Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Dr. Robin Berzin, founder of Parsley Health, discusses why Health Coaches are important in functional medicine, how her collaboration with Health Coaches looks like within her own practice, and the function of health coaching in the healthcare system.

► Chapters
0:00 Why Health Coaches are key in Functional Medicine
1:00 How the partnership between doctors and Health Coaches work in Functional Medicine
2:12 The role of Health Coaches within the healthcare model


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What is a Health Coach: youtube.com/watch?v=i1w72usKX0c
Why the world needs more Health Coaches: youtube.com/watch?v=w0HxZQXlaJs
How to Become a Health Coach: integrativenutrition.com/health-coaching
► Companion Articles
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
► IIN teachers and guest speakers on the role of Health Coaches:
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
Deepak Chopra: youtube.com/watch?v=NNoxx9uLbJ0

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