BEHIND YOUR GENES
FINALLY REACH YOUR PINNACLE OF HEALTH
Are you tired of throwing (gluten-free) spaghetti at the wall when it comes to your wellness…with underwhelming results?
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Are your efforts to improve your health taking over your life—and NOT in a good way? Have you ever wondered what there might be space for if you weren’t focusing so much on your health?
When you’re doing it all but nothing seems to work, the secrets are Behind Your Genes.
Discover the root cause of the symptoms that are hindering your health and liberate yourself from the cycle of disappointment that comes with conventional diets and workouts.
Minimize your efforts to maximize your results, amplify your energy, improve your mood and reach your pinnacle of health.
Or, as I like to call it, living in tune with your biology.
Yoga, breathwork, fasting, supplements, mushroom powders, juice cleanses, superfoods. You’re doing all the ‘wellness’ things that are making headlines, being touted by health gurus as “THE ANSWER” (I’m looking at you, cold plunges), and working for people you know.
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But, they’re not elevating your health and bringing you the results you're looking for, or if they do, it’s short-lived and not sustainable.
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Lesson 101 of my Integrative Nutrition and Holistic Health Coaching certification - one person’s food is another’s poison. As my journey as a health coach has evolved, I’ve learned that this ethos is one that applies to so many areas of our health, not just what we eat.
In a society that’s become so focused on food and movement alone to elevate your health, wouldn’t it be revolutionary to understand what other areas you’re neglecting that are hindering your health?!
The type, duration, and intensity of exercise we need is personal. The types of careers we will not only succeed in but will thrive in is deeply personal, and not just based on our interests. The types and amount of social interactions we require and the need for self-expression also contribute to our health and the basic requirement here is going to be different for all of us. How we use our mind and the amount of mental stimulation required again, is different for us all.
We can no longer allow the way we approach health to be a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all model, the approach needs to be personalized. Due to the very basic functioning of our bodies, we’re not all designed to need the same things, so what works for one person won’t work for another, and at worst, could actually be damaging to your health or prevent the progress that you desire.
Why is this? It comes down to our genes. We’re born with the same set of genes that we will die with. However, our genes do something called ‘expression’, meaning that they can be turned on or off to serve as a healthy, normal function for our body, or they can ignite problems that disrupt our health and lead to disease.
What causes gene expression? Our diet, lifestyle, and environment, so, how we live out these things essentially determines the fate of our health.
So if you’ve been slogging it out at the gym but end up feeling worse and drained of your energy, have been eating the latest superfoods but are still finding yourself struggling with digestion and overall you’re no closer to feeling ‘good’ or ‘well’, it’s likely the things you've been spending your time, energy and money on are working against you and aren’t suited to your unique body, based on your genetics.
A big part of the picture is also that you’re not getting to the root cause of the problems that are arising in your health; not everything can be solved by eating ‘better’ or moving more.
Food, fitness, environment, social, mind, and genius - six holistic areas that contribute to our health and well-being. Based on your genes, each area will hold a different level of priority for you, however, none of the areas can be ignored.
For some, purpose, mental stimulation, or home environment are the secrets to keeping anxiety or overwhelm at bay, feeding your energy levels, and helping you reach the pinnacle of health. For others who are designed to connect and nurture, ensuring you feel connection first thing in the morning and have a little pampering self-care at the end of the day will be the thing that leaves you feeling invigorated and full of energy.
Trust me, the secrets are hiding behind your genes, and it’s easier to uncover them than you think it might be.
This is where I introduce Shae, your Smart Health Assistance Experience. Shae is artificial intelligence that produces your epigenetic profile, which is like a user manual for your body, teaching you more about yourself and your biology than you’ve ever known before.
Shae is the world’s first personalized health platform based on epigenetics. It uses 10,000 data points and 500 ratios to analyze your genetic expression so that it can tell you exactly how to use factors in your everyday life to elevate and sustain your health. The algorithm has been in the making for the past 20 years and uses a base of 15 different sciences to calculate your epigenetic profile.
Two big words used in the epigenetics space are genotype and phenotype. Phenotype is the current state of your body, and genotype is the blueprint of how your body was designed to be. Shae provides us with your genotype, the blueprint for how to elevate your health and have you looking, but most importantly, feeling your very best.
To explain further using a building analogy. Imagine that you find the ruins of a run-down palace that you would like to renovate back to its original state and glory. The palace may be very run-down, missing walls, without any furniture, and gaping holes where the ceiling should be. Looking at the palace before starting the renovation, you know what its phenotype is - its current state. But if you want to renovate it back to its original beauty and function, you need to know what it looked like before, the blueprint, or its genotype.
When you have a phenotype to start with - like the ruined palace - and you have the blueprint for how it looks when at its best - the genotype - then you have a clear and efficient path to follow to success.
When you eat, move, live, love, think and work according to your genotype, everything falls into place, and your body will take the form and function that it’s naturally built and designed to be.
You're in the right place if you...
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Are ready to dial in and find the things that are going to help YOU reach your pinnacle of health. Because what works for one person’s genotype won’t work for another’s.
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Are ready to take action and be accountable for the change required to reach your health goals.
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You’re looking for guidance on how to elevate your health and are ready to work with a coach who will support and empower you through the process.
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Feel that your efforts to try to be healthy are taking over your life, your brain and your schedule—and you often think about how different life would be if you could elevate your health without chasing the ten appointments a week, self-help books, and health-centric podcasts, that each gives you 20 more things you “should” be doing but seriously don’t have time or bandwidth for!
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Want to break free from the cycle of disappointment and unlock your full potential.
Behind Your Genes is for the woman who...
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Has spent the last few years trying to get healthy, but finds it’s just more classes, more appointments, and more things you feel guilty about when you’re not doing them - meditating, yoga, pilates, HIIT workouts, running, finding the right diet, celery juice, kombucha, buying organic, mindful eating, trying the new superfood, adaptogens, detoxing, self-care, mouth taping, journaling, acupuncture, ice baths, float tanks, …the list goes on.
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Wants to consolidate all of the appointments and classes you schedule for your health to a streamlined, successful approach that will finally improve your health and vitality.
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Is sick and tired of feeling sick and tired; no matter what you’ve tried nothing has seemed to work.
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Is frustrated by the fact that the things you’re trying are working for people around you, but you’re not seeing the same successes.
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Wants to gain a deeper understanding of her biology so she can work with her body, not against it.
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Wants sustainable, long-lasting results that go beyond the transient effects of passing trends.
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Wants a solution that will evolve with her as she moves through life and adapts with her as her health changes.
Why I brought Ai/Epigenetic Profiling into my Health Coaching practice to support clients more effectively
Traditional health coaching is about finding what’s right and what works for the individual. As a coach, you use the fundamentals of health to empower your client to uncover what works for them, whilst supporting them through habit change, which is a huge part of moving the needle and seeing results.
After working with clients for a few years, I found it could take 12 sessions of trial and error to find what was truly right for them. A pivotal part of health coaching, yes, but it’s a slow and costly process and clients can give up or get frustrated, waiting for the thing that’s going to click and get them the results they’re dreaming of. It can be a loss of time, money and results, and that’s disheartening for me as a coach who has a purpose to help others feel good.
I was searching for something that would work alongside the power of health coaching, getting to the root cause of my client’s struggles faster, with clear direction, and that was backed by science.
That’s when I discovered Shae. At a health coaching conference, I learned about the power of AI tech in health care, and how it was going to change the landscape of how clients and patients are treated and coached across all areas of health.
After becoming endorsed as a practitioner and using Shae myself, I realized I’d discovered something magical. A solution that offers truly personalized health recommendations through a holistic lens and something that will adapt the recommendations for you as your health and life progress through time.
After two weeks of implementing my recommendations, I felt the changes I’d been longing for so long. More energy, reduced anxity, better digestion/less bloating and a heck of a lot more self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-compassion.
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Today, I weave Shae’s recommendations into my life using the 80/20 rule. Some things I could be doing 100% of the time, others a little less than 80%. But, now I know the triggers for certain physical and emotional conditions and I know what to bring back in or adjust in my routine to shift how I’m feeling in my mind and my body.
My Framework
I now use a four-part framework with every client to initiate, implement and sustain their pinnacle of health.
EPIGENETIC BLUEPRINT
This is the user manual for your body that tells you exactly how to eat, play, think, love, live, and work to elevate your health, and which of these areas you should prioritize based on your symptoms and your goals. This becomes your playbook that will guide the exact action we need to take for your health transformation.
HEALTH COACHING
The human touch for empowering and supporting habitual change. The Health Coaching process provides motivation, accountability, assistance in removing barriers to change and supports you along the way, helping you take the action required to elevate your health. We set goals, plan for obstacles that will get in the way of you achieving your goals and create a sustainable plan for the future of your health.
MINDSET AND YOUR WHY
Any big health goal will have a WHY behind it. It’s the driving force that motivates you to take the action you need to improve your health. You may or may not know what it is, but together we’ll identify it, refine it, and then it becomes your key motivator to continue to strive for change. Your mindset is a key part of the habit change process. Exploring awareness, acknowledgment, and accountability of your mindset will play a significant role in cultivating the habits required to elevate your health.
STRESS AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Stress directly affects your nervous system, and the ongoing impact on your nervous system can lead to a whole host of health conditions, like inflammation, poor mood, brain cognition, gut issues, and hormone imbalances. Whilst Shae will teach you a lot about what contributes to your overall stress load, it’s important we address all stressors in your life and work to heal your nervous system and elevate your health. This includes both the psychological and physiological triggers and impacts of stress.
The ultimate objective of this framework and my Behind Your Genes coaching program is to empower you to achieve your pinnacle of health and well-being by living in tune with your biology. Over four months, we cultivate sustainable habits tailored to you, that transcend your coaching experience and positively impact every aspect of your life.
So, like me, your 80% feels easy, natural and second nature, setting you up to continually feel great whilst acting as an anchor to return to if and when you get a little off track (cue Christmas time and European holidays).
When we work together you will have the tools and support to -
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Discover what it is you should actually be spending your time, money and energy on in order to elevate your health.
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Increase your physical energy and mental capacity in order to take on the day, whether that’s for work or play.
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Ditch dieting or following a specific way of eating and dial your focus to the foods that nourish your unique body based on its unique requirements.
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Know what type, duration, and intensity of exercise is going to best improve or maintain your fitness without robbing you of your energy.
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Improve your mood, how you feel day-to-day, and balance your mood as you move through your cycle.
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Feel less stress, find your calm, and live life with more balance.
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Discover the things in life outside of food and exercise that are contributing to you not feeling 100% and how you can use these to your advantage.
