An Integrative Health Coach on Building a Healthy Relationship With Food

Karen Malkin is among the first National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coaches. She is certified as an Integrative Health Coach and Lifestyle Practitioner from both the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and is certified through the Institute for the Psychology of Eating.

As co-founder and CEO of MCT Foods, LLC, Karen developed a line of high-quality vegan protein blends, MCT oil, and superfood bars. She is the author of the 14 Day Transformation series, including “Toxin Takedown.” Karen has extensive knowledge on using food as medicine to heal our bodies and takes a holistic approach when working with clients. She leverages seven core areas of health and teaches people how to make small lifestyle adjustments to help them reach their goals. Outside of her private practice, Karen is a contributor to IntegrativePractitioner.com and is the author of the My Wellness Coach app. 

In today’s episode, host Shay Beider welcomes Karen to talk about her work as an integrative health coach and discuss how she uses motivational interviewing to help clients set goals and build a healthy relationship with food. They explore the psychology surrounding eating, and some of the benefits of altering how and what you eat to optimize your life. Karen offers a few small, easy changes that anyone can make to significantly improve quality of life, and also shares some of her greatest wellness hacks. 

 

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