Health Counseling is a unique, exciting innovation in health and nutrition.

Health Counseling

While most nutritionists dwell on calories, carbs, fats, proteins, restrictions and lists of good and bad foods, I work with my clients to create a happy, healthy life in a way that is flexible, fun and free of denial and discipline. Sounds too easy and fun, right? Eating healthy should be.

As a Health Counselor, I have studied over 100 major dietary theories…including the Zone Diet, Vegetarian, Vegan, Macrobiotic, Blood Type, Glycemic Index, Raw Food…and have an open mind that what is great for one person might not be good for another. I am here to help you discover what approach(es) work best for you specifically.

What the doctors and everybody else might not tell you: No one diet works for everyone. I will guide you to find the food and lifestyle choices that best support you personally. I will also help you to make gradual, sustainable, life-long changes that enable you to reach your current and future health goals.

When was the last time you talked with someone about your health and received the personal attention you deserve?

It’s rare for anyone to get an hour to work on their nutrition and goals with a trained professional. As a health counselor, I am here to create a supportive environment while we explore what really works for you. This could include any or all of the following: menu suggestions, food allergy/sensitivity and/or blood testing, a grocery shopping tour, managing stress or finding time and how to “cook smart” at home.

My goal is your complete
radiance, inside and out.

Do you want to enjoy your life more? Build your confidence? Improve your diet? Increase your energy? Reach personal goals? Quit putting things off? Create lasting relationships and more?

Contact me today to schedule your free consultation. We will discuss your unique situation in depth and determine how I can help you reach your personal goals.

Based in Cardiff, CA (San Diego), I can meet with you in-person or through Distance Counseling anywhere in the world (via telephone or Skype).

Contact

Elise Purcell, H.H.P.

Certified Health Counselor

Telephone 619.392.2580   Email elise@integrationforlife.com

Does Organic Matter? Ask Elise.

Sometimes we learn the most from the most simple things. This is an excellent example from a little girl named Elise.  (No, this is not me as a little girl…even though I looked just like her. Her understanding of food and nutrition is way more advanced than mine at her age).

Potato Project

She probably does not know any thing about Monsanto.  My pipe dream is that she will never have to. If she and all of her friends act on what they have learned, then we have a small hope. That can become contagious…especially in the new frontier of the internet and even Facebook. We can’t seem to be able to depend on government or big agriculture to save us.  The USDA approved GMO alfalfa, and  that has been seen by some as the beginning of the end. I agree; some things seem out of our control.

But we learn some of the best life lessons from such simple ideas, right? Everyone knows Gandhi’s famous lines, “Be the change that you want to see in the world.”  Let’s all try to simplify our lives and thus our food systems.  Let’s grow as much as we can ourselves, be as close to the source of our food as possible, and make sure that funky stuff is not sprayed on things, and this matters more on some food than others.

Here is a list of the 12 Things you should always buy organic:  The Dirty Dozen

And since not everyone can afford organic everything, here is a list of the things that you can get away with: The Clean 15  (notice that sweet potatoes are actually on this list though, which is what little Elise used in her experiment)

The point here is not to become paranoid and freak out.  That would not solve anything…and the little girl seemed to be ok?!  So do what you can today. Be pro-active.  Remember: we don’t have to be perfect, but if we all did a little bit more that would be a big change overall.