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Ready to reclaim your life?

October 19, 2015 By Lydia Buschenfeldt

Hatch Health and Hap­pi­ness is here to help you reclaim your life in the names of exu­ber­ant heath and last­ing hap­pi­ness! Hatch offers full-ser­vice vir­tu­al and in-per­son health coach­ing, gro­cery store tours, pantry makeovers, cook­ing lessons and more.

Spe­cial­ties: Aller­gies and Asth­ma / Hay Fever, Anx­i­ety, Insom­nia, Dia­betes, Blood Pres­sure Dis­or­ders, Diet, Exer­cise & Weight Man­age­ment, Diges­tive Dis­or­ders includ­ing IBS and Gas­tro­pare­sis, Headaches, & Stress

Are you ready to reclaim your life?

Most Recent Posts

  • Bulk Bin Trail Mix September 4, 2018
  • Top Tips for Navigating the Bulk Bins September 4, 2018
  • Back to Life… Back to Reality August 1, 2018
  • Meal Planning July 31, 2018
  • Hydration Really IS the Key to Success July 31, 2018

Practice Areas

Just Breathe

Stress Reduction

In this day and age, we are all under a tremendous amount of stress. Families, careers, commuting, and financial constraints … More...

Digestive Disorders

Digestive Disorders

It is estimated that 60-70 million people in the United States alone are affected by digestive disorders. Sadly, people live … More...

Unhealthy eating habits

Changing Unhealthy Eating Habits

We’ve all been there. The uncontrollable urge, typically for something you think you “shouldn’t” eat. When you give in, you … More...

Chronic disease in the US

Autoimmune and Other Chronic Diseases

Autoimmune diseases feed  on inflammation. In fact, you cannot have one without the other! But did you know that many simple … More...

Food

Bulk food options

Top Tips for Navigating the Bulk Bins

September 4, 2018

If you’re like most gro­cery shop­pers, your expe­ri­ence with those tow­er­ing bins of var­i­ous grains and nuts and pow­ders goes no far­ther than a casu­al glance as you make your way from the pro­duce sec­tion over to the freez­er. You see bags and scales and that just seems too dif­fi­cult for an already fraz­zled trip to the store. Ladies and gen­tle­men, let me be the first to tell you that the bulk bins are not scary. In fact, they can be a fab­u­lous way to save mon­ey and try new things! Here are my top 8 tips for using the bulk bins to your advan­tage [Read More…]

Minimizing Food Waste is not as Hard as it Seems!

June 4, 2018

Let’s dis­cuss food waste. You may think that while you throw away some food every week, it can’t be all that big of a deal, right? Not so much. Most esti­mates say that in the Unit­ed States each year, we throw away $160 bil­lion worth of food — that is no small amount! And while most of that is not from your house, you can do your share to throw away a lit­tle less food and save your­self some of that total. [Read More…]

Health & Wellness

Back to Life… Back to Reality

August 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Soul II Soul said it best in 1989 with their song “Back to Life,” which is now quite pos­si­bly stuck in your head…I know it is stuck in mine! For those of you who need a refresh­er, the lyrics wise­ly state, “Back to life, back to reality…back to the here and now.”

This time of year, it is all about return­ing from the rhythm and feel of vaca­tion to our rou­tines and “real” life. Even for those of us no longer tied to the ebbs and flows of school years, there is a cer­tain sense of free­dom and a vaca­tion-life feel to sum­mer. As that winds down and we put our noses back the grind­stone, we have a great oppor­tu­ni­ty to estab­lish new, healthy rou­tines for our­selves. [Read More…]

Bowl of strawberries

Hydration Really IS the Key to Success

July 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thou­sand times – “hydra­tion is the key to suc­cess!” While you are busy exer­cis­ing and laugh­ing and prepar­ing healthy meals as part of your new and improved rou­tine, don’t for­get to hydrate! If that reminder to hydrate makes you think (cue eye roll) “I can’t pos­si­bly drink any more water! Please, don’t tell me to drink water!” then you are in luck. I am not here to tell you to drink more water. [Read More…]

Say YES to a Deep Breath

July 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Here is some­thing else that you should say yes to: breath­ing. Accord­ing to Har­vard Med­ical School, deep breath­ing can help you call on a “relax­ation response,” which in turn helps you respond to stress more suc­cess­ful­ly and pre­vent stress-induced anx­i­ety and depres­sion. Despite the fact that we breathe very much on the reg­u­lar (I hope so any­way!), some­times we need to think a lit­tle more about our breath­ing in order to see stress-fight­ing ben­e­fits. [Read More…]

Is it Possible to Celebrate your Successes sans Doughnuts?

May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Does this sce­nario sound famil­iar? You work extra hard at the gym, get a good grade on your test, or sur­vive a tough con­ver­sa­tion with your boss, and you glee­ful­ly decide that you have “earned” a tasty reward and head right to the cup­cake truck? Not only does it like­ly sound famil­iar, but you’d be hard-pressed to find some­one who can’t relate to this con­cept at all. Don’t get me wrong — I am ALL for cel­e­brat­ing every aspect of our lives, and while I am a big fan of fab­u­lous­ly fun, deli­cious, and even indul­gent meals, does­n’t this whole idea seem counter-intu­itive? [Read More…]

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Blog: Restarting my Hard Drive

Dear Baby

April 30, 2018 By Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

I have thought and thought about what I wanted to say to you for months, but truth be told, I was too scared to write it down - as if writing down your story would make it not … Read More...

Using Passion to Find Your Purpose

February 5, 2018 By Lydia Buschenfeldt 2 Comments

In February, we are surrounded by images of passion and thoughts of love – bright red hearts, cupid balloons and chocolate roses are practically overflowing out of every aisle at … Read More...

To Love and Be Loved

October 23, 2017 By Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

I was raised in an interfaith home. I don’t mention this as an aside. I mention it because it is one of the cornerstones of my childhood. And that’s saying something, as I was … Read More...

Addressing My Elephant

May 7, 2017 By Lydia Buschenfeldt Leave a Comment

I’d like to start by addressing the elephant in the room: I’m ashamed to write this post. Mortified, really. I thought about not writing it at all. Or writing it but not … Read More...

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Healthy Living — Great Recipes and Ideas!

Trail Mix

Bulk Bin Trail Mix

September 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Sure, it’s tempt­ing­ly easy to grab a bag of pre-made trail mix –col­or­ful, effort­less, and with such fun names to boot! But have you ever stopped to glance at the nutri­tion facts of that bag of seem­ing­ly healthy options? More specif­i­cal­ly, check out the sug­ar con­tent. Some com­mer­cial brands of trail mix have as much sug­ar as a 16 oz bot­tle of soda! The main cul­prit is sweet­ened dried fruit, and some brands add can­dy as well. If that deli­cious mouth­ful of sweet and salty is your taste­buds’ desire, don’t despair. There are plen­ty of ways to make a deli­cious AND nutri­tious trail mix, all with ingre­di­ents from your gro­cery store bulk bin! [Read More…]

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Purely Elizabeth Superfood Oat Cups with Granola Topping — Cranberry Pumpkin Seed

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Meal Planning

Meal Planning

July 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

One of the trick­i­est parts of most people’s healthy rou­tines is the meal plan­ning com­po­nent. Luck­i­ly for you, we have that cov­ered with the lat­est install­ment in our Hatch Video series! More…

Bloat Buster Smoothie

Bloat Buster Smoothie

June 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Now that we are head­ing into the warmer months of the year, you may find your­self want­i­ng to spend less time in front of the hot stove top or oven. For­tu­nate­ly, smooth­ies are a great way to pack a lot of nutri­tion in one place. Check out the video below for one of my favorite smooth­ies — the bloat buster!

Pan roasted plantains

Pan-Roasted Plantains

May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Pan roasted plantains with mashed avocadoDespite the fact that plan­tains close­ly resem­ble a banana, they have a com­plete­ly dif­fer­ent fla­vor and are def­i­nite­ly not to be con­sumed raw (you’ll only make that mis­take once!). Plan­tains are actu­al­ly a veg­etable, chock full of fiber, cal­ci­um and vit­a­min C. Pan-roast­ing the plan­tains allows them to caramelize, keep­ing the out­side a lit­tle bit crispy and the inside nice and soft. Cin­na­mon, gin­ger and turmer­ic add a tri­fec­ta of anti-inflam­ma­to­ry good­ness and a lit­tle sprin­kle of sea salt makes these plan­tains absolute­ly irre­sistible. Enjoy as is, or my favorite way –- with mashed avo­ca­do! More…

Energy bites

Energy Balls

April 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

Gluten, Grain, Dairy, Soy-Free and Vegan

Seeds need ener­gy in order to grow, and cul­ti­vat­ing your own healthy habits can take a lot of ener­gy too! Ener­gy bars and ener­gy balls are every­where we look these days. They are super easy to whip up your­self, but many peo­ple are intim­i­dat­ed by the thought. More…

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About Lydia and Hatch Health

Lydia Buschenfeldt

I was a happy, healthy, newlywed 4th grade teacher when a random virus paralyzed my GI system, along with parts of my … More...

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I’d say Lydia Buschen­feldt has changed my life, but that would­n’t be exact­ly true. What she does is even more pow­er­ful. Any­one can tell some­one else what changes they ‘need’ to make to live a health­i­er life. It takes some­one spe­cial to enable and empow­er you to change your own life. Lydia is that some­one spe­cial. Dur­ing every ses­sion, at every twist and turn and bump in the road, Lydia meets me where I am with an incred­i­ble amount of knowl­edge and patience, and helps me iden­ti­fy one or two steps for­ward to accom­plish the goals I have for myself. She knows that each jour­ney is dif­fer­ent, and cus­tomizes our ses­sions so our dis­cus­sions are tai­lored toward what I need in that moment to help me build the health, future and hap­pi­ness that I deserve.
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Based in Fair­fax, Vir­ginia, Hatch Health and Hap­pi­ness offers full-ser­vice face-to-face health coach­ing in North­ern Vir­ginia and vir­tu­al­ly around the globe!
lydia@hatchhealthhappiness.com
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