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Your health is foundational to anything and everything. You have nothing without it. The development of a chronic health condition makes you face this reality head on, irrespective of your timeline or life plans, your days become a constant reminder of the exceptional fragility of your biology. Indeed, the body and mind are systems of change, providing insight not only to the pathogenesis of disease but also to human biology’s innate ability to heal (even) in the face of remarkable challenge and adversity. It’s my job to unleash this ability within you. The results of this science-based approach have been profound, exemplified in my own journey and even more in the life-changing transformations my clients experience everyday.
We'll target 3 biological entrance points
The body and mind are systems of change providing insight not only to the pathogenesis of disease but also to human biology's extraordinary and innate ability to heal (even) in the face of remarkable challenge and adversity.
It’s my job to unleash this ability within you.
Microscopy of regenerating wound | Washington State University
Brain & Mind
There are 80 billion neurons in the human brain, and 100 trillion synapses. The way in which these cells connect greatly influences our behavior, personality, emotions, and the way we interact with the environment. Changing connections and brain states through neuroplasticity is key to healing both physically and physically. Brain and mind centric health issues I address through coaching include but are not limited to:
- ADHD
- Learning and neurodiversity
- Trauma and anxiety
- Depression
- Relationships
- Mindset and peak-performance
- Work-life balance
- Men's issues
- and more
Gut & Microbiome
We are a human superorganism with trillions of microbes living on us and inside us. They profoundly influence everything from our mood, to our food cravings, and play into all aspects of health, disease, and well-being. Gut and microbiome centric health issues I address through coaching include but are not limited to:
- IBD
- IBS and undefined gut issues
- SIBO and "Leaky-gut"
- Diarrhea, urgency, and constipation
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Weight issues
- and more
Pain & Inflammation
The human immune system is a highly dynamic interplay in how the body interfaces with the microbial environment. Like other systems, delicate checks and balances can easily over or under compensate with magnifying consequences leading to the development and pathogenesis of immune-mediated or autoimmune-based conditions and their respective comorbidities, especially pain. Inflammation and pain centric health issues I address through coaching include but are not limited to:
- IBD
- Skin issues and eczema
- Joint pain and arthritis
- Autoimmunity
- Generalized inflammation
- Pain and fibromyalgia
- and more
Andrew totally changed the way I approached my health struggles, and provided just the spark I needed. Within a month or two I was living the active, embodied life I had been too stuck to manifest on my own. The following year has been full of nothing but thriving, growth, and wellness.
Henrik
Severe IBS, constipation, and complex pain
It's personal
My odyssey through chronic disease
As a teenager and young adult, Crohn’s disease ravaged my body and clouded my mind. Inflammation was dangerously out of control in my small intestine with rippling systemic effects, not responsive to the powerful immunomodulators for which I was prescribed. I was malnourished, crushingly fatigued and running to the bathroom up to 20x per day among a seemingly endless list of other symptoms, complications, and side effects. Everyday was a new nightmare as I felt trapped in my own body but never giving in. I took advantage of the days I felt stronger and I utilized my training in neuroscience and psychology to initiate the critical actions that would ultimately save my life. I scoured the scientific literature for weeks and discovered (to my initial skepticism) that there was actually significant and real discrepancies between the findings in the science and the literal interventions taken by my healthcare system.
I was challenged to think differently. I changed how I viewed my place in the world. I formulated a renewed understanding of human biology and then designed what would eventually become the foundation to a new science-based approach in navigating health: one in which the patient resides front and center at the helm of his or her unique ship.
With a renewed sense of control, everything in my life became overhauled: diet, medications, supplements, herbs, sleep, exercise, relationships, home, medical team and most importantly my mindset. While progress was non-linear (as it always is) my persistency and creativity paid off, and slowly but surely there were signs something was changing. I worked on multiple interventions and took careful note to how each interacted with one another to feed into the larger outcomes.
It was not as simple as just removing foods out of my diet. It mattered what I actually chose to include: what I ate, when I ate, and how I ate carried equal weight in my healing.
Epiphanies like this were becoming more common and that’s when I rebounded. It was like waking up from a bad dream to a beautiful room filled with light. My bowel movements and other symptoms returned to normal, my inflammatory markers stabilized, I gained weight I had lost and was back to surfing and spending quality time with friends and family. With the reluctant approval of my healthcare providers I discontinued the medications and my health only climbed. My physicians were rightly stunned watching me in live time reverse my disease using interventions that they had been trained to ignore.
Today I have been in remission for 9 years. I am in the best health of my life. I wake up living my dream everyday.
Within 6 months of working with Andrew, I was symptom-free for the first time in the 12 years I’ve had UC. I was able to get pregnant and have a healthy pregnancy and delivery of a beautiful baby boy! This would not have been possible without me going through the Andrew's process.
Haley
Intractable ulcerative colitis and anxiety
Transformative Coaching
Where resilience and vitality become your way of life
After years of healing and remission it was obvious that human health would be the subject of my life’s work. I was accepted at one of my top choice medical schools but left shortly after with the new found realization that my vision was quite unique and disruptive, and was best suited outside the confines of an academic institution. In 2019 I founded IBDCoach with the mission to specifically help IBD patients transform their lives. As of late 2023 after achieving proof of concept with >200 members, we are in an intensive and exciting evolutionary process by which elements and enhancements of the IBDCoach model will be applied to all chronic health conditions through the creation of more powerful organizations. Currently new IBDCoach members are no longer being enrolled. In the meantime I am coaching through this site only until this evolutionary process is complete. For now you can still view our accomplishments and more testimonials with IBDCoach by visiting www.ibd.coach, but if you’d like to work with me, please book through this site.
With the success of IBDCoach I have received countless inquiries to coach other conditions fueling my private 1-on-1 coaching work with those who face significant health challenges outside of IBD. I’ve adapted the models my team and I developed in IBD to apply to a myriad of chronic health condition and I accept clients via application on a case-by-case basis.
I take only a select number of new 1-on-1 coaching client per month allowing me complete and total focus on your individual needs, wants and desires. Together we’ll learn the latest biology of your condition, navigate complex healthcare systems, build robust health teams, revamp your diet, your lifestyle, your mindset and the whole rest of your life. We’ll outline everything in our tried, true and tested Remission Master Plan (RMP) to facilitate seamless communication between you and your entire health team.
Our Work Together
A unique three month intensive coaching model
Month One
Initiation & Foundations
Month One will set the foundations for a life filled with health and healing. I will strategically equip you with the tools to take your health into your own hands and help you initiate vital initial changes. Together we will specifically:
- Cultivate neuroplasticity and an adaptive mindset
- Learn your condition-specific biological mechanisms
- Document your unique health story
- Initiate a foundational dietary and lifestyle strategy
- Navigate complex healthcare systems
- Assemble a diverse, innovative, and professional medical team
- Initiate your personalized Remission Master Plan (RMP)
- and much more
Month Two
Implementation & Iteration
Month Two is a science-based trial-and-error process to discover, incorporate or eliminate interventions. In strategic collaboration with your health team we will design your protocol from the ground up. Together we will specifically:
- Implement your new protocol carefully and systematically
- Identify cutting edge and evidence-based approaches
- Incorporate new foods and innovative therapies
- Eliminate maladaptive habits and failing interventions
- Nourish the gut, brain, and microbiome
- Target your body's specific pathogenesis & phenotype
- Iterate from the live data of your RMP
- and much more
Month Three
Refinement & Optimization
Month Three shall begin on the heels of significant healing and transformation. We’ll work at a high level in making targeted adjustments to ensure decades of health, vibrance and purpose. Together we will specifically:
- Optimize every aspect of your health protocol
- Explore new previously intolerable foods and lifestyles
- Foster love in your home, work, and relationships
- Refine your lifelong and comprehensive health toolbox
- Unleash your highest mental and physical performance
- Launch your creative ideas and life dreams
- Fulfill your unique and complete human potential
- and much more
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You can view more philosophy and testimonials by visiting www.ibd.coach and extensive and scientifically gut and IBD related blog posts at www.ibd.coach/blog.