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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?

Practice Areas

Stress Reduction

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...

Changing 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...

Autoimmune and Other Chronic Diseases

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

Container Gardens

Container Gardens

April 2, 2018

Tips and Tricks for Starting Your Own Patio Produce Patch

Speak­ing of plant­i­ng seeds, spring is the per­fect time to do that not only fig­u­ra­tive­ly but lit­er­al­ly in your very own gar­den, too! Not every­one has the space or sun­shine to grow a full gar­den, com­plete with rows of toma­toes, pep­pers, let­tuce, and cucum­bers. But every­one has the space and time to grow some­thing, so we are going to give some ini­tial point­ers for how to start a con­tain­er gar­den, which can be done on a bal­cony or even a front stoop, with very lit­tle space required. [Read More…]

I Want to Try These Cookies, but I have Allergies… Now What?

March 5, 2018

If you have dietary restric­tions or aller­gies of any kind, flip­ping through a cook­book can be a frus­trat­ing pas­time as you drool over the glossy pho­tos of food you can’t eat. The good news is, it can be eas­i­er than it looks to make some quick ingre­di­ent swaps so you can enjoy new and excit­ing food options!

Eggs

One of the eas­i­est things to sub­sti­tute is eggs, with sev­er­al options. Gen­er­al­ly speak­ing, if a bak­ing recipe calls for 2 or few­er eggs, you can use a sub­sti­tute with sim­i­lar results. Com­bine 1 table­spoon of flax or chia seeds with 3 table­spoons of water and allow it to sit for 5–10 min­utes. Mirac­u­lous­ly, the seedy good­ness will form a gel that you can use just like an egg for your bak­ing enjoy­ment! [Read More…]

Health & Wellness

The Truth About Self Care

March 20, 2018 Leave a Comment

If you ever walk into the self-help sec­tion at your local book store (yes, they still exist!), you’ll find aisle after aisle of books promis­ing some sort of improve­ment in your life. From diet and exer­cise to men­tal for­ti­tude and finan­cial inde­pen­dence, the books promise a sure-fire way to final­ly have what you feel you’ve been lack­ing. Have you ever paused to think about what all of these books have in com­mon? [Read More…]

Stretch the Possibilities in 2018

Stretch the Possibilities in 2018

January 8, 2018

Embrac­ing change can be dif­fi­cult. We are, after all, crea­tures of habit. Change requires patience, deter­mi­na­tion, and flex­i­bil­i­ty, both fig­u­ra­tive­ly and, in some cas­es, lit­er­al­ly! Why is flex­i­bil­i­ty so impor­tant? Well, for starters, the more flex­i­ble you are, the less like­ly you are to get injured, which is real­ly enough of a rea­son in and of itself.  [Read More…]

Let the Light Shine

Let the Light Shine

December 28, 2017

It’s no coin­ci­dence that the sea­son fol­low­ing day­light sav­ings time is filled with cel­e­bra­tions of light. No mat­ter your cul­ture or belief sys­tem, this time of the year is filled with can­dles, stars, glit­tery dec­o­ra­tions, and spark­ly snowflakes to help us illu­mi­nate the dark­ness. With these cel­e­bra­tions come more time with fam­i­ly and often the images and pres­sure of the “per­fect” joy-filled moments. For many peo­ple, hol­i­day music blar­ing from the speak­ers in stores and a line snaking through the mall wait­ing for San­ta fills them with mag­ic and won­der and much joy, but for oth­ers, not even the most tan­ta­liz­ing smell of warm apple cider can spark a smile. [Read More…]

Five Tips for Healthy Stress Relief

Five Tips for Healthy Stress Relief

December 5, 2017

Despite the chilly tem­per­a­tures and increase in dark skies, the Decem­ber hol­i­day sea­son is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the smells and the music and the dec­o­ra­tions. I love time with my fam­i­ly and send­ing cards and tak­ing part in the tra­di­tions that have been ingrained in me through­out my life. I love the excite­ment and won­der of it all!

All sounds pret­ty mag­i­cal, doesn’t it? And it is, but that’s not the whole sto­ry. [Read More…]

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Blog: Restarting my Hard Drive

Using Passion to Find Your Purpose

February 5, 2018 By Lydia Buschenfeldt

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

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

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...

The Next Chapter

January 24, 2017 By Lydia Buschenfeldt

Hello, 2017. Hard to believe you're here. Not going to lie, I am more wary of what you have to offer than I have ever been in my entire life. And yet...here we are. I have … Read More...

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Healthy Eating — Great Recipes and Ideas!

Energy Balls

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…

Rami’s Birthday Cupcake

Rami’s Birthday Cupcake

March 5, 2018 Leave a Comment

Gluten-free, Vegan, Soy-Free, Nut-Free Option

My youngest nephew has a laun­dry list of food aller­gies, due to a diag­no­sis of FPIES (Food Pro­tein-Induced Ente­ro­col­i­tis Syn­drome) which is a unique type of food aller­gy that affects the gas­troin­testi­nal tract. His list of “safe foods” changes on a reg­u­lar basis, and to say it’s lim­it­ed is an under­state­ment. When my sis­ter-in-law men­tioned that she would be stick­ing a can­dle in an apple slice for his first birth­day, I knew just what my next recipe cre­ation would be. Every­one deserves a cup­cake on a birth­day! Inspired by an oat­meal cook­ie and an apple spice cake, this cup­cake is sure to delight taste buds, both young and old. More…

Raspberry Truffles

Raspberry Truffles

February 5, 2018

Noth­ing says cel­e­bra­tion like a plate of choco­late truf­fles, and if you live a dairy and/or soy-free lifestyle, it may have been quite a while since you have had a truf­fle of your own – but no longer! These Rasp­ber­ry Truf­fles are not only deli­cious and aller­gen-friend­ly, but also full of nutri­tion­al good­ness. Dark choco­late, coconut oil and rasp­ber­ries are all nat­u­ral­ly high in antiox­i­dants and anti-inflam­ma­to­ry com­pounds, so you can treat your body AND your taste­buds all in one bite. More…

Roasted Carrot Parsnip and Ginger Soup

Roasted Carrot Parsnip and Ginger Soup

January 8, 2018

This thick and creamy soup is the per­fect stick-to- your-ribs meal for a chilly, win­ter night – fill­ing you up with good­ness with­out weigh­ing you down with flour and cream. Anti-inflam­ma­to­ry gin­ger warms you up from the inside out, aids in diges­tion and helps keep your joints feel­ing fab­u­lous in the cold weath­er. More…

Chocolate Molasses Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate Molasses Thumbprint Cookies

December 5, 2017

These cook­ies are inspired by a desire to com­bine my par­ents’ favorite hol­i­day cook­ies – a soft-baked molasses cook­ie for my dad, and a sea salt dark choco­late thumbprint for my mom. More…

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About Lydia and Hatch Health

About Lydia Buschenfeldt and Hatch Health <span class="amp">&</span> Happiness

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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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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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.
— L.S.
Man­as­sas, VA More…

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