Hello, I’m Julie
I am a Certified Health Coach here in North Lake Tahoe, and I am so glad you are here. I got into this the long way around, by being the person who could not figure any of it out.
Getting older creeps up on you slowly. And then one day, wham.
That was definitely me. In my twenties I worked during the day and went to school at night. I had tons of energy, I was super active, and I did not worry at all about nutrition or my health.
By the time I hit thirty I was teaching full time and raising my family. Of course I was tired. That is expected, right? Forty plus hours a week, meal planning, cooking, baseball practice, soccer, ballet lessons. All moms are tired.
In my mid forties I told myself this is not that bad. But then I had the sinking feeling that things were not going to get a whole lot better. That is when I started looking for a solution, and what a confusing mess it was. Low fat? High fat? Low carb? Vegan? Paleo? Intermittent fasting? And supplements were even worse.
I remember walking into a vitamin store so overwhelmed that I walked out in tears.
By my fifties my energy had tanked and I had a whole host of things going on. I knew exercise mattered, but my knees hurt so badly that I did not know how I was going to turn any of it around.
What changed for me was finally looking at the cellular level instead of guessing from the outside. My view of aging shifted completely. The first thing I noticed was that I was not flopping on the couch after work anymore. I started taking my dog for walks, a bit further each day, and pretty soon I was tackling the big hill by my house.
Now, in my sixties, I am excited about what comes next. That is the whole reason I do this.
How I work
Step one is that I listen. What is going on, what have you tried, where are you at. That conversation usually tells us both a lot before any test happens.
From there we might look at one of the at-home tests, and I will go through the results with you in plain language. Sometimes the next step is something simple you can change at home. Sometimes it is not.
When something looks complicated, or when you have already tried a lot of things, I will connect you with someone who specializes in it. I have spent years building those relationships around here, and knowing who to send you to is a real part of what I offer.
I am not your doctor and I do not pretend to be. Think of me as the first stop.