Lifestyle support for reducing chronic disease risk
Everyday habits can play an important role in reducing the risk of chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and some cancers. This might mean improving health markers such as blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood sugar, or getting support putting recommendations from your healthcare provider into practice. Even when you know what changes could help, making them part of everyday life can be difficult.
Because chronic disease risk can be influenced by many parts of everyday life, a whole-person approach can take into account factors such as nutrition, movement, sleep, stress and recovery, routines, your environment, and preventive healthcare. Health coaching can help you identify what feels most useful to work on, work through obstacles, and make realistic changes part of everyday life.
What we might work on together
- Building nutrition habits that support your health
- Finding realistic ways to include more movement and physical activity
- Supporting sleep, stress, and recovery
- Building routines that support heart and metabolic health
- Adjusting your environment and daily routines to make healthy choices easier
- Putting healthcare recommendations into practice
Frequently Asked Questions
Can health coaching help with chronic disease prevention?
Health coaching can support the everyday habits associated with reducing chronic disease risk, including nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, routines, and other lifestyle factors. Coaching can help you identify what feels most useful to work on, work through obstacles, and build realistic changes into your life.
What kinds of health conditions can lifestyle habits influence?
Lifestyle habits can play a role in the risk of several chronic conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and some cancers. Healthy lifestyle patterns may also support brain health and help reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Health coaching does not diagnose, treat, or guarantee prevention of disease, but it can support the behavior changes involved in reducing risk and improving overall health.
How does health coaching fit with preventive medical care?
Health coaching complements, but does not replace, preventive medical care. Your healthcare professionals remain responsible for screenings, diagnosis, medications, testing, and individualized medical guidance. Coaching can help you put recommendations into practice and work on the day-to-day habits that support your health.
What if type 2 diabetes prevention is one of my goals?
If you have prediabetes or other risk factors for type 2 diabetes, I also offer dedicated diabetes prevention support and information about lifestyle-change programs. You can learn more on my Diabetes Prevention page.
Helpful Resources for Chronic Disease Prevention
CDC
Practical guidance on everyday behaviors and preventive care that can help reduce chronic disease risk.
Preventing Chronic Diseases
Practical guidance on everyday behaviors and preventive care that can help reduce chronic disease risk.
Preventing Chronic Diseases
American Cancer Society
Evidence-based recommendations on nutrition, physical activity, weight, and alcohol to help reduce cancer risk.
Guideline for Cancer Prevention
Evidence-based recommendations on nutrition, physical activity, weight, and alcohol to help reduce cancer risk.
Guideline for Cancer Prevention
UCLA Health
An overview of the six lifestyle medicine pillars that support health and help reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
An overview of the six lifestyle medicine pillars that support health and help reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
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We can discuss what you'd like to explore, go over any questions, and see if coaching feels like a good fit.