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Lauren attended The Coaches Training Institute and found angry and exercised actually increased their chance of a heart their programs to have great synergy with her vision for the attack. future. Then she dreamed up a new life that could provide her • Learn to let go. Be forgiving to yourself and others. Do not with autonomy, allow her to set her own hours, and work at a hoard negative emotions. less compulsive pace. She started providing life and leadership • Practice yoga and meditation to learn how to reduce stress coaching programs of her own in 2013 as The Cartwheel Coach. • Take deep breaths “Sometimes, I regret that it took me four years to decide what • Take up a hobby or engage in activities that you enjoy and to do,” Lauren says. “But then I realized I needed that time to bring positive emotions gain the wisdom to make the shift successfully.” Championship-level gymnastics—as an athlete and a top 10 Foods for Heart Health coach—required visualization, goal-setting, forward-thinking, • Go Red: Tomatoes, strawberries, pomegranates, red grapes, —all skills that Lauren brings into her work now. “I’m curious beets, etc. The color red has many antioxidants and about the person in front of me, and I am passionate about phytochemicals that help lower risk of heart disease. supporting them to reach a greater purpose and be their best.” • Oats: are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, Two years into coaching, Lauren is still early in her new potassium, vitamin B, calcium, and a soluble fiber called career. She considers herself successful, since she is making a beta glucans. Oats can lower cholesterol and help reduce living from her coaching practice and earning as much money plaque in the arteries. as when she was at the school. “I’m always setting my goals for • Omega 3 fats: omega-3 fatty acids help dilate the blood something bigger and greater,” Lauren says. “But the real vessels of the heart and brain. Thus, they can improve blood success for me was in taking the risk to jump without a net and flow to these vital organs. Research shows that supplements trusting that I was going to be fine. I’ve learned that success is are not as effective. Choose foods with omega-3 such as waking up and feeling fulfilled, having less stress-filled days walnuts, flax seeds, chia seeds, and olive oil. (and nights), and knowing that I have the resilience to live • Bananas: Bananas are rich in potassium, vitamin C, the B through change.” vitamins, tryptophan, and carbohydrates. These nutrients Before the self-discovery work she did as part of her are essential to heart muscle contraction and preventing preparation for coaching, Lauren would have said she was a heart rhythm abnormalities. Bananas can also help lower Type A personality. “I was driven and controlling, and hiding blood pressure. a lot, distanced from my emotions. I knew people were • Garlic: contains allyl sulfides, which may help lower depending on me, and I covered up my fear with arrogance. I cholesterol levels had also been a huge people-pleaser, and I needed to deal with • Nuts: are filled with unsaturated fats (the good fat), vitamin that.” Lauren had not finished her university degree because E, magnesium, protein and fiber. Hence, nuts are good for she got an offer from a dance company and always felt “not the heart, blood vessels, and skin. enough” because she hadn’t graduated. Going back to school • Beans: are high in protein, vitamin B, magnesium, omegaand getting certified as a coach let her lay that concern to rest. 3 fatty acids, calcium, and fiber. “I know now, though, that I don’t need a degree to define me,” Lauren says. She furthered her education by attending • Green vegetables: These are rich in lutein, vitamin B, Leadership Development Training, learning how to have an magnesium, potassium, calcium, and fiber. A study shows impact in the world at large. “My goal now is to learn to slow that low levels of vitamin B6 (found in vegetables) are down, center myself, and find a new way of being present in associated with high levels of C-reactive protein, a known the moment. I used to be stuck in fear and regret. Now, I’m marker for heart disease. mindful of how I show up,” Lauren adds. • Soy products, like tofu and soy milk. Soy is packed with protein, vitamin B1, B12, niacin, folate, calcium, and the take-away potassium. 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