Patti Green
Board Certified Health Coach
Patti Green loves life and lives with a joie de vivre! Professionally, she’s a creative entrepreneur and a holistic lifestyle coach. She earned her B.S. degree from Northeastern University in Boston; C.H.C., AADP from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition through SUNY at Purchase, NY, Harvard Medical School - CHEF - Coaching the Basics accredited through ACCME.
Her latest project as creator, producer, and host of a new television series and one-minute educational segments; “Farm to Fork - Celebrating the Seasons” on WGRZ. Her program highlights farms, food artisans, apiaries and food producers to educate the viewer on the importance of supporting local and the health benefits of eating in season. She is joined by a noted chef weekly who shares recipes on how to prepare healthy dishes.
She is an advocate within the community sharing her love of food, cooking, and eating in season. Her Passport to Health programming provides inner-city families with virtual and in-person cooking programs; Passport to the World Club-international cooking and Farm to Fork classes highlighting local fresh seasonal produce as well as health & wellness education.
At the start of her entrepreneurial endeavors, she created and designed consumer products that landed on the shelves of Macy’s, Barney’s New York, Neiman Marcus, Starbucks, Wegmans, and others. These products were well-received on a national scale garnering the attention of Bon Appetit, New York Post, Buffalo News, Chicago Tribune, The Television Food Network, the Today Show, and other media outlets.
These experts are not only an inspiration to my work, but my personal life as well:
Walter Willet, MD, Chairman of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School
Andrew Weil, MD, founder and Director of the Program in Integrative Medicine (PIM) at the University of Arizona
Barry Sears, MD, biochemist, and nutrition specialist who founded the Zone Diet
Deepak Chopra, MD, Founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in La Jolla, Ca
Neal Barnard, MD, Founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Mark Hyman, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Alternative Therapies in Health
Does stress at your job or in your relationship cause you to overeat?
Does lack of sleep or low energy prevent you from exercising?
I practice a holistic approach to health and wellness, which means that I look at how all areas of your life are connected. As we work together, we look at how all parts of your life affect your health as a whole. A health coach (or health counselor) is a wellness guide and supportive mentor. Together, we’ll work to achieve your goals in areas such as achieving optimal weight, food cravings, sleep, and energy.
Through working with me, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of the foods and lifestyle choices that work best for you and implement lasting changes that will improve your energy, balance, and health. Integrative Nutrition’s mission is to play a crucial role in improving health and happiness in America, and through that process, create a ripple effect that transforms the world. I am passionate about inspiring and supporting people to live the best life they can!
Bio-Individuality
This concept states that each person has her or his own food and lifestyle needs. So, when the experts say, “dairy is good for you” or “fat is unhealthy,” it doesn’t apply to everyone. One person’s food is another person’s poison, and that’s why fad diets tend to fail in the long run.
Everything is Food
We are not only fed by food but by other factors in our lives. Healthy relationships, a fulfilling career, regular physical activity and spiritual practice are essential forms of nourishment. When these “primary foods” are balanced, what you eat becomes secondary.
Food Pyramid
The Integrative Nutrition food pyramid focuses on nourishing food and lifestyle choices. It emphasizes the importance of high-quality vegetables, fruits, complex carbohydrates, proteins, healthy fats, and water. It is also surrounded by lifestyle factors: relationship, career, physical activity, and spirituality.
