Transform Your Health with a Plant-Heavy Lifestyle
Let's work towards a Healthier You!
Let's work towards a Healthier You!
Welcome to your journey towards a healthier, plant-heavy lifestyle! As your dedicated coach and accountability partner, I will help you adopt dietary habits that promote wellness and align with more sustainable living. With personalized support and actionable guidance, my goal is to guide your exploration of the diverse and delicious world of "plant-heavy" eating, creating new habits one step at a time. Let’s embark on this transformative path together. Let's work on being Just Healthier!
At Just Healthier Coaching & Consulting, our mission is to empower individuals to embrace a plant-heavy lifestyle for improved health and well-being. We believe that with the right guidance and support, anyone can achieve better health through nutritious plant-focussed eating.
Plant-heavy eating is a meeting-you-where-you-are approach to eating habits that are more aligned with better health and wellness. The goal is simply to add more fruit, vegetables, greens, nuts, seeds and legumes to you diet... to shift towards more whole foods and away from ultra-processed foods and other highly-inflammatory foods...
And We Start Wherever YOU Are!
Is it VEGAN? It is VEGETARIAN? Is it PLANT-BASED? Is it GLUTEN-FREE? Not necessarily, but IT CAN BE.
We encourage Colourful, Plant-Heavy Plates because they are PACKED with FIBRE and POWERFUL PHYTONUTRIENTS with a mix of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, neuroprotective and cardioprotective properties.
In other words, when you nourish your body with plant-heavy meals you're combatting chronic inflammation and reducing your risk of several chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Plant-heavy meals are also helpful in the management of pre-existing NCDs.
Diet is only one piece of the puzzle. We promote a plant-heavy lifestyle incorporating regular moderate exercise and adequate sleep to augment the benefits derived from the dietary changes; and acknowledge several other contributors to health and wellness.
Get started today with a free exploratory session from Just Healthier Coaching & Consulting Health Coaching.
Let's see if we can work together towards a healthier you!
More Energy
Better Gut Health
Reduced Risk of Certain Cancers - e.g. Breast, Colon, Prostate
Improved “Numbers”: Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Blood Sugar, Weight
Improved Brain Health
Improved Mood
IT'S A GATEWAY TO A BETTER YOU!
With personalized guidance, SMART goal setting, continuous support and accountability, our Just Healthier Jumpstart Coaching Package is your gateway to a better you! Our Just Healthier Community is an ideal environment for those who prefer to share their plant-heavy journey in a group setting. See Our Services for more details or learn more during a Complimentary Discovery Call.
FRN-Certified Plant-Based Coach with a string of professional qualifications and soft skills from a strong background as an Educator (University Lecturer in Medical Microbiology) Researcher, Discipline Co-ordinator, Advisor and Mentor.
Curious about how I got here?
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Virtual 1-on-1 coaching sessions
Duration: 8 weeks (with 4 optional bonus weeks)
Weekly 1-hour Virtual Coaching Sessions
Session Summary, Homework and Action Steps
Access to Private Client Portal with Tools and Resources
Support Between Sessions
Personalized guidance, mindful of your preferences and tailored to your unique circumstances and meeting you wherever you are on your plant-heavy journey.
Twice monthly Virtual Meet-Ups
Opportunity for Group Coaching
Plant-Heavy Cooking Tips & Recipe Sharing
Accountability Partners
Just Healthier Challenges
The All-In Package – Commitment to 3 Months
The Check-In Package – Pay per Session; Come When You Can
Learn practical strategies to incorporate more whole-food, plant-heavy meals into your life.
We will show you how to get your nutrients from diverse plant sources without sacrificing flavour or completely breaking the bank.
Discover the vibrant world of plant-heavy eating in our customized, interactive workshops! Explore the significant health benefits, from boosting gut health to reducing inflammation, management of chronic NCDs and more. Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to seamlessly incorporate more whole-food, plant-focussed meals into your life, including delicious recipes and tips on how to get your nutrients from diverse plant sources.
Embrace a more plant-focussed lifestyle at your convenience and on your own terms with our digital resources.
Access our simplified, easy-to-digest information on plant-centred nutrition. No need to conduct extensive searches and sift through volumes of complex scientific literature. We've done the heavy work for you!
Please reach out at workman.phcc@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Many coaches (not all) have obtained coaching certification, or have a deep knowledge of nutritional facts; but not all have lived the very challenge that they are offering to help you with.
What sets me apart is that I've been there and I'm doing it!
Not "done that", as plant-heavy eating is not a fad diet... it's a lifestyle!
I know how deflating it feels when you try your best and still come up short...because sometimes life just happens.
I've had to pinch pennies, make sacrifices and find creative alternatives to make healthier eating affordable on a very tight budget.
I've taught myself how to tweak recipes to suit our West Indian palate and find substitutes when the disrupted supply chain means key items aren't in stock.
I too have come across "intended-to-be-helpful" low-inflammatory diet meal plans and suggestions that aren't tailored for my West Indian palate... with several inaccessible ingredients.
I'm familiar with the guilt and disgust with self when I yield to the temptation of a Kit Kat at the checkout counter ... or the convenience of fast food.
I've worked all day long and come home too fagged out to cook... settling for a quick, knowingly "not-too-too-healthy meal" cuz it's more convenient.
I've created my healthier version of my once favourite fast food ... ain't want nutting wid my Lemon Pepper Wings!
I had to find a way...and I can help YOU find a way.
Knowing what to do is one thing. Getting it done often calls for someone to hold your hand as you walk you through the trenches, encouraging you and keeping you on track.
I've informally helped several people "plantify" their diet through my small business, Q's HealthyREats & WhatsApp broadcasts.
I"m drawing from my personal experiences while navigating a chronic condition and adopting a plant-heavy lifestyle to help manage flare ups and generally improve wellness.
What else sets me apart, check out "Why Me", "Meet Your Coach" and view My Story.
At Just Healthier Coaching & Consulting, we will work with clients of all ages and backgrounds, including individuals, families, and groups. We also work with clients who have a wide range of health and wellness goals. We work with anyone who wants to change their eating habits and is willing to put in the work. Our 1-on-1 coaching is ideal for the busy, corporate professional who's constantly juggling deadlines; the overwhelmed Mom who's always "on-duty" and struggles to plan healthy meals for her family; the frustrated patient managing chronic disease who finds dietary recommendations restrictive or unrealistic amongst others.
Our Just Healthier Community groups cater to all types. It's a perfect space for active seniors who may be managing age-related health changes or want to prevent chronic disease to meet up for group coaching, cooking tips, recipe sharing, healthier eating challenges and more.
No, you do not need any special equipment or tools for Just Healthier Coaching. Our coach will work with you to create a plan that fits your lifestyle and preferences, using resources and tools that are easily accessible and convenient for you.
Not at present. However, a Plant-Heavy Meals "How-To" Workshop is being developed to address the needs of those who desire practical strategies for incorporating more whole foods, plant-based meals into their diet.
While our plant-heavy lifestyle is conducive to weight loss, it is specifically addressed.
For a more targeted approach to weight loss, I'd be happy to refer you to a specialist.
Book a Free Discovery Call and let’s see how we can work together, charting your way towards a Healthier You!
We will look at your healthier eating goals, the Cost of the Jumpstart Coaching Package, go through Payment Details and schedule a Start Date.
Interested persons are encouraged to book a Free Discovery Call where you will learn details about our packages including pricing and payment options.
A payment plan can be discussed and offered on a situational basis.
If you're looking for a coach who will provide you with a detailed meal plan telling you exactly what to eat every day of the week, I can refer you to one I admire.
I will help you incorporate more fruit, vegetables, greens, nuts, seeds, legumes, more whole foods and fewer ultra-processed foods into your diet, thus opening the door to better health.
If you have a dietician and faithfully go from visit to visit but still struggle to implement their dietary recommendations, a coach can help.
Coaching is future-oriented and involves goal-setting towards improved performance. It focusses on future goals and potential; whereas therapy deals with emotional healing from past wounds/traumas and mental health challenges.
With coaching tthe emphasis is on self-discovery, accountability and action planning. The client is deemed the expert on their own life and goals.
The term plant-heavy was coined in recognition of the wide spectrum of plant-based, plant-centric, plant-focussed or plant-forward nutritional styles. It fits well with our approach of welcoming and working with you regardless of where you fall along that spectrum, provided you have a desire to increase your intake of plant foods as a means of improving your health.
Yes. While at the farthest end of the plant-heavy spectrum, your full protein requirements can be obtained from plants, we are aware that this may not be practical, or even necessary. We acknowledge that for many meat is a staple and encourage lean, healthy cuts over red meat.
Strict calorie tracking can be important if the primary goal is weight loss.
However, this can become tedious, does not necessarily reflect quality nutrition and the fixation of number of calories may trigger anxiety.
Our approach incorporates whole foods, a focus on plant foods with recommendations (e.g. mindful eating, regular exercise) that support healthier outcomes that are sustainable.
In the words of one of my tutors, "Stop Counting Calories and Start Counting Fiber for Better Health". (Nichole Dandrea-Russert, RDN).
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