This podcast is based on our signature program, Journey 2 Health, which is offered to businesses and individuals through EHOP Health. Our curriculum is centered around three pillars of health: Live Well, Move Well and Eat Well. Today we review the Move Well topic. Sarah describes the importance of mobility and alignment to alleviate chronic pain and prevent potential acute injuries that can set you back if your body is not primed for movement. She highlights the critical “Vitamin M” which stands for many things around movement; motion, mobility, and muscle mass. Learn why lean muscle mass is considered the fountain of youth and how motion is lotion!

Greg Christo is an introspective and kindhearted friend and client! He has a passion for the outdoors and is a hiking enthusiast. He has worked at Weaver Street Market, a local grocery store co-op for 10 years, serving as produce and meat department manager for the last 5 years. Weaver Street and its employees are near and dear to our hearts as they are entering their 3rd year partnering with EHOP Health offering the Journey 2 Health program to their employees. Greg is beginning his 2nd year as a coached participant and I am honored to be his health coach. Since I have the privilege of knowing Greg’s story and witnessing his health journey, I knew he would be the perfect candidate for this first of many for this podcast. Let's welcome Greg as our first client guest on the Journey 2 Health podcast and congratulate him on the courage to blaze the trail!...both for our podcast and soon on the Appalachian Trail.

Baker Freiberg serves as VP of sales for EHOP Health. He’s a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate and an avid Tar Heel fan. After spending a decade in the insurance industry he joined the EHOP Health team to focus on long-term cost reduction through chronic disease reversal. He is a positive force working to transform the businesses we serve by building a health plan focused on needing less health care.

This podcast is based on our signature program, Journey 2 Health, which is offered to businesses and individuals through EHOP health. Our curriculum is centered around 3 pillars of health, Live Well, Move Well and Eat Well. Today we center on 1 of those 3 pillars. We will share excerpts from a webinar given to an organization centered on the Live Well pillar.

With today’s climate full of stress, challenges and setbacks, we want to offer support to those individuals and organizations who are battling these hardships everyday. We share tips on stress management strategies and techniques such as mindfulness, visualization and practical breathing techniques as a proactive approach to health. We hope this episode will inspire you to dive deeper into what we consider our most crucial pillar of health, live well.

Liz Enderline is a national board-certified health and wellness coach and has been healthy, and active throughout her life. Instinctively, she had always been interested in health and drawn to healthy behaviors. Some may say she hit the genetic jackpot with the fact that she never had to suffer with or battle chronic illness...that is until her lifestyle choices began to catch up with her. Under the pressure of a stressful corporate job, showing up as a mother to her 3 teenage boys, and caring for her aging parents, Liz was burning the candle at both ends and her body and mind began to fail her.

Sara Yadlowsky is a board certified and practicing functional medicine health coach with Carolina Total Wellness and on our EHOP coaching team. While she currently leads clients in putting pieces together towards healing, her own journey to health was not void of challenges and setbacks. She had to piece together her own health and through her journey experienced the power of real food! Listen to her story of healing and connect with Sarah at https://www.ehophealth.com/sarayadlowsky

Rebecca always knew that her past story existed for a purpose. Before, anorexia defined her life. Now, she defines her life by committing to the path of healing and paying it forward to others. She found her voice when she started educating herself and pursuing health certifications. She became her own health advocate and recognized she can’t outsource her health to someone else. Functional Medicine opened her eyes to see that while she had been struggling with adrenal fatigue, GI issues, and metabolic dysfunction due to her past choices and dead-end solutions from doctors, there were effective paths toward healing. Connect with Rebecca at https://www.ehophealth.com/rebeccaarsena

Shannon Craig was impacted by a rare auto-immune disease that stole over a year of her life. Rather than seeing herself as a victim, she dug deep, turning inward to heal. Her battle centered around emotional wellbeing and she gained powerful insights about herself and her health.

Meet Nikki Lacy, a compassionate registered nurse (RN) who practiced in conventional medicine for over 20 years before turning to functional medicine to address the root cause of her own health challenges. Today she helps others find lasting solutions for their own health obstacles as a certified health coach.

Justin Thomas is an MBA graduate, National Board Certified Health coach and current COO at EHOP Health. While he may claim to be an “Accidental Health Coach”, he has been positioned perfectly to use his gift of leadership within his community and also be the provider for his own family. He embodies a zest for life and demonstrates positive energy wherever he goes. His life is full of adventure and you’ll be encouraged to travel your journey with more zest and positive energy behind you!