#158 S5 EP 32: Empowering Women's Wellness: A Holistic Approach with Dr. Ola

She goes by Dr Ola and Miss Ola . Would you please say hello to the audience and just make your presence known .

Father , we are here and ready to get into this conversation . God , we just pray that you'll have your way . We pray for every heart and every mind that is here , god , that you would bless as you see fit . Use us to your glory . We thank you , we praise you , we bless your people and we bless your name .

We pray this prayer in the mighty name of Jesus Christ . We do pray , amen , amen and amen . Amen . So , Dr Ola , tell us a little bit about yourself and what really your mission is .

So my focus really is in providing direct direction to women for healthy weight loss , as well as just a mindset shift to be able to sustain a healthy lifestyle . So that , in a nutshell , is who I am from a professional standpoint .

But I'm also a person of faith , soul into what I teach my clients , just the importance of adding God to our overall health essentially . So that is who I am and what I do , and I'm excited to be here to talk to your audience about it .

Because one thing I found is , you know , a lot of times we focus in one direction , so we focus weight loss , weight loss , weight loss but then at times we're not able to reach our goals or for whatever reason , and a lot of times we don't even have a good enough reason why we're venturing in that direction .

So so my goal with my platform now is to promote overall wellness . When you are overall well and whole spirit , soul and body , then you're able to achieve whatever goals you have , whether it's weight loss , whether it's just being healthy overall .

Because with weight loss , I often tell my clients it's not just about the loss , it's about maintaining good health , it's about the longevity of it , it's a lifestyle , it's not an event . We're not trying to just lose , we're trying to live a healthy lifestyle . And when we can look at it from that perspective , then you know we make it part of us .

We're not trying to , you know , get ready for an event or get ready for the summer . You know , I live in Chicago . We're pretty much just saying you know what ? I'm taking charge of my life Because , again , we have to remember this Our body is the temple of God and he's gifted us this temple and we have a responsibility , essentially to be good stewards .

And in being good stewards we are taking care of our bodies , we're putting the right things into our bodies . So that's what I'm trying to promote taking care of our bodies .

You know we're putting the right things into our bodies , so that's what I'm trying to promote to see our bodies you know the way God sees it and to nurture it , because it's a gift from him .

I call it a journey because it's not something I just want to do to lose a certain amount of weight . I want to make it a part of my life . You know what I mean . I want to be healthy overall , and I believe that that is a goal that we all need to reach , whether it be male or female . You know to be healthy and to steward .

You know we steward over things , but our body is just as important as things , if not more . You want to add anything else to what I just said ?

For the rest of my life I am , you know , hydrating , eating healthy , working out , you know , doing all these things to nurture my body . And when we look at it from that perspective , it doesn't seem like a chore , it doesn't seem like , oh my goodness , you know what .

I lost this and I gained it back and then the whole yo-yo died in and things that happened with that . Emotionally , we don't go through that . And then also , when we look at it from a broader perspective of faith , we're able to say to leave it in God's hand . Well , not leave it , but committed into God's hands .

You know , because oftentimes , you know , we compartmentalize our lives . We have our church life , we have our , you know , our home lives , we have our work life . But you know , what I'm trying to promote here is let's bring it all together . You know , because God cares about every aspect of our being .

You know his wish , above all things , is that we prosper and that we're in health , even as our souls prosper . So that scripture alone talks about , you know . It talks about soul , mind , you know . It talks about our body , it talks about our health . So . So we need to start looking at it from that standpoint , and if we do we'll be more successful .

Because you know , when we call God into anything , he really does help us , but we don't . We don't enough , you know , we don't ask the Holy Spirit enough to help us .

You know we oftentimes associate impacting the world with success , and you know monetary things and you know materialism , but , um , I believe that it's important that we take care of our body just as well , and so I'm looking at A little bit of information about you and I see you have a 21 day challenge . Is that still Something that you're doing ?

And the reason so I did it I did it for 21 days , where I was encouraging people to go out there and walk and and hydrate , and I was posting videos every single day for the 21 days , and I and I got so many people from just if the world , like all over the world the platform that I was using , but I posted it on all my channels , so I got a lot

of awareness out there on the importance of staying hydrated , the importance of walking .

One thing I found , though , was , as we continued to go , people will drop , people will drop off , people will , you know , people will come on , and it seemed to me the 21 days was a little bit of a stretch for people to stay on , you know , consistently , although I was trying to promote a point .

It does take about , you know , 21 days , you know , to perfect a habit . So so my , my goal going forward , yeah , is to still still continue with the walk and hydrate challenge , but to do it mostly when the weather is nicer , especially for those of us that have four seasons , especially for those of us that have four seasons .

So right now , what I'm doing right now is I have a coaching program and I guess I didn't really talk too much about that , but basically what it is is a virtual coaching program where I help busy , motivated women achieve wellness and weight transformation and so on a weekly basis we meet in my coaching program and we sit together you know we're on Zoom together

and I coach these women . Right now I have women that I'm actively coaching . I coach them on the importance of fitness , habit , nutrition . You know consistency . We have a vibrant community .

We have you know the accountability and I , you know , I incorporate , of course , my medical background as well into our discussions just to teach them the science behind why we're doing what we're doing right , the science behind why you're hydrating . Is it just because you're thirsty or is it because it does ?

Is it just because you're thirsty or is it because it does marvelous things to your body ? You know it hydrates your you know your body overall , removes toxins , improves your skin . You know elasticity , you know . So we talk about so much in these calls and then I also incorporate a 15 minute slot in there within an hour to work out .

So we actually all get up and we work out together because you know I'm trying to . You know I feel the way I've always practiced medicine was I will treat my patients , the way I'll treat my family , and whatever it is that I want for myself is what I will do for my patients .

And I know that consistency and motivation is hard for a lot of people , you know , especially maybe they've never worked out or they just don't do normally . So I'm like you know what I would rather you know my clients , see me do it , you know , see me do it with them . Let's do it as a community . And so I get these women we work out .

We , you know , together , sweat together , and it's , it's been powerful . I mean , it's just , it was an idea that God gave me to just do it . But , you know , do what you're telling people to do . And that was the whole premise behind the walking hybrid challenge . I will go out there and I would walk and I will record my video walking .

All of a sudden , I was seeing women all over the place recording videos and walking and saying , dr Ola , I'm walking , I'm walking , and that was so powerful , you know . So , yes , that's awesome .

I want to see where a person is , how I can best help them , and if they're interested in my program after we've had a conversation , then I'm more than happy to sign them on . But but that's , that's the step . They just fill out the form on on my website .

In order to stick to anything , we need somebody to hold us accountable . You know what I mean , even when we don't want to do it we don't feel like doing it . Blah blah , blah accountability is a great thing to have when you're doing anything yeah so how actually did you get into this ? I mean , how long have you been a doctor ?

So my practice initially was just , you know , traditional medicine , where I saw everybody from a baby to , you know , elderly , and I saw all genders . But then my next job was now a woman's clinic and I loved it . And you know women will come in all the time and say you know , dr Ola , I'm struggling to lose weight and you know I'll give advice .

You know , at that time I'll , you know , prescribe medications also to women .

But as time went on , I realized that this is actually really a passion of mine and , like I mentioned earlier , I treat my patients the way I want to be treated and deep down inside of me although yes , I'm a doctor and yes , I prescribe medications and all that but ideally the best bet is to not be on medication if you can avoid it , right , because every

medication comes with its side effects . So I started , you know , thinking of the idea of having a holistic method where I'm not using medication for this . I'm just really able to coach people on mindset , coach people on steps to take to be successful at losing weight and keeping it off without being on a pill .

And so , as time went on , god gave me just different ideas and I started the coaching program I actually launched last year and I have . With it comes an , an app , and that's part of the accountability system . You know , my app allows women to , so essentially everybody in my program has the app and the app helps women in terms of nutrition .

I have meal plans that personalize meal plan to their tastes in the app , because one thing I found is a lot of programs will have , you know , just one size fits all . Everybody gets the same meal and I'm like no , that's not right . You know , everybody should have what is personalized to them . What do they like ?

You know , what are their allergies , what are their preferences . Also , I incorporate , just , you know , I look at their body mass index , you know their weight and height and we're able to calculate how many calories do you actually need in your body to help you , you know , lose weight or maintain the weight you're at , you know .

So , basically , the app provides that . I provide affirmations also in the app . Every day the woman gets just a powerful affirmation to keep them going , because , again , we need reminders , and also part of it is I remind women oh , don't forget to drink your water today , don't forget to take those steps today .

So essentially , what they have is they have a coach , a personal coach , who happens to be an MD in their pockets . They're able to take me anywhere they go . They have their phones , we're communicating , and it's powerful . It's so powerful and I give God all the glory for this , because the idea came from him .

They also get daily workouts in the app , so that the workout will come to them for that day . So the women know okay , I need to work out , and then they're able to log it in and they get stars or applauses for working out . So it's really powerful . I mean , there's just so much to it .

It's so rich and I'm so excited at what God is doing and how he's transforming lives through this platform .

This is why I what I've come to realize with this podcast people that I have a hard time . It takes us a long time to actually be able to interview the person . I mean , we've been trying to interview for probably almost eight months now . Those who have a hard time interviewing are the most influential .

They're the ones who speak the voice , they speak the heart of god and I just so appreciate you being here and giving us this information . And , um , I just want to say , diamonds , go to this website . I'm gonna do it too . Yeah , yeah , I'm gonna go to and I might just do a video so you can see , because I mean that's beautiful .

When you see me doing it , then you know I ain't telling no lie . You know what I mean , so I'm definitely going to check out your website . Is there anything else you wanted to share , my dear ?

So , whether or not you join my program , I just really want to bless you really , and the ebook provides , you know , just some really nice tips on what to do , on what to incorporate into your lifestyle . You can go to the same website , drolamdcom , and in there you just scroll all the way down and it will .

You can put your email and your name first name and get the ebook email to . Okay .

O God , and Lord God Almighty , we just pray right now , Father , for every single person that is listening to this podcast .

We pray , Heavenly Father , Lord God , that everything we've discussed , O God , that , Father , Lord , you will touch each heart where they are , oh God , in the name of Jesus , and that you will lead every woman over to make the right decisions for themselves , oh God , to see their body as your temple , oh God , and Father , Lord God , to nourish it , oh , even the

way that delights you , Lord God , Lord God , we know we cannot do anything without you . So we commit our lives and our decisions and everything , oh God , that we do , oh God , for our bodies . We commit it into your hand . We commit our spirit , our souls and our bodies into your hands . Lead us and guide us , oh God , in Jesus' name Amen .

Believe you ?

But we need , we need to keep going taking those shots . You know , because before you know it , it's already February . I mean , february is coming up . In another couple of days , before you know it , it'll be middle of the year , the end of the year . So we have to take action . We have to really take action . It's been a pleasure being on your podcast .

Y'all have a great , great week again and we'll see .