About becky brown
Registered Pharmacist, National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Duke IM Certified Integrative Health Coach and Wellness Enthusiast
As a registered pharmacist with knowledge, training, and 35 years of experience in the treatment of chronic disease, I have studied and witnessed healthy lifestyle practices that can enhance the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and even Alzheimer’s disease. It is my passion to empower others to live a life of optimal health and graceful aging.
Health and Wellness Philosophy
I believe that we are in control of our health destiny by the choices we make every day.
The relatively new science of epigenetics has shown that your lifestyle and diet can significantly influence and modify your genetic expression. Our genes may determine our risk for disease, but our lifestyle and environment can either trigger or suppress those risks. A healthy lifestyle will turn on the good genes and turn off the bad genes. Conversely, an unhealthy lifestyle will turn on the bad genes and turn off the good genes. It has been reported that only 10 to 20 percent of your health is determined by your genetics and as high as 80 to 90 percent of your health is a direct result of your lifestyle habits and practices.
By looking at all the modifiable lifestyle factors that influence our health and wellness and incorporating them into our daily lives, we can prevent many of the chronic diseases that plague our modern world.
My Approach
Integrative health coaching empowers you to make lasting health behavior changes that are the cornerstone of lifelong health and well-being.
Duke Integrative Medicine’s Wheel of Health serves as the foundation for our work together. The Wheel of Health offers a visual representation of the multifaceted nature of our lives. Exploring these different but interconnected areas provides a unique opportunity to gain in-depth insights on how the many dimensions of our lives contribute to our overall health and well-being with ‘YOU’ always at the center.
- Whole person approach: Integrative health coaching puts you in the center. It is about you as a whole person and how every aspect of your life impacts your health and well-being.
- Creating a partnership: With the guidance and support of me as your health coach, you will take personalized steps toward long-lasting, healthy lifestyle changes.
- Progress oriented: My process begins with a health self-assessment and then translates the insights gained from this self-assessment into specific action steps to improve your health and well-being.
- Goal specific: We'll set specific, measurable and action-oriented goals designed for your unique life and then create a clear step-by-step plan to achieve them.
- Setting yourself up for success: As you take each step toward your goal, we’ll make adjustments as necessary to address any obstacles or barriers that may arise while also establishing solid support systems and accountability plans that will keep you on track.
Credentials and Certifications
- Registered Pharmacist (RPh), BS Pharmacy, Duquesne University
- National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching
- Certified Integrative Health Coach, Duke Integrative Medicine
- ReCODE 2.0 Trained Health Coach, Apollo Health (aka: Bredesen Protocol, a personalized program to prevent and reverse cognitive decline)
- Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy & Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs
- Lifestyle Medicine Coach Certificate, American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) & Wellcoaches School of Coaching
- HeartMath Certified Practitioner, Clinical Certification for Stress, Anxiety, and Self-Regulation
- Accountability Works Coach Training Program, Certificate of Completion
Why Choose a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach?
National Board Certification criteria is based on extensive research and is committed to excellence in coaching. All certified health and wellness coaches are expected to integrate the National Board’s Health and Wellness Coach Competencies in their work and adhere to the NBHWC Code of Ethics.
Why Choose a Duke IM Certified
Integrative Health Coach?
Duke’s world class Integrative Health Coach Professional Training program is based on research and years of clinical experience. Duke’s Integrative Health Coaching model addresses the whole person, placing the individual at the center while also acknowledging the many factors that influence a person’s health and well-being – mind, body, and spirit.
As your integrative health coach, let me partner with you to reach your health and wellness goals and to become the healthiest version of yourself.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
Integrative Health Coaching
The journey to a healthier you begins with a vision. We’ll partner for progress-oriented and goal-specific coaching that sets you up for success.
ReCODE 2.0 Protocol
Health Coaching
As a ReCODE 2.0 Protocol trained health coach, I can assist you with generating your ReCODE or PreCODE Report developed by Dr. Dale Bredesen and Apollo Health. Once complete, we will schedule a series of health coaching sessions to implement the report’s recommended lifestyle changes.
Envisioning a Healthier You Workshop
Create lifelong behavior change designed to move you in the direction of increased health and well-being during this six-hour workshop.