{"id":5,"date":"2016-09-08T04:42:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T04:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.healthylivingchick.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2017-10-15T14:21:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T14:21:41","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.healthylivingchick.com\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey! I’m Angela, a holistic health coach, dedicated to support you in becoming the person you want to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our lifestyle choices may evolve naturally as a normal result of personal growth and\u00a0maturation, or sometimes more dramatically through a culmination of intense life experiences.\u00a0In either case they can also be unexpected situations that are a result of our own mistakes – especially those made out of ignorance. My personal testimony is no exception: many years of\u00a0poor diet choices had its consequences, and the resulting health challenges impacted my life\u00a0significantly.<\/p>\n

My history with the typical American diet is probably familiar: a crispy donut for breakfast,\u00a0the chef’s canned spaghetti and meatballs at lunch time, and dinner conveniently prepared with the help of a cardboard box of pasta and seasoning. When eaten frequently enough to constitute the\u00a0primary diet, these are by definition considered staple foods. Little did I know just how\u00a0harmful these choices were until I began experiencing allergies, ear infections, and even\u00a0debilitating constipation. Little did I know what choices were really available!<\/p>\n

The dietary pattern I had followed created my own health challenges, and those reached their peak\u00a0during pregnancy. The symptoms I had been ignoring were a result of deeper health problems\u00a0that ultimately led to a miscarriage, and further continued through to my second pregnancy.\u00a0High blood sugar, high blood pressure, and even toxemia (the latter having gone undiagnosed\u00a0until the premature birth of our first daughter) were all taking their toll physically. My daughter’s premature birth was complicated by an abruption and hemorrhaging to the extent that my life\u00a0was in jeopardy. The dire nature of that situation only became apparent after learning that\u00a0another expecting mother in the same situation had succumbed to her illness and left her\u00a0newborn child motherless.<\/p>\n

The blessing of a surviving preemie, along with my own life being spared during child-birth\u00a0became the catalyst to the resulting dramatic changes in my diet and exercise choices. That\u00a0feeling of responsibility grew even more throughout three subsequent international adoptions.\u00a0The love and sense of responsibility I feel for all of them demanded change no longer for my\u00a0sake alone, but more importantly for the health and well-being of my husband and children.\u00a0I am not just a mother, wife, and child of God but a passionate wellness advocate too. This is\u00a0at the core of finding the TRUE ME, and the education continues here. I hope you will find the\u00a0content of this site informative and encouraging, and that you also prayerfully consider joining\u00a0our family on our journey to living a more healthy and holistic lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Angela<\/span><\/h2>\n

Healthy Living Chick<\/span><\/h2>\n

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