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The DRESS Protocol  & Metabolic Chaos: An In-Depth Guide to Lifestyle Healing

FDN’s DRESS Protocol is a trademarked, comprehensive system designed to address every opportunity for lifestyle healing. This guide explains how balancing diet, rest, exercise, stress reduction, and supplementation can restore your body’s “vital reserve bank account” and reduce metabolic chaos. Introduction to Metabolic Chaos™  and the DRESS Protocol™  Metabolic Chaos describes the cumulative disruption of your body’s internal systems due to lifestyle imbalances. The DRESS protocol was developed to ensure no healing opportunity is overlooked by integrating five key pillars: ...
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The FDN Investigation Process: A Comprehensive Approach to Assessing and Addressing Metabolic Chaos

Understanding the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition ™  (FDN) Investigation Process Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) offers a data-driven approach to uncovering hidden health imbalances and addressing metabolic chaos. Unlike traditional healthcare models that often treat symptoms in isolation, FDN practitioners take a 360-degree view of clients, integrating lab data with lifestyle factors to develop personalized wellness plans. This article delves into the FDN intake and assessment process, including key lab tests used to identify and address underlying dysfunctions in the body. The ...
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Understanding Metabolic Chaos: A Functional Health Coaching Approach to Complex Health Cases

Introduction to Metabolic Chaos In functional health coaching, Metabolic chaos is the concept that by the time symptoms manifest, multiple underlying dysfunctions have already taken root in the different body systems. An imbalance in one area triggers disruptions in others, leading to a cascade effect that creates more imbalances over time. Symptoms are merely the body’s red flags signaling that deeper systemic issues are at play. Since each individual has a unique biochemical makeup, the interactions between imbalances vary widely. ...
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5 Skills That Make Nurses Highly Successful Wellness Entrepreneurs

Thinking About Leaving Nursing? Here’s Why Becoming an Online Health Practitioner is an Excellent Career Path for You. Hey, Nurse! Are you tired of working 12-hour night shifts, missing out on family events, and flat-out dreading your job?  You probably already know this, but you’re not alone.  To put it into perspective, 62% of nurses reported experiencing burnout in 2023. [1]  That’s a HEFTY number. The thing is, you got into this job because you want to help people! But ...
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Traditional Nursing Jobs vs. Entrepreneurship: Which is Riskier?

Here Are 3 Major Financial Benefits of Having an Online Wellness Business (+ Other Reasons to Leave). “You’re quitting your job to do WHAT…???” It’s not uncommon for nurses to get some pretty critical responses from family + friends when they finally work up the courage to share that they’re considering leaving behind their traditional healthcare jobs. Maybe you’ve been thinking about this idea of becoming an online health coach or practitioner for a long time.  Or maybe it’s still ...
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Jobs for Nurses Outside The Hospital – Top Pick For 2024.

Learn How to Leave the Hospital and Start Your Own Online Wellness Practice. Are you feeling a bit burned out by your traditional nursing job?  Maybe you’re tired of the demands – commuting to and from the hospital, working long hours, lacking the impact you deserve as a holistic wellness expert. Or, maybe…  And here you are, googling things like: Whatever it is that brought you here, we see you. There are tons of jobs for nurses outside the hospital, ...
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Are You a Nurse Looking for a Remote Job? Here’s How to Start Your Own Online Wellness Practice.

Hey, Nurse! Are you looking for more freedom and flexibility? Do you wish you could make a greater impact on people’s lives? Are you wanting to feel passionate about your career again? Launching your own online wellness practice may be the perfect path for you! This highly rewarding career allows you the freedom to: – Work less hours, from home– Replace (or exceed) your income– Leave the traditional healthcare model– Help people on a deeper level– Feel deeply fulfilled by ...
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How to Choose The Best Health Coaching Certification Program

Have you noticed that we’re becoming increasingly health-conscious, collectively? Healthy foods, products, and habits are all on the rise, compared to years past. [1] 👏 Which means greater demand for health coaches as people begin prioritizing their health. In fact the global field of health coaching has grown to be worth over 7 billion in recent years, and it shows no sign of slowing down! There really couldn’t be a better time to start a career as a health coach. ...
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Marketing for Health Coaches | How to Grow Your Practice Online

Marketing for Health Coaches: How to Grow Your Online Business After Graduating You did it!  You’ve completed your training, mastered the science, and are officially certified as a professional health coach. Now, you’re ready to enter the real world and start your online health coaching business.  Hooray! The only question is… where do you start? Suddenly, you feel like you’ve been dropped off in the middle of nowhere, without a roadmap, and have no clue where to turn next.  You ...
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