About Christine
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Christine Lucas is a
Certified Holistic Health Counselor (HHC) and the founder and president
of Compete Mind and Body, Holistic Health and Nutritional Consulting.
Complete
Mind and Body specializes inhelping clients improve eating habits and
experience an increase in overall satisfaction with their lives. At
Complete Mind and Body, Christine begins with food, but doesn’t stop
there. She incorporates a true holistic approach
byconsidering lifestyle factors such as stress management, finding
physicalactivity that’s fun and exciting, having honest and open
relationships, being in a career or life path that’s inspiring and she
encourages her clients to find some sort of spiritual practice in which
they feel connected. Christine’s goal is not only to educate her
clients and help implement healthier food choices, she also encourages
them to recognize what feeds their soul and hunger for living. As a
Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor Christine works to help her
clients find balance in all areas of their lives. She practices in New
York City, Boston and Marblehead, MA and also counsels by phone for
those inother areas.
Christine
became interested in health over a decadeago when, after a car
accident, doctors said she could no longer enjoy anactive lifestyle,
because of a back injury and being overweight. Refusing to beresigned
to such a fate, she was determined to take control of her
life. Christine began to educate herself on health, diet, exercise and
spirituality. After losing 40 lbs and altering her overall wellness
perspective,Christine’s life completely changed. Friends and family
noticed herremarkable transformation and naturally wanted her to help
guide them towards their own healing.
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Christine completed the Professional Trainingand Certification Program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to practice
Health Counseling, which is the only nutrition school integrating all
the different dietary theories—combining the knowledge of traditional
philosophies with modern concepts like the USDA food pyramid, the
glycemic index, the Zone and raw foods. Christine is also a board certified andaccredited member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. (AADP).