Uploaded April 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Integrative Nutrition graduate Joanne Orshan, describes what brought her to IIN. She was a martial artist who suffered an injury that made her unable to walk for a year. All exercise came to a halt, and she gained 50 pounds. She had what she describes as an "aha" moment when she realized she could inspire other people. Now, Joanne has a thriving health coaching practice as you'll hear in this incredible story.

► Explore Integrative Nutrition’s Health Coach Training Program: integrativenutrition.com/curriculum

► Sample a Free IIN Health Coaching class: integrativenutrition.com/career/healthcoaching

► Learn more about the Institute for Integrative Nutrition
About Integrative Nutrition’s Health Coach Training Program: youtube.com/watch?v=LrkTY_uQnJY
Curriculum Overview of the IIN Health Coach Training Program: youtube.com/watch?v=8F0lEA1Ov4Q
IIN Student Experience: youtube.com/watch?v=TGehhK4jzCE

► Hear graduate success stories:
Robyn Youkilis: youtube.com/watch?v=MePnCLJGarM
Michael Desanti: youtube.com/watch?v=mTSOATW465M
Maria Marlowe: youtube.com/watch?v=s14jqOgvKQM
Gina Bria: youtube.com/watch?v=2L-FBd0iKU8
Andrea Beaman: youtube.com/watch?v=XQn4N_Lwyt0
Preston: youtube.com/watch?v=b85xXytg4OE
Alice : youtube.com/watch?v=_YQLjhz2LrM
Natalie :youtube.com/watch?v=r5t-Men4-pk
Dawn: youtube.com/watch?v=FgVfuQjT0SA
Waffa Abdel-Hadi: youtube.com/watch?v=fhkYGsaLbO0
Mirko Bandera: youtube.com/watch?v=49q8h-UmX3w
Zohar Wilson: youtube.com/watch?v=HeQ0eT72Brw

► Follow two IIN students through the Health Coach Curriculum in this first edition of the Health Coach Training Program Student Diaries: youtube.com/watch?v=M2wWTeAoU7o

► IIN visiting teachers and guest speakers on WHY health coaches are needed:
Dr. Oz: youtube.com/watch?v=SjAOnHGvyjw
Marie Forleo: youtube.com/watch?v=u-38fwCEMRQ
Mastin Kipp: youtube.com/watch?v=x2FMZq46eDM
Neal Barnard, M.D.: youtube.com/watch?v=wjtpK4AjYaM
Tennis Star Venus Williams: youtube.com/watch?v=C0NQTNQHVTg
Dr. Frank Lipman: youtube.com/watch?v=nhuG1TN03fE
Daniel Vitalis: youtube.com/watch?v=1-SPmBezgUI
Lynn Goldstein: youtube.com/watch?v=GmepesJMlJ0
Mark Hyman: youtube.com/watch?v=yCyXaP0Ef8U
David Wolfe: youtube.com/watch?v=8fekN_zgyjs
Walter Willett: youtube.com/watch?v=maqV0W8t-kQ
John Douillard: youtube.com/watch?v=0uX9KAQvalo
Bernie Siegel: youtube.com/watch?v=frFwfJOPU0M
Barry Spears: youtube.com/watch?v=YTvDEGjapqY
Susan Blum: youtube.com/watch?v=IqFmw4-nACg
Andrew Weil: youtube.com/watch?v=gzRzivXnpGg
Deepak Chopra: youtube.com/watch?v=NNoxx9uLbJ0

► Companion Articles
5 Surprising Truths About Integrative Nutrition: integrativenutrition.com/blog/5-surprising-truths-about-integrative-nutrition
5 Ways Integrative Nutrition Can Improve Your Life: integrativenutrition.com/blog/5-ways-integrative-nutrition-can-improve-your-life
Integrative Nutrition Student Reviews: integrativenutrition.com/reviews
How to Become a Health Coach: integrativenutrition.com/health-coaching
Requirements for becoming a Health Coach: integrativenutrition.com/blog/requirements-for-becoming-a-health-coach
What Does a Health Coach Do? integrativenutrition.com/blog/what-does-a-health-coach-do
What is a Holistic Health Coach? integrativenutrition.com/blog/what-is-a-holistic-health-coach
How Health Coaches Fill the Gap in Public Health: integrativenutrition.com/blog/how-health-coaches-fill-the-gaps-in-public-health
The Problem with Modern Healthcare: integrativenutrition.com/the-problem-with-modern-healthcare

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