Reach Wellness • Jennifer Allen Newton, Health Coach

04/06/2026

"If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action!" - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“Compassion isn't a passive sentiment, but an active commitment to fighting injustice and suffering.” - AHA

04/04/2026

APA Statement | The Supreme Court Decision in Chiles v. Salazar https://ow.ly/MIlM50YBKXJ

03/27/2026

Love these wise words!

"Limit your 'always' and your 'nevers.'" - Amy Poehler

“Rigid thinking can shrink your world and your potential for personal growth. What assumption about yourself (or others) could use a little more flexibility?” - AHA

03/25/2026

“To achieve a kinder world, we must approach kindness with ambition and dedication. We must practice it in every moment of our lives. Kindness is that important.”
- Cleo Wade

03/20/2026

If you’re always rushing, you’re surviving, not living.

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03/20/2026

"Love isn't a state of perfect caring, it's an active noun"
- Fred Rogers

03/11/2026

“Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter." - Aisha Tyler

“The resistance you feel when things get tough doesn't mean you're failing; it's the sign that your pursuit has actual substance.” — AHA

03/01/2026

I love her perspectives on food! 💚

It’s amazing how most of the talk in nutrition is about one or two aspects of food, namely the origin of a food (plant or animal) and its macronutrient ratios (protein, carbohydrate, fat). Nutrition science spends the majority of its focus there.

Maybe I’ve been in nutrition science too long, but I believe that foods are much more interesting than just those features, especially when we look at the thousands of plant compounds and the secondary signaling compounds created when they interact with the gut microbiome. This is now being referred to as the nutritional “dark matter”.

Sounds, taste, and the chemoreceptors are also just touched upon in the scientific discussions, yet we know they have great biological and even psychological significance. The taste of food can change based on our stress signals.

The psychoneuroendocrine compounds within foods are now being recognized at the level of the gut and systemically. Certain plant foods contain intact neurotransmitters. And finally, what about the subtle energy of food, the photonic spectral energy it carries from photosynthetic processes?

Food is more complex than we can imagine. And I look forward to shifting the conversation equally through that dynamic spectrum! 🌈

02/14/2026

Sustainable change is built through consistency, not quick fixes. Coaching focuses on the daily habits that support long-term health and well-being.

02/14/2026

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02/05/2026

Who needs to see this today?

When situations ping your conscience it’s a sign to examine your beliefs, look at your actions and what you support, and notice the discrepancies. Is it time to change your mind about something?