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52 Ariana Lopez
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I explained before, one of the biggest culture shocks I experienced when I
moved to the U.S. was the food I was eating here. I was not used to many
food, labels, and traditions, which made me make unhealthy choices
and develop some allergies. I started my holistic nutrition
journey after hitting rock bottom with my health, after a few
years of research trying to figure out what food to
eat, what to avoid in food labels, what kind of
exercises were good for me, etc. I stumbled upon The Institute of
Integrative Nutrition and signed up
for their health coaching
program. After I graduated from their
program, I
continued my education
with them. I graduated from their advanced hormone and gut health programs. I’m passionate about Hormone Health! Keep an eye on our upcoming program Namastay Balanced!
Jennifer Martin, Namastay Well Co-Founder, and I had previously completed several teacher training and taught in various studios around Boston. Namastay Well started as an Instagram account for fun, to share our schedule with our followers and promote our classes. We saw an opportunity to build a business doing something we both loved! Now we offer on-demand workouts with the option of monthly memberships and one-time purchases.
We individually coach clients, and we are looking forward to launching our online coaching program in 2021.
Now, more than ever, people are becoming more health-conscious. Any chance you could give our readers a tip or two on how to improve their physical/ mental health?
There are so many things I could recommend. Still, something I want to bring to everyone’s attention is that we all are drastically different from one another. A term we use a lot is the term ‘Bio-individual,’ which means our physical, emotional, and nutritional needs are one of a kind. What
you define as good health and the path to get there might not work for everyone
else. Keeping this in mind, a few good tips for everyone to follow are:
“The Magazine for the Emerging by the Emerging”
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Eat whole foods
Cut out processed sugars and
keep an eye on added sugars on labels
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Increase leafy green vegetables
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Experiment with different sources of protein
(animal or plant)
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Regular physical activity
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Drink more water Sleep 8 hours
every night! For more
personalized guidelines, I
could assist you further
during