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My Education

I received my train­ing as a Health Coach from the Insti­tute for Inte­gra­tive Nutri­tion’s cut­ting-edge Health Coach Train­ing Program.

Dur­ing my train­ing, I stud­ied over 100 dietary the­o­ries, prac­ti­cal lifestyle man­age­ment tech­niques, and inno­v­a­tive coach­ing meth­ods with some of the world’s top health and well­ness experts. My teach­ers includ­ed Dr. Andrew Weil, Direc­tor of the Ari­zona Cen­ter for Inte­gra­tive Med­i­cine; Dr. Deep­ak Chopra, leader in the field of mind-body med­i­cine; Dr. David Katz, Direc­tor of Yale University’s Pre­ven­tion Research Cen­ter; Dr. Wal­ter Wil­lett, Chair of Nutri­tion at Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty; Geneen Roth, best­selling author and expert on emo­tion­al eat­ing; and many oth­er lead­ing researchers and nutri­tion authorities.

My edu­ca­tion has equipped me with exten­sive knowl­edge in holis­tic nutri­tion, health coach­ing, and pre­ven­tive health. Draw­ing on these skills and my knowl­edge of dif­fer­ent dietary the­o­ries, I work with clients to help them make lifestyle changes that pro­duce real and last­ing results.

I received my Bach­e­lor’s Degree in Stu­dio Art and my Mas­ter’s Degree in Ele­men­tary Edu­ca­tion, both from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Mary Wash­ing­ton in Fred­er­icks­burg, Vir­ginia. I have spent the last sev­en years teach­ing 3rd and 4th grade in Fair­fax Coun­ty, Vir­ginia. Dur­ing my years of teach­ing, I was nom­i­nat­ed for the Out­stand­ing First Year Teacher Award. I have served as Lead Men­tor for five of my years of teach­ing, where I facil­i­tat­ed men­tor­ing rela­tion­ships for new teach­ers and helped them gain con­fi­dence as they learned to adjust to the demand­ing field of education.

My years of teach­ing expe­ri­ence, cou­pled with my lead­ing Health Coach train­ing, my accred­i­ta­tion by the Amer­i­can Asso­ci­a­tion of Drug­less Prac­ti­tion­ers, and my per­son­al life expe­ri­ence, enable me to help you cre­ate a com­plete­ly per­son­al­ized “roadmap to health” that suits your unique body, lifestyle, pref­er­ences, and goals.

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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
610-220-7036

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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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Client Testimonials

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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.
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Contact Lydia

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
610−220−7036

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