Learning to place value on holistic health: mind, body, and spirit

CYH Mission

To provide evidence based information, valuable knowledge and experience to counteract diet culture and the harm it places on our society. To assist people in placing value on holistic health: mind, body and spirit. And to cultivate joy in taking care of the whole self, alleviating fear, shame and overwhelm induced by living in a society enveloped by diet culture.

Program Services

  • Education

    Gain valuable insight and education on the harmful effects of diet culture. Gather tips and strategies on how to start placing value on holistic health and combating the diet culture messages we’ve received our entire lives.

    Blog

  • Consulting

    For individuals, families, groups, or organizations. Customized programs to change your entire systems relationship with food, weight and body. Challenge fear based or rigid beliefs around food and weight.

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  • Events

    Educational classes or community building events focused on cultivating joy in taking care of our mind, body and soul. Learn alongside others on how to place value in holistic care for ourselves or our families and finally breaking free from diet culture.

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Meet Amanda

Amanda Lucas, MSW, HLC, AAS, CNC, B.S. Alt. Medicine, CAM — Chews Your Health Founder

Individual and Family Holistic Integrative Health Consultant, Amanda Lucas Specializes in WHOLENESS not SYMPTOMS. She focuses on holistic health & client advocacy.

Amanda is a mother, wife, entrepreneur, women’s and family integrative health consultant, and lifetime wellness enthusiast. Native to the United States and raised in Columbia, Missouri, she has a lifetime of learning the science of holistic health, coupled with various certifications and degrees in alternative medicine and physical therapy, including HLC, AAS, CNC, and B.S. Alt. Medicine, and Master in Social Work.

Amanda is a professional, experienced, and dynamic holistic health and wellness expert with a rich physical therapy, social work services, and lifestyle coaching background. Amanda places a particular emphasis on client advocacy. She is pursuing clinical licensure to become a clinical therapist with a concentration in Health, Equity, and Wellness.
She knows most people have the knowledge, intelligence, and convenience to pursue a lifestyle aligned with their health values, but she questions why we are so physically sick and emotionally unhappy and why it is so expensive. Amanda respects all her relationships to the core and makes it her priority to provide unwavering support to answer people's questions because, in reality, there is no “one” answer to better health.

Known as a catalyst and visionary, Amanda's passion and education have evolved in believing that sustainable growth is not just a dream but a tangible reality. She provides synergistic support with meticulous strategies based on her expertise in the following areas:

  • Change Management

  • Client Advocacy

  • Crisis Management

  • Compassion Support

  • Holistic Flexibility

  • Mentoring

  • Needs & Value Assessments

  • One-on-one Consulting