you have to have already developed this desire on your own if you want a coach working with us to work with you on this topic.


The Vegan version of Functional Medicine Nutrition Regime requires people to put their health first in what others may find to be an inconvenient and "extreme" way.   People most often become willing to do this when they have for some reason become frightened of getting Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease, or Cancer, and want to do everything they think they can to prevent these things.   This may be due to seeing others around them suffer and/or die from these things as they have grown older, and/or, it may be due to experiencing poor health and wanting to improve it and wanting to do what they have come to believe is the very best in regard to helpful nutrition.


It is rare for young healthy people to want to expend the time and effort to learn about and follow the Functional Medicine Nutrition Regime.   Many young people are Vegan, but don't yet feel a need to expend time and effort making sure what they eat that is Vegan is the absolute best for them and also make sure they get all the nutrients they need for optimal health.   While it is best for everyone's health to start eating well as young as possible, we do not try to recruit people for this.   We cater only to clients who have already come to see a value in this for themselves.


We also do not try to recruit people to become Vegan.   If you are not already feeling a deep desire to be Vegan, we don't want to have a conversation about it.   There are many people already educating the public about this.   We cater to clients who already want to be Vegan.   We are not in the business of trying to turn people vegan who are not already so inclined.   The same way we cater to people who have come to want to put their health first and do the very best for their health by following the vegan version of the Functional Medicine Regime.   -- We are not in the business of trying to convince people that either one of these things are what people should follow, if they are not already motivated to do so.


We cater to clients who want coaching to help them do things in the Vegan version of the Functional Medicine Regime for the time period we are coaching them in regard to becoming more nutritionally conscious and implementing what they have learned.   Our coaches also coach clients on the topics listed below, if and when they should desire, but at no time do any of our coaches ever try to get clients to want to do things in these ways if they are not so inclined at the time.


We also serve clients who want their coaching process to be done in a calm manner with ease and flow with no pressure and no sales of any kind ever.


Trying to convince people these are the best options for them, or pressuring them in any way, is not something we ever do.   --We focus on serving a relatively small exclusive part of the population and serving it well.


There are so many options these days regarding health coaching procedure, content, and style.   We cater to those wanting the things described here on this page.


All of our Health Coaches are Vegan and are Board-Certified by the National Board For Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, and the Plant-Based Nutrition Program by T. Colin Campbell through Cornell University.


Consistent with the philosophy and procedure prescribed by the NBHWC, our coaches coach the Whole Person, as other mind-body areas regarding Wellness and Wellbeing may come up.   Recognizing that you could eat in the most perfect healthy way possible but still become ill and/or suffer from pain due to thngs like unmanaged negative Stress, lack of alignment of values and energy expended, lack of needed Sleep, etc., this holistic focus is part of the function of being a board-certified NBHWC coach.   Some of these kinds of influential topics are stated in, but are not limited to, the listing further below.

All of our coaches are registered and qualified to be able to give you what is known as a Superbill for you to submit to your insurance company or employer, if you think you have a plan that may reimburse you for Health & Wellbeing Coaching.


Information About Our Highly Qualifed NBHWC Board-Certified Vegan Health Coaches