Practice Nurse
Beth Voecks, RN
How Beth Voecks approaches health in real life
A snapshot of how Beth blends early-morning movement, thoughtful food choices, sleep routines, and a realistic approach to tracking.
01
On a good week, what is your health activity strategy?
On a good week, I’m starting my day at 5:30 AM with a 2–3 mile walk with my pup, Marley.
After work, I’m doing a mix of cardio, athletic reformer, and strength Pilates 4–5 days a week.
Since joining Paradigm, I’ve been working on getting into running. Right now a 1–2 mile run after my evening workout is a strong day.
02
On a good week, what do you eat?
I typically wake up at about 5:30–6:00 AM and prefer to fast until about 10:00 AM.
When at work, I like to rotate between plain low-fat Greek yogurt with chia seeds, blueberries, and granola; hard-boiled eggs with avocado; or meal-prepped egg white bites.
The goal for dinner is typically high-protein lean meats with vegetables and a grain, but cooking dinner with my husband, Davis, is a fun part of our routine and we love to try new recipes (healthy and not so healthy!).
If I’m being mindful I’ll have a healthier prepped dessert—protein ice cream from the Ninja Creami is a house favorite—but nothing beats Jeni’s ice cream.
Lunch is almost always leftovers from dinner—something easy to heat up in between seeing patients.
03
Are you a good sleeper? What helps you get good sleep?
Typically I am a great sleeper. I love to make a liquid magnesium mocktail with dinner to help wind down.
This is 1/2 tablespoon of liquid magnesium, a lemon-flavored Spindrift, and a splash of tart cherry juice.
I sleep best when I spend time in bed reading before lights out. I try to limit screen time before bed and rely heavily on my Hatch alarm clock pink noise (like white noise but softer) and a bedside fan.
04
What health or nutrition apps do you use?
Currently, none. I don’t have the best relationship with nutrition tracking, so I stay mindful of my intake and exercise while still enjoying life fully.
05
What health devices do you use?
While working in the inpatient setting, I loved tracking my steps with an Apple Watch, but I’ve gotten slack with that.
I am looking into purchasing an Oura Ring to help track basal body temperature and am excited to see how I like that.