As of 2014, the average annual wage for a Health Coach in the United States rose to $47,113, which is 7% higher than the average salary for this job on OPTAVIA, which was $43,805. OPTAVIA Coaches are ...

Kate was expecting a routine doctor visit -- get her blood pressure checked, get her medications refilled. Her primary care doctor had previously written a letter of support for bariatric surgery, but ...

At the start of each summer, ads for pre-packaged diet programs start popping up on TV and on the Web, with promises of fast results with no grocery shopping or meal planning - and often with little ...

Grocery shopping? Yawn. Why bother when you can get food delivered straight to your door—including the Optavia diet, a meal plan that “The Cake Boss” credits with his 35-pound weight loss and has been ...

The Optavia diet provides packaged foods that you can cook or eat prepared. They offer low calorie and reduced-carb meals, as well as help you lose weight with personalized coaching. The exact food ...

The Medifast diet — which Optavia, an offshoot program, has replaced — is a weight-loss plan that promises to help you shed pounds easily with its branded snacks and meals. But the reality may look a ...

Among the hundreds of diet plans out there, a newer plan that has gained popularity as a structured path to weight loss is the Optavia diet. The diet, which lays out how many meals to eat each day and ...

Caroline Igo (she/her/hers) was a wellness editor at CNET and holds Sleep Science Coach and Stress Management certificates from the Spencer Institute. She received her bachelor's degree in creative ...

From cost to exactly how it works, here's what to keep in mind. “Optavia works because it's simple and easy to follow. Five of your daily meals are Optavia Fuelings. You'll choose from more than 60 ...