Health Coach and Registered Nurse, Tracy Steuart, has been helping patients in primary care make healthy lifestyle changes for nearly 6 years. She’s now seeing her own patients in the practice.
How did you originally become interested in health and lifestyle medicine?
I embraced low carb eating about 7 years ago to see if I could improve a health condition and lose weight, and it worked. Since 2014, I have been helping to run a weight loss clinic in general practice, alongside a GP, who is an equally enthusiastic low carb fan.
[Patients] were coming in to lose weight, and walking out lighter, but sometimes also with normal blood sugars, pain-free feet or backs, lower blood pressure, improved IBS and chronic fatigue symptoms – the list went on!
We knew all about the What the Fat book and had been following Grant Schofield’s work. I was constantly surprised by the extra benefits people were experiencing when they worked through our programme. They were coming in to lose weight, and walking out lighter, but sometimes also with normal blood sugars, pain-free feet or backs, lower blood pressure, improved IBS and chronic fatigue symptoms – the list went on! Something was up…Then PreKure explained it nicely when I tried some of their 21-day challenges. The stars had aligned and so I signed up to train as a Health Coach!
I have been nursing in various roles for over 25 years. I now view lifestyle medicine as the most important and the most satisfying aspect of my whole career. I love how lifestyle medicine gives control back to the person.
How has becoming a PreKure Certified Health Coach impacted your life?
I have been nursing in various roles for over 25 years. I now view lifestyle medicine as the most important and the most satisfying aspect of my whole career. I love how lifestyle medicine gives control back to the person. This is huge. Since we cannot always change our genetics, our sources of stress, or our bad luck, there is peace in understanding, and then doing the things we can do. Seeing people understanding, changing, and succeeding is just so ‘blimmin’ exciting to me!
Health coaching can literally be a lifeline to the person who needs it.
Would you like to share any client success stories or a big ‘aha’ moment in your coaching career?
Recently, a new client tearfully shared that she was “just so grateful to be here”, as she had felt very stuck. And we had hardly even started! The fact that she had found someone who was going to be genuinely interested in her health and wellbeing, and who had the time to solely support her, was a huge relief to her. It has reminded me not to underestimate the role of health coaching at its very core. Health coaching can literally be a lifeline to the person who needs it.
What advice do you have for others thinking about starting their study journey with PreKure?
Just start, keep going, and dive in – even if it’s scary. It’s so rewarding at the other end.
To connect with Tracy, you can visit their website here: www.besthealthyyou.co.nz
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