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Regular Eye Exams Glaucoma Cataracts Eyelid Rejuvenation Diabetic Eye Disease Low Vision Macular Degeneration Fashion and Specialty Frames Dry Eye www.esaeyecare.com (563) 323-2020 (309) 792-2020 00 1 2 Sunday, February 25, 2018 The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus Moline woman helps people discover root causes of illness NICOLE LAUER [email protected] hloe Beaird wants to revamp your kitchen cabinets Kand your dinner table. She’s not a home renovator, though — she’s a health coach who wants to rede- sign your family’s approach to healthy and tasty eating. SUBMITTED Ms. Beaird, of Moline, is a certified health coach who Khloe Beaird, of Moline, is a certified health coach at Mandala Integrative Medicine in Davenport. helps clients improve their gut health at Mandala Integra- tive Medicine in Davenport. She also owns Teat to Table, a ti-inflammatory diet. website that helps families feed picky eaters and achieve Ms. Beaird says dairy sometimes can cause inflamma- the sometimes elusive goal of finding healthy food that Chloe Beaird tion in the body, or make it difficult for kids to go to the tastes good, too. bathroom. She says almond milk, cashew milk or coconut Integrative health really gets to a root cause of an is- Hometown: Moline. milk are good alternatives. Coconut ice cream and dairy- sue, Ms. Beaird says. This may mean looking beyond a Job: Certified health coach at Mandala Integrative Medi- free cashew cheese also can be found in stores. person’s diet and exercise, she says, and examining how a cine in Davenport. “We really need families to get back in the kitchen and person’s relationships, finances, employment, relaxation start making their own foods,” she says. “It’s a process. and sleep impact their health. What I love about my job: “I just fell in love with what they Some people can go in the kitchen and make cashew At Mandala, an eight-part circle of wellness is consid- are doing here. They are really willing to help people.” cheese on their own. ... We try to meet people where they ered. “If all of those things are not in balance, then we are.” are not living to our true potential,” she says. “And with intestines, which act as another organ that is crucial to Ms. Beaird is hoping to do just that with her “Healthy functional medicine instead of just treating symptoms, one’s health. A 2017 article on the site states that there Family Meal Plan.” The four-part service begins with a we try to get to the root cause of someone’s health issues.” are up to 1,000 species of bacteria in the human gut mi- discussion to determine what you might want to change, Ms. Beaird says her and her oldest daughters health crobiome, each of which plays a different role in the body. as well as a look through your cupboards to remove foods struggles led her to make a career change and commit her Ms. Beaird says her eldest daughter had chronic ear that are toxic or may be causing inflammation. Then, Ms. time to improving the health and lives of others. Since infections that started a repeat process of getting sick, Beaird helps to create grocery lists with better-for-you leaving her teaching career in Geneseo, Ms. Beaird has visiting the doctor and antibiotics. After taking the meds, items, and offers information about how to read nutri- logged more than 500 hours coaching others in a clinical she says, she would feel unwell again in a month and they tion labels. setting. Ms. Beaird has a bachelor’s degree in physical would return to the doctor. The plan also includes a session on meal planning to education, a master’s degree in educational leadership, “I decided I was going to do something different,” Ms. make life easier, and healthy snacks and substitutions. and a health-coaching certification through the Institute Beaird says. That final step includes a taste test and tips and tricks for Integrative Nutrition. For her own health issues, she says, she thought celiac for picky eaters, including how to find healthier ver- “Growing up, I had some health issues. I have asthma, disease likely was a culprit due to family history. She says sions of popular snacks such as granola bars, chips or a lot of allergies, swollen glands and recurring infections a local doctor wrote her a prescription and sent her on her applesauce. all the way through my 20s,” Ms. Beaird says. “No doctor way, but she decided she was not going to fix her problem The plan is broken into four 60-minute sessions. could really put their finger on what was going on with with prescription drugs. Instead, she transitioned to a Ms. Beaird says all sessions are optional and can be cus- me, just treating it with antibiotics. It really started to gluten-free and then dairy-free diet, and significantly felt tomized to a client’s need. She says some people might not screw up my gut microbiome.” better after doing so. feel comfortable with someone else going through their Healthline, a consumer health information site, says That led her to start learning about integrative med- cupboards, so she instead can give a list of recommended gut microbiome is made up of all the microbes in your icine and the power of healing herself, which led her to foods in the office. She says the goal is not to make anyone go back to school. After six feel bad, but to guide people toward better options. months of schooling, she “They choose where and when, and we get to the bottom got an internship at Man- of what they want to change,” she says. dala and later was offered Above all, Ms. Beaird says she wants families to know a job at the clinic to work that they do not have to resign themselves to living with Build With Us! with Dr. Sayed Shah. health issues they may think are hereditary, or “just the “I just fell in love with way my body works.” She urges people never to settle what they are doing here,” with uncomfortable symptoms or accept that they are she says. “They are really a part of life. willing to help people.” “Food changes everything,” she says. “Every cell of BY APPOINTMENT She says Dr. Shah sits our bodies.” down with patients to find Ms. Beaird offers many resources to families at her out what is going on, and Teat to Table website, which she says can help families ONLY then directs them toward get more plants into their diets, help with meal planning a change, likely away from and grocery shopping. 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To see a list of existing Alliance endorsers, and for informationorma on how to participate, visit qcairport.com/alliance Cherri Umland-Burns Licensed in IL and IA 309-525-7969 Bealer Family Limited Partnership Email: [email protected] Office: 309-762-0844 bealerfamilybuilders.com 00 1 The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus Sunday, February 25, 2018 3 Bush project coordinator MEG MCLAUGHLIN / [email protected] Bush Construction project coordinator Leslie Wells poses for a portrait Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Our Savior Lutheran builds strong Church in Bettendorf. is cool, they always choose Bush Construction. So we’ve relationships given them such good work and we get along so well, they Leslie Wells just keep coming back for more.” Ms. Wells said people in the community know the firm’s JONATHAN TURNER Hometown: Davenport. reputation and can see its work standing in the area. “Word [email protected] Job title: Bush Construction project coordinator. of mouth is something we pride ourselves on,” she said. The 31-year-old Davenport native graduated from Loras eslie Wells doesn’t wield a hammer and nails in her job What I love about my job: “Being able to work with differ- College in Dubuque in 2008 with a degree in management at Bush Construction. ent people, so I’m not working with the same project man- and marketing.